1962 Formula One season

The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th 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 20 May and ended on 29 December. 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, widely considered to be the greatest driver to never win the championship and one of the greatest drivers in motorsport, was due to drive for Scuderia Ferrari this season however he crashed heavily in an off-season race at Goodwood and never raced in Formula One again. Ricardo Rodríguez, 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 until Jenson Button, aged 20 years 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Two drivers were to die during this season. Mexican Ricardo Rodríguez during the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix at the Mixhuca circuit, and noted Rhodesian motorcycle rider Gary Hocking during the non-championship Natal Grand Prix at the Westmead Circuit in South Africa. Ferrari started the year well, with Phil Hill in second place after having been on the podium in the first three races. However, personality differences, loss of most of the engineering team in the 1961 "walk-out", a prolonged industrial strike, led to Enzo Ferrari withdrawing his team from the last two races.^[2]

Season review[]

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

Teams and drivers[]

Briton Graham Hill (pictured in 1963) won his first Drivers' Championship, driving for BRM

Jim Clark (Lotus 25 Coventry Climax), here contesting the 1962 German Grand Prix, placed second in the championship after retiring from a championship-winning first position in the last round

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-Climax	25 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jim Clark	All
					Trevor Taylor	All
Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	T55	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Bruce McLaren	All
					Tony Maggs	All
					Timmy Mayer	8
Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jack Brabham	1–5
	Brabham-Climax	BT3				6, 8–9
UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	24 18/21	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Innes Ireland	1–5, 7–9
					Masten Gregory	1, 5
	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8			2–4, 7–8
Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	804 718	Porsche 753 1.5 F8 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Jo Bonnier	1–2, 4–8
					Dan Gurney	1–2, 5–8
					Phil Hill	8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718 787	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	All
					Ben Pon	1
	Emeryson-Climax		Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Wolfgang Seidel	1
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P57 P48/57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Graham Hill	All
					Richie Ginther	All
					Bruce Johnstone	9
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	John Surtees	All
					Roy Salvadori	1–2, 4–9
Ecurie Galloise	Cooper-Climax	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jackie Lewis	1, 4–6
	BRM	P48/57	BRM P56 1.5 V8			2
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Maurice Trintignant	2–4, 6–8
Ecurie Nationale Suisse Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus-Climax	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jo Siffert	2–3, 6
	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8			4, 7
					Heinz Schiller	6
	Porsche	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4		Heini Walter	6
Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Lotus-Climax	18/21 24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Nino Vaccarella	2, 7
	Porsche	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4			6
Emeryson Cars	Lotus-Climax	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	John Campbell-Jones	3
	Emeryson-Climax				Tony Settember	5, 7
Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus-Climax	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Lucien Bianchi	3
	ENB-Maserati	F1	Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4			6
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Dan Gurney	3
					Wolfgang Seidel	5–6
					Gunther Seiffert	6
					Tony Shelly	7
Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper-Climax	T59	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ian Burgess	5–7
Ecurie Excelsior	Lotus-Climax	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jay Chamberlain	5–7
John Dalton	Lotus-Climax	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Tony Shelly	5–6
Gilby Engineering	Gilby-BRM		BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Keith Greene	6–7
Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Bernard Collomb	6
Scuderia de Tomaso	De Tomaso	801	De Tomaso 1.5 F8	D	Nasif Estéfano	7
Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso-OSCA	F1	OSCA 372 1.5 L4	D	Roberto Lippi	7
Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Gerry Ashmore	7
Scuderia Jolly Club	Lotus-Climax	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ernesto Prinoth	7
Dupont Team Zerex	Lotus-Climax	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Roger Penske	8
Hap Sharp	Cooper-Climax	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Hap Sharp	8
Jim Hall	Lotus-Climax	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jim Hall	8
John Mecom	Lotus-Climax	24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Rob Schroeder	8
Ernie Pieterse	Lotus-Climax	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ernie Pieterse	9
John Love	Cooper-Climax	T55	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	John Love	9
Neville Lederle	Lotus-Climax	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Neville Lederle	9
Otelle Nucci	LDS-Alfa Romeo		Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Doug Serrurier	9
Mike Harris	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	T53	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Mike Harris	9

World Drivers' Championship 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 Jo Bonnier 7 5 10 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 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 Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap

• 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

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers 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.[a]
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.

• Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
• Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-championship races[]

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	Killarney	2 January	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report
IV	Heysel	1 April	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	Report
III Lombank Trophy	Snetterton	14 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIV	Goodwood	23 April	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Report
X Glover Trophy	Goodwood	23 April	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
XXII Pau Grand Prix	Pau	23 April	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax	Report
VII	Aintree	28 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	12 May	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
XX Naples Grand Prix	Posillipo	20 May	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	Report
I	Mallory Park	11 June	John Surtees	Lola-Climax	Report
XIII	Crystal Palace	11 June	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	Report
III Grand Prix de Reims	Reims	1 July	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Report
XII Solitude Grand Prix	Solitudering	15 July	Dan Gurney	Porsche	Report
VIII Kanonloppet	Karlskoga	12 August	Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	Report
I Mediterranean Grand Prix	Enna-Pergusa	19 August	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Report
III Danish Grand Prix	Roskilde Ring	25–26 August	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax	Report
IX Gold Cup	Oulton Park	1 September	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
I Mexican Grand Prix	Magdalena Mixhuca	4 November	Jim Clark Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report
V Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	15 December	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
II		22 December	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

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