1962 South African Grand Prix

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Results from the 1962 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at East London on December 29, 1962.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 82 2:08:03.3 2 9
2 8 Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 82 + 49.8 8 6
3 9 Flag of South Africa Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 82 + 50.3 6 4
4 10 Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 82 + 53.8 3 3
5 11 Flag of the United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 81 + 1 Lap 4 2
6 20 Flag of South Africa Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 78 + 4 Laps 10 1
7 4 Flag of the United States Richie Ginther BRM 78 + 4 Laps 7  
8 18 Flag of Rhodesia John Love Cooper-Climax 78 + 4 Laps 12  
9 5 Flag of South Africa Bruce Johnstone BRM 76 + 6 Laps 17  
10 14 Flag of South Africa Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 71 + 11 Laps 13  
11 15 Flag of the Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 70 Fuel system 16  
Ret 1 Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 62 Oil Leak 1  
Ret 21 Flag of South Africa Doug Serrurier LDS-Alfa Romeo 62 Radiator 14  
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 56 Fuel Leak 11  
Ret 22 Flag of South Africa Mike Harris Cooper-Alfa Romeo 31 Wheel bearing 15  
Ret 6 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Lola-Climax 26 Engine 5  
Ret 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 11 Gearbox 9  
WD 12 Flag of Rhodesia Gary Hocking Lotus-Climax Driver killed prior to event
WD 16 Flag of South Africa Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Climax Car damaged
WD 17 Flag of the United States Tony Settember Emeryson-Climax
WD 19 Flag of Rhodesia Sam Tingle Lotus-Climax Driver competing elsewhere

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:29.3
  • Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:31.0
  • Graham Hill (39pts) and Jim Clark (30pts) both had championship hopes coming into this race.
    • Graham Hill needed Clark 2nd or lower
    • Clark needed to win
  • BRM won the Constructors' Championship. Lotus-Climax needed to win the race to win the championship.

[edit] References

  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.


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