Classification
| Pos | No | Nat | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2:06:46.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 85 | +29.0 secs | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 85 | +31.8 secs | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 85 | +54.4 secs | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 84 | +1 Lap | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 83 | +2 Laps | 11 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 83 | +2 Laps | 14 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 81 | +4 Laps | 3 | ||
| 9 | 18 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 81 | +4 Laps | 16 | ||
| 10 | 20 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +6 Laps | 17 | ||
| 11 | 15 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | 77 | +8 Laps | 13 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | 75 | +10 Laps | 15 | ||
| 13 | 25 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 73 | +12 Laps | 20 | ||
| 14 | 19 | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | 71 | +14 Laps | 19 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 66 | Ignition | 6 | ||
| NC | 14 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 50 | +35 Laps | 12 | ||
| Ret | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 42 | Clutch | 7 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 39 | Electrical | 10 | ||
| Ret | 17 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 20 | Halfshaft | 18 | ||
| Ret | 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 11 | Ignition | 9 | ||
| DNQ | 28 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | |||||
| DNQ | 23 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | |||||
| DNQ | 21 | Doug Serrurier | LDS-Climax | |||||
| DNQ | 27 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | |||||
| DNQ | 22 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | |||||
| DNPQ | 24 | Clive Puzey | Lotus-Climax | |||||
| DNPQ | 29 | Jackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | |||||
| DNPQ | 32 | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | Fire in practice | ||||
| WD | 26 | Ray Reed | RE-Alfa Romeo | |||||
| WD | 30 | Brian Raubenheimer | Lotus-Ford | Engine not available | ||||
| WD | 31 | David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | |||||
| WD | 33 | Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax |
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