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.

Graham Hill won the first of his two championships, driving for BRM

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. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

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
Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	25 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Trevor Taylor	All
Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	T60 T55 T53	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 Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	BT3	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jack Brabham	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
	Lotus-Climax	24 18/21	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4		Masten Gregory	1, 5
	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Masten Gregory	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, 4–8
					Phil Hill	8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718 787	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	All
	Porsche	718 787	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4		Ben Pon	1
	Emeryson-Climax	61	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
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Roy Salvadori	1–2, 4–9
Ecurie Galloise	Cooper-Climax	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Jackie Lewis	1, 4–6
Ecurie Galloise	BRM	P48/57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jackie Lewis	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		Jo Siffert	4, 7
	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8		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
Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Porsche	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Nino Vaccarella	6
Emeryson Cars	Lotus-Climax	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	John Campbell-Jones	3
Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	61	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Tony Settember	5, 7
Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus-Climax	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Lucien Bianchi	3
Equipe Nationale Belge	ENB-Maserati	F1	Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4	D	Lucien Bianchi	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	62	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	Mk 1	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

Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	20 May
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	3 June
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	17 June
4	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival	8 July
5	British Grand Prix	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Merseyside	21 July
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	5 August
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	16 September
8	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen International, New York	7 October
9	South African Grand Prix	Prince George Circuit, East London	29 December

Calendar changes

The Dutch Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar with the round at Holland being the season opener.

The French Grand Prix was moved from Reims-Gueux to Rouen-Les-Essarts for a year.

The South African Grand Prix hosted its first Grand Prix in 1962, the race was held at the Prince George Circuit on 29 December.

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 up well 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 the 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 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, the loss of most of the engineering team in the 1961 "walk-out" and a prolonged industrial strike led to Enzo Ferrari withdrawing his team from the last two races.[2]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Dutch Grand Prix	John Surtees	Bruce McLaren	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	D	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Graham Hill	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Dan Gurney	Porsche	D	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Dan Gurney	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
7	Italian Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
8	United States Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
9	South African Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report

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	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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.[lower-alpha 1]
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 Cape Grand Prix	Killarney	2 January	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report
IV Brussels Grand Prix	Heysel	1 April	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	Report
III Lombank Trophy	Snetterton	14 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIV Lavant Cup	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 200	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 International 2000 Guineas	Mallory Park	11 June	John Surtees	Lola-Climax	Report
XIII Crystal Palace Trophy	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 Natal Grand Prix	Westmead	22 December	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	Report

Notes

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

References

FIA Yearbook 1974, Grey Section, pages 118–121
Björklund, Bengt, ed. (October 1962). "Ferrari lämnar formel 1" [Ferrari Leaves Formula 1]. Illustrerad Motor Sport (in Swedish). No. 10. Lerum, Sweden. p. 14.

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[points-3] Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

[1] FIA Yearbook 1974, Grey Section, pages 118–121

[IMS1062-2] Björklund, Bengt, ed. (October 1962). "Ferrari lämnar formel 1" [Ferrari Leaves Formula 1]. Illustrerad Motor Sport (in Swedish). No. 10. Lerum, Sweden. p. 14.