South African Grand Prix
Kyalami
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Ford |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Matra-Ford |
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | Brabham-Repco |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 6 | John Surtees | Honda |
| 7 | Andrea de Adamich | Ferrari |
| 8 | Chris Amon | Ferrari |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-BRM |
| 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM |
| 11 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake |
| 14 | Mike Spence | BRM |
| 14 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Repco |
| 15 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Cooper-BRM |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati |
| 17 | John Love | Brabham-Repco |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra-Ford |
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati |
| 20 | Basil van Rooyen | Cooper-Climax |
| 21 | Brian Redman | Cooper-Maserati |
| 22 | Sam Tingle | LDS |
| 23 | Jackie Pretorius | Brabham-Climax |