1962 Formula One season

The 1962 Formula One season was the 13th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers ^[1] which were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on May 20 and ended on December 29. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars.

Season summary

Ferrari were completely eclipsed in 1962, partly as a result of internal upheavals, partly because the British teams had made great progress. BRM finally came good with Graham Hill taking the championship after a season long battle with the revolutionary monocoque Lotus 25 driven by Jim Clark. Dan Gurney gave Porsche their only grand prix win at Rouen, and Cooper won their last race until 1966. Lola made their first of their sporadic forays into Grand Prix racing, and Jack Brabham emerged as a constructor, scoring his first points in his own car. Stirling Moss, one of the great drivers, crashed heavily before the championship season began and never raced in a Grand Prix again. Ricardo Rodriguez, age 20 years 123 days, became the youngest driver to score championship points with his fourth place in Belgium, a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, age 20 years 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	May 20	John Surtees	Bruce McLaren	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	June 3	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	June 17	Graham Hill	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts	July 8	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Dan Gurney	Porsche	D	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Aintree	July 21	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	August 5	Dan Gurney	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
7	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 16	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
8	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	October 7	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
9	South African Grand Prix	Prince George	December 29	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report

Teams and drivers

Jim Clark (Lotus 25 Coventry Climax) contesting the 1962 German Grand Prix

Reigning champion Phil Hill placed sixth in the 1962 World Championship of Drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1962 FIA World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	156	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	D	Phil Hill	1–3, 5–7
					Giancarlo Baghetti	1, 3, 6–7
					Ricardo Rodríguez	1–3, 6–7
					Lorenzo Bandini	2, 6–7
					Willy Mairesse	2–3, 7
Team Lotus	Lotus	25 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jim Clark	All
					Trevor Taylor	All
Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T60 T55	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Bruce McLaren	All
					Tony Maggs	All
					Tim Mayer	8
Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus Brabham	24 BT3	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jack Brabham	1–6, 8–9
UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus	24 18/21	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Innes Ireland	1–5, 7–9
					Masten Gregory	1–5, 7–8
Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	804 718	Porsche 753 1.5 F8 Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4	D	Jo Bonnier	1–2, 4–8
					Dan Gurney	1–2, 5–8
					Phil Hill	8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche Emeryson	718 787 61	Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	All
					Ben Pon	1
					Wolfgang Seidel	1
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P57 P48/57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Graham Hill	All
					Richie Ginther	All
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola	Mk 4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	John Surtees	All
					Roy Salvadori	1–2, 4–9
Ecurie Galloise	Cooper	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jackie Lewis	1–2, 4–6
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Lotus	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Maurice Trintignant	2–4, 6–8
Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Lotus Porsche	18/21 718 24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Nino Vaccarella	2, 6–7
Ecurie Nationale Suisse	Lotus	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jo Siffert	2
Emeryson Cars	Lotus Emeryson	18 61	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	John Campbell-Jones	3
					Tony Settember	5, 7
Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Lucien Bianchi	3, 6
Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus Porsche	21 24 718	Climax FPF 1.5 L4 BRM P56 1.5 V8 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Jo Siffert	3–4, 6–7
					Heinz Schiller	6
					Heini Walter	6
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Dan Gurney	3
					Wolfgang Seidel	5–6
					Gunther Seiffert	6
Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper	T59	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ian Burgess	5–7
Ecurie Excelsior	Lotus	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jay Chamberlain	5–7
John Dalton	Lotus	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4 BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Tony Shelly	5–7
Gilby Engineering	Gilby	62	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Keith Greene	6–7
Bernard Collomb	Cooper	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Bernard Collomb	6
Scuderia de Tomaso	De Tomaso	F1	De Tomaso 1.5 F8	D	Nasif Estéfano	7
Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso	F1	OSCA 372 1.5 L4	D	Roberto Lippi	7
Gerry Ashmore	Lotus	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Gerry Ashmore	7
Scuderia Jolly Club	Lotus	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ernesto Prinoth	7
Dupont Team Zerex	Lotus	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Roger Penske	8
Hap Sharp	Cooper	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Hap Sharp	8
Jim Hall	Lotus	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jim Hall	8
John Mecom	Lotus	24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Rob Schroeder	8
Bruce Johnstone	BRM	P48/57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Bruce Johnstone	9
Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ernie Pieterse	9
John Love	Cooper	T55	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	John Love	9
Neville Lederle	Lotus	21	Climax FPF 1.5 V8	D	Neville Lederle	9
Otello Nucci	LDS	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Doug Serrurier	9
Mike Harris	Cooper	T53	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Mike Harris	9

1962 Drivers Championship final standings

Points towards the 1962 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers in each race with the best five race results retained by each driver.

Pos. Driver NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA RSA Pts. 1 Graham Hill 1 6 2 9 4 1 1 2 1 42 (52) 2 Jim Clark 9 Ret 1 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 Ret 30 3 Bruce McLaren Ret 1 Ret 4 3 5 3 3 2 27 (32) 4 John Surtees Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 19 5 Dan Gurney Ret Ret DNS 1 9 3 13 5 15 6 Phil Hill 3 2 3 Ret Ret 11 DNS 14 7 Tony Maggs 5 Ret Ret 2 6 9 7 7 3 13 8 Richie Ginther Ret Ret Ret 3 13 8 2 Ret 7 10 9 Jack Brabham Ret 8 6 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 9 10 Trevor Taylor 2 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 11 Giancarlo Baghetti 4 Ret 10 5 5 12 Lorenzo Bandini 3 Ret 8 4 13 Ricardo Rodríguez Ret DNS 4 6 14 4 14 Willy Mairesse 7 Ret 4 3 15 Joakim Bonnier 7 5 Ret Ret 7 6 13 3 16 Innes Ireland Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 5 2 17 Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 DNQ 7 6 14 13 10 Ret 11 2 18 Masten Gregory Ret DNQ Ret 7 12 6 1 19 Neville Lederle 6 1 — Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Jackie Lewis 8 DNQ Ret 10 Ret 0 — John Love 8 0 — Nino Vaccarella DNQ 15 9 0 — Lucien Bianchi 9 16 0 — Roger Penske 9 0 — Bruce Johnstone 9 0 — Jo Siffert DNQ 10 Ret 12 DNQ 0 — Rob Schroeder 10 0 — Ernie Pieterse 10 0 — Ian Burgess 12 11 DNQ 0 — Tony Settember 11 Ret 0 — John Campbell-Jones 11 0 — Hap Sharp 11 0 — Heini Walter 14 0 — Jay Chamberlain 15 DNQ DNQ 0 — Wolfgang Seidel NC Ret DNQ 0 — Roy Salvadori Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 — Tony Shelly Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Keith Greene DNS Ret DNQ 0 — Ben Pon Ret 0 — Heinz Schiller Ret 0 — Bernard Collomb Ret 0 — Timmy Mayer Ret 0 — Doug Serrurier Ret 0 — Mike Harris Ret 0 — Günther Seiffert DNQ 0 — Gerry Ashmore DNQ 0 — Ernesto Prinoth DNQ 0 — Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 — Nasif Estéfano DNQ 0 — Jim Hall DNS 0 Pos. Driver NED MON BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA RSA Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

• Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
• Italics indicate fastest lap
• Bold indicates pole position

1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers – final standings

Points towards the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places in each race, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points and only the best five results could be retained by each manufacturer.

Porsche placed fifth in the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers

Pos.	Manufacturer	NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	RSA	Pts.[2]
1	BRM	1	6	2	3	4	1	1	2	1	42 (56)
2	Lotus-Climax	2	8	1	7	1	4	9	1	5	36 (38)
3	Cooper-Climax	5	1	Ret	2	3	5	3	3	2	29 (37)
4	Lola-Climax	Ret	4	5	5	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	19
5	Porsche	6	5	7	1	9	3	6	5	11	18 (19)
6	Ferrari	3	2	3	WD	Ret	6	4	WD		18
7	Brabham-Climax						Ret		4	4	6
8	Lotus-BRM		DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	6		1
—	Emeryson-Climax	NC				11		Ret		WD	0
—	ENB-Maserati						16				0
—	Gilby-BRM					WD	Ret	DNQ			0
—	LDS-Alfa Romeo									Ret	0
—	Cooper-Alfa Romeo									Ret	0
—	De Tomaso							DNQ			0
—	De Tomaso-Osca							DNQ			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	NED	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	RSA	Pts.

• Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-Championship race results

The following Formula One races which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers or the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were also held in 1962.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
V Cape Grand Prix	Killarney	January 2	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report
IV Brussels Grand Prix	Heysel	April 1	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	Report
III Lombank Trophy	Snetterton	April 14	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIV Lavant Cup	Goodwood	April 23	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Report
X Glover Trophy	Goodwood	April 23	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
XXII Pau Grand Prix	Pau	April 23	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax	Report
VII Aintree 200	Aintree	April 29	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 12	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
XX Naples Grand Prix	Posillipo	May 20	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	Report
I International 2000 Guineas	Mallory Park	June 11	John Surtees	Lola-Climax	Report
XIII Crystal Palace Trophy	Crystal Palace	June 11	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	Report
III Reims Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	July 1	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Report
XII Solitude Grand Prix	Solitudering	July 15	Dan Gurney	Porsche	Report
VIII Kanonloppet	Karlskoga	August 12	Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	Report
I Mediterranean Grand Prix	Enna-Pergusa	August 19	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Report
III Danish Grand Prix	Roskildering	August 25–26	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax	Report
IX Gold Cup	Oulton Park	September 1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
I Mexican Grand Prix	Magdalena Mixhuca	November 4	Jim Clark Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report
V Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	December 15	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
II Natal Grand Prix	Westmead	December 22	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report

Notes

External links

• 1962 F1 Results & image galleries at www.f1-facts.com
• 1962 FIA Regulations at www.sovren.org