1962 Formula One season

1962 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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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 <ref>FIA Yearbook 1974, Grey Section, pages 118-121</ref> 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 begun and never raced in a grand prix again. Ricardo Rodriguez became the youngest driver to score championship points with his fourth place in Belgium (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Season review

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

Teams and drivers

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

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	156	Ferrari V6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Phil Hill	1-7
					Template:Country flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	1, 3, 5-8
					Template:Country flagicon Ricardo Rodríguez	1-7
					Template:Country flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	2, 4, 6-8
					Template:Country flagicon Willy Mairesse	2-3, 7-8
Template:Country flagicon Team Lotus	Lotus	25 24	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark	All
					Template:Country flagicon Trevor Taylor	All
					Template:Country flagicon Peter Arundell	4
Template:Country flagicon Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T55 T60	Climax L4 Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Bruce McLaren	All
					Template:Country flagicon Tony Maggs	All
					Template:Country flagicon Tim Mayer	8
Template:Country flagicon Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus	24	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham	1-5 6, 8-9
	Brabham	BT3
Template:Country flagicon UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus	24 18/21	Climax V8 Climax L4 BRM V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Innes Ireland	1-5, 7-9
					Template:Country flagicon Masten Gregory	1-5, 7-8
Template:Country flagicon Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	804 718	Porsche F8 Porsche F4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jo Bonnier	1-8
					Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney	1-2, 5-8
					Template:Country flagicon Phil Hill	8
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718 787	Porsche F4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	All
					Template:Country flagicon Ben Pon	1
					Template:Country flagicon Rob Slotemaker	1
					Template:Country flagicon Heinz Schiller	3
	Emeryson	61	Climax L4		Template:Country flagicon Wolfgang Seidel	1
Template:Country flagicon Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P57 P48/57	BRM V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill	All
					Template:Country flagicon Richie Ginther	All
					Template:Country flagicon Tony Marsh	2-3, 6
					Template:Country flagicon Gerry Ashmore	3
Template:Country flagicon Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Lola	Mk 4	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon John Surtees	All
					Template:Country flagicon Roy Salvadori	1-2, 4-9
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Galloise	Cooper	T53	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Lewis	1-2, 4-6
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia De Tomaso	De Tomaso	F1	Alfa Romeo L4 De Tomaso F8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Roberto Bussinello	2
					Template:Country flagicon Nasif Estefano	7
Template:Country flagicon Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus	24	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Maurice Trintignant	2-8
					Template:Country flagicon Ricardo Rodríguez	8
					Template:Country flagicon Gary Hocking	9
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Republica di Venezia	Lotus Porsche	18/21 18 718	Climax L4 Porsche F4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Nino Vaccarella	2, 6-7
					Template:Country flagicon Carlo Abate	4, 6
					Template:Country flagicon Colin Davis	4
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Nationale Suisse	Lotus	21	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	2
Template:Country flagicon Emeryson Cars	Lotus	18	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon John Campbell-Jones	3 5
	Emeryson	61
					Template:Country flagicon Tony Settember	5, 7, 9
Template:Country flagicon Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus	18/21	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Lucien Bianchi	3, 6
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus Porsche	21 24 Porsche 718	Climax L4 BRM V8 Porsche F4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	3-7
					Template:Country flagicon Heinz Schiller	6
					Template:Country flagicon Heini Walter	6
Template:Country flagicon Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	24	BRM V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney	3
					Template:Country flagicon Wolfgang Seidel	5-6
					Template:Country flagicon Gunther Seiffert	6
Template:Country flagicon Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper	T59	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Ian Burgess	4-7
Template:Country flagicon Ecurie Excelsior	Lotus	18	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jay Chamberlain	5, 7
Template:Country flagicon John Dalton	Lotus	18/21	Climax L4 BRM V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Tony Shelly	5-7
Template:Country flagicon Gilby Engineering	Gilby	62	BRM V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Keith Greene	5-7
Template:Country flagicon Bernard Collomb	Cooper	T53	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Bernard Collomb	6
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso	F1	OSCA L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Roberto Lippi	7
Template:Country flagicon Gerry Ashmore	Lotus	18/21	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Gerry Ashmore	7
Template:Country flagicon Scuderia Jolly Club	Lotus	18	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Ernesto Prinoth	7
Template:Country flagicon Kurt Kuhnke	Lotus	18	Borgward L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Kurt Kuhnke	7
Template:Country flagicon Dupont Team Zerex	Lotus	24	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Roger Penske	8
Template:Country flagicon Hap Sharp	Cooper	T53	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Hap Sharp	8
Template:Country flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus	21	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Jim Hall	8
Template:Country flagicon John Mecom	Lotus	24	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Rob Schroeder	8
Template:Country flagicon Bruce Johnstone	BRM	P48/57	BRM V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Bruce Johnstone	9
Template:Country flagicon Ernest Pieterse	Lotus	21	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Ernie Pieterse	9
Template:Country flagicon Syd van der Vyver	Lotus	24	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Syd van der Vyver	9
Template:Country flagicon John Love	Cooper	T55	Climax L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon John Love	9
Template:Country flagicon Reg Parnell	Lotus	24	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Sam Tingle	9
Template:Country flagicon Neville Lederle	Lotus	21	Climax V8	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Neville Lederle	9
Template:Country flagicon Otelle Nucci	LDS	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon Doug Serrurier	9
Template:Country flagicon Mike Harris	Cooper	T53	Alfa Romeo L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Country flagicon 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 Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon BEL Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon GBR Template:Country flagicon GER Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon USA Template:Country flagicon RSA Template:Country flagicon Pts. 1 Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill 1 6 2 9 4 1 1 2 1 42 (52) 2 Template:Country flagicon Jim Clark 9 Ret 1 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 Ret 30 3 Template:Country flagicon Bruce McLaren Ret 1 Ret 4 3 5 3 3 2 27 (32) 4 Template:Country flagicon John Surtees Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 19 5 Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney Ret Ret 1 9 3 13 5 15 6 Template:Country flagicon Phil Hill 3 2 3 Ret Ret 11 14 7 Template:Country flagicon Tony Maggs 5 Ret Ret 2 6 9 7 7 3 13 8 Template:Country flagicon Richie Ginther Ret Ret Ret 3 13 8 2 Ret 7 10 9 Template:Country flagicon Jack Brabham Ret 8 6 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 9 10 Template:Country flagicon Trevor Taylor 2 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 11 Template:Country flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti 4 Ret 10 5 5 12 Template:Country flagicon Lorenzo Bandini 3 Ret 8 4 13 Template:Country flagicon Ricardo Rodríguez Ret 4 6 14 4 14 Template:Country flagicon Willy Mairesse 7 Ret 4 3 15 Template:Country flagicon Joakim Bonnier 7 5 Ret Ret 7 6 13 3 16 Template:Country flagicon Innes Ireland Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 5 2 17 Template:Country flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 DNQ 7 6 14 13 10 Ret 11 2 18 Template:Country flagicon Masten Gregory Ret DNQ WD Ret 7 12 6 1 19 Template:Country flagicon Neville Lederle 6 1 — Template:Country flagicon Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jackie Lewis 8 DNQ Ret 10 Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon John Love 8 0 — Template:Country flagicon Nino Vaccarella DNQ 15 9 0 — Template:Country flagicon Lucien Bianchi 9 16 0 — Template:Country flagicon Roger Penske 9 0 — Template:Country flagicon Bruce Johnstone 9 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert DNQ 10 Ret 12 DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Rob Schroeder 10 0 — Template:Country flagicon Ernie Pieterse 10 0 — Template:Country flagicon Ian Burgess 12 11 DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Tony Settember 11 Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon John Campbell-Jones 11 0 — Template:Country flagicon Hap Sharp 11 0 — Template:Country flagicon Heini Walter 14 0 — Template:Country flagicon Jay Chamberlain 15 DNQ DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Wolfgang Seidel NC Ret DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Roy Salvadori WD Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Tony Shelly Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Keith Greene Ret DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Ben Pon Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Heinz Schiller Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Bernard Collomb Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Timmy Mayer Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Doug Serrurier Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Mike Harris Ret 0 — Template:Country flagicon Günther Seiffert DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Gerry Ashmore DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Ernesto Prinoth DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 — Template:Country flagicon Nasif Estéfano DNQ 0 Pos. Driver NED Template:Country flagicon MON Template:Country flagicon BEL Template:Country flagicon FRA Template:Country flagicon GBR Template:Country flagicon GER Template:Country flagicon ITA Template:Country flagicon USA Template:Country flagicon RSA Template:Country flagicon Pts.

• Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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.

Place	Constructor	Points<ref name="points">Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.</ref>
1	Template:Country flagicon BRM	42 (56)
2	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-Climax	36 (38)
3	Template:Country flagicon Cooper-Climax	29 (37)
4	Template:Country flagicon Lola-Climax	19
5	Template:Country flagicon Porsche	18 (19)
6	Template:Country flagicon Ferrari	18
7	Template:Country flagicon Brabham-Climax	6
8	Template:Country flagicon Lotus-BRM	1
—	Template:Country flagicon De Tomaso-Osca	0
—	Template:Country flagicon De Tomaso	0
—	Template:Country flagicon LDS-Alfa Romeo	0
—	Template:Country flagicon Gilby-BRM	0
—	Template:Country flagicon ENB-Maserati	0
—	Template:Country flagicon Emeryson-Climax	0
—	Template:Country flagicon Cooper-Alfa Romeo	0

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

External links

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