The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIAFormula 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
Briton Graham Hill (pictured in 1963) won his first Drivers' Championship, driving for BRMJim 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 roundReigning champion Phil Hill placed sixth in the 1962 World Championship of Drivers
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]
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.
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 standingsEdit
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
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 racesEdit
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.
^Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
^Björklund, Bengt, ed. (October 1962). "Ferrari lämnar formel 1" [Ferrari Leaves Formula 1]. Illustrerad Motor Sport (in Swedish). No. 10. Lerum, Sweden. p. 14.
External linksEdit
1962 F1 Results & image galleries at www.f1-facts.com
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October 14, 2023
1962, formula, season, drivers, champion, graham, hill, international, champion, previous, 1961, next, 1963races, countryraces, venue, 16th, season, formula, motor, racing, featured, 1962, world, championship, drivers, 1962, international, manufacturers, which. 1962 Formula One season Drivers Champion Graham Hill International Cup Champion BRM Previous 1961 Next 1963Races by countryRaces by venue 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 BRMContents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Calendar 2 1 Calendar changes 3 Season summary 4 Results and standings 4 1 Grands Prix 4 2 World Drivers Championship standings 5 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings 6 Non championship races 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksTeams and drivers Edit nbsp Briton Graham Hill pictured in 1963 won his first Drivers Championship driving for BRM nbsp 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 nbsp Reigning champion Phil Hill placed sixth in the 1962 World Championship of DriversThe 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 nbsp Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156 Ferrari 178 1 5 V6 D nbsp Phil Hill 1 3 5 7 nbsp Giancarlo Baghetti 1 3 6 7 nbsp Ricardo Rodriguez 1 3 6 7 nbsp Lorenzo Bandini 2 6 7 nbsp Willy Mairesse 2 3 7 nbsp Team Lotus Lotus Climax 2524 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jim Clark All nbsp Trevor Taylor All nbsp Cooper Car Company Cooper Climax T60T55T53 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Bruce McLaren All nbsp Tony Maggs All nbsp Timmy Mayer 8 nbsp Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jack Brabham 1 5Brabham Climax BT3 6 8 9 nbsp UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus Climax 2418 21 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Innes Ireland 1 5 7 9 nbsp Masten Gregory 1 5Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 2 4 7 8 nbsp Porsche System Engineering Porsche 804718 Porsche 753 1 5 F8Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 D nbsp Jo Bonnier 1 2 4 8 nbsp Dan Gurney 1 2 4 8 nbsp Phil Hill 8 nbsp Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718787 Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 D nbsp Carel Godin de Beaufort All nbsp Ben Pon 1Emeryson Climax 61 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 nbsp Wolfgang Seidel 1 nbsp Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57P48 57 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Graham Hill All nbsp Richie Ginther All nbsp Bruce Johnstone 9 nbsp Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team Lola Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp John Surtees All nbsp Roy Salvadori 1 2 4 9 nbsp Ecurie Galloise Cooper Climax T53 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Jackie Lewis 1 4 6BRM P48 57 BRM P56 1 5 V8 2 nbsp R R C Walker Racing Team Lotus Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Maurice Trintignant 2 4 6 8 nbsp Ecurie Nationale Suisse nbsp Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus Climax 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Jo Siffert 2 3 6Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 4 7 nbsp Heinz Schiller 6Porsche 718 Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 nbsp Heini Walter 6 nbsp Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Lotus Climax 18 2124 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Nino Vaccarella 2 7Porsche 718 Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 6 nbsp Emeryson Cars Lotus Climax 18 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp John Campbell Jones 3Emeryson Climax 61 nbsp Tony Settember 5 7 nbsp Equipe Nationale Belge Lotus Climax 18 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Lucien Bianchi 3ENB Maserati F1 Maserati Tipo 6 1 5 L4 6 nbsp Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Dan Gurney 3 nbsp Wolfgang Seidel 5 6 nbsp Gunther Seiffert 6 nbsp Tony Shelly 7 nbsp Anglo American Equipe Cooper Climax T59 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Ian Burgess 5 7 nbsp Ecurie Excelsior Lotus Climax 18 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Jay Chamberlain 5 7 nbsp John Dalton Lotus Climax 18 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Tony Shelly 5 6 nbsp Gilby Engineering Gilby BRM 62 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Keith Greene 6 7 nbsp Bernard Collomb Cooper Climax T53 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Bernard Collomb 6 nbsp Scuderia de Tomaso De Tomaso 801 De Tomaso 1 5 F8 D nbsp Nasif Estefano 7 nbsp Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso OSCA F1 OSCA 372 1 5 L4 D nbsp Roberto Lippi 7 nbsp Gerry Ashmore Lotus Climax 18 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Gerry Ashmore 7 nbsp Scuderia Jolly Club Lotus Climax 18 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Ernesto Prinoth 7 nbsp Dupont Team Zerex Lotus Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Roger Penske 8 nbsp Hap Sharp Cooper Climax T53 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Hap Sharp 8 nbsp Jim Hall Lotus Climax 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Jim Hall 8 nbsp John Mecom Lotus Climax 24 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Rob Schroeder 8 nbsp Ernie Pieterse Lotus Climax 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Ernie Pieterse 9 nbsp John Love Cooper Climax T55 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp John Love 9 nbsp Neville Lederle Lotus Climax 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Neville Lederle 9 nbsp Otelle Nucci LDS Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1 5 L4 D nbsp Doug Serrurier 9 nbsp Mike Harris Cooper Alfa Romeo T53 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1 5 L4 D nbsp Mike Harris 9Calendar EditRound Grand Prix Circuit Date1 nbsp Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort 20 May2 nbsp Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo 3 June3 nbsp Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa Francorchamps Stavelot 17 June4 nbsp French Grand Prix Rouen Les Essarts Orival 8 July5 nbsp British Grand Prix Aintree Motor Racing Circuit Merseyside 21 July6 nbsp German Grand Prix Nurburgring Nurburg 5 August7 nbsp Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza 16 September8 nbsp United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen International New York 7 October9 nbsp South African Grand Prix Prince George Circuit East London 29 DecemberCalendar changes Edit 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 EditFerrari 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 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 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 Rodriguez 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 EditGrands Prix Edit Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report1 nbsp Dutch Grand Prix nbsp John Surtees nbsp Bruce McLaren nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM D Report2 nbsp Monaco Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Bruce McLaren nbsp Cooper Climax D Report3 nbsp Belgian Grand Prix nbsp Graham Hill nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report4 nbsp French Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Graham Hill nbsp Dan Gurney nbsp Porsche D Report5 nbsp British Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report6 nbsp German Grand Prix nbsp Dan Gurney nbsp Graham Hill nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM D Report7 nbsp Italian Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Graham Hill nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM D Report8 nbsp United States Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report9 nbsp South African Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM D ReportWorld Drivers Championship standings Edit Further information List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems 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 nbsp MON nbsp BEL nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp RSA nbsp Pts 1 nbsp Graham Hill 1 6 2 9 4 1 1 2 1 42 52 2 nbsp Jim Clark 9 Ret 1 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 Ret 303 nbsp Bruce McLaren Ret 1 Ret 4 3 5 3 3 2 27 32 4 nbsp John Surtees Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 195 nbsp Dan Gurney Ret Ret DNS 1 9 3 13 5 156 nbsp Phil Hill 3 2 3 Ret Ret 11 DNS 147 nbsp Tony Maggs 5 Ret Ret 2 6 9 7 7 3 138 nbsp Richie Ginther Ret Ret Ret 3 13 8 2 Ret 7 109 nbsp Jack Brabham Ret 8 6 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 910 nbsp Trevor Taylor 2 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 611 nbsp Giancarlo Baghetti 4 Ret 10 5 512 nbsp Lorenzo Bandini 3 Ret 8 413 nbsp Ricardo Rodriguez Ret DNS 4 6 14 414 nbsp Willy Mairesse 7 Ret 4 315 nbsp Jo Bonnier 7 5 10 Ret 7 6 13 316 nbsp Innes Ireland Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 5 217 nbsp Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 DNQ 7 6 14 13 10 Ret 11 218 nbsp Masten Gregory Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 12 6 119 nbsp Neville Lederle 6 1 nbsp Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 0 nbsp Jackie Lewis 8 DNQ Ret 10 Ret 0 nbsp John Love 8 0 nbsp Nino Vaccarella DNQ 15 9 0 nbsp Lucien Bianchi 9 16 0 nbsp Roger Penske 9 0 nbsp Bruce Johnstone 9 0 nbsp Jo Siffert DNQ 10 Ret 12 DNQ 0 nbsp Rob Schroeder 10 0 nbsp Ernie Pieterse 10 0 nbsp Ian Burgess 12 11 DNQ 0 nbsp Tony Settember 11 Ret 0 nbsp John Campbell Jones 11 0 nbsp Hap Sharp 11 0 nbsp Heini Walter 14 0 nbsp Jay Chamberlain 15 DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Wolfgang Seidel NC Ret DNQ 0 nbsp Roy Salvadori Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 nbsp Tony Shelly Ret DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Keith Greene DNS Ret DNQ 0 nbsp Ben Pon Ret 0 nbsp Heinz Schiller Ret 0 nbsp Bernard Collomb Ret 0 nbsp Timmy Mayer Ret 0 nbsp Doug Serrurier Ret 0 nbsp Mike Harris Ret 0 nbsp Gunther Seiffert DNQ 0 nbsp Gerry Ashmore DNQ 0 nbsp Ernesto Prinoth DNQ 0 nbsp Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 nbsp Nasif Estefano DNQ 0 nbsp Jim Hall DNS 0Pos Driver NED nbsp MON nbsp BEL nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp RSA nbsp Pts KeyColour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Other points positionBlue Other classified positionNot 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 MeaningBold Pole positionItalics Fastest lapOnly 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 positionInternational Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings EditPoints 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 nbsp Porsche placed fifth in the 1962 International Cup for F1 ManufacturersPos Manufacturer NED nbsp MON nbsp BEL nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp RSA nbsp Pts a 1 nbsp BRM 1 6 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 42 56 2 nbsp Lotus Climax 2 8 1 7 1 4 9 1 5 36 38 3 nbsp Cooper Climax 5 1 Ret 2 3 5 3 3 2 29 37 4 nbsp Lola Climax Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 195 nbsp Porsche 6 5 7 1 9 3 6 5 11 18 19 6 nbsp Ferrari 3 2 3 WD Ret 6 4 WD 187 nbsp Brabham Climax Ret 4 4 68 nbsp Lotus BRM DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 6 1 nbsp Emeryson Climax NC 11 Ret WD 0 nbsp ENB Maserati 16 0 nbsp Gilby BRM WD Ret DNQ 0 nbsp LDS Alfa Romeo Ret 0 nbsp Cooper Alfa Romeo Ret 0 nbsp De Tomaso DNQ 0 nbsp De Tomaso OSCA DNQ 0Pos Manufacturer NED nbsp MON nbsp BEL nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp RSA nbsp 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 EditThe 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 nbsp V Cape Grand Prix Killarney 2 January nbsp Trevor Taylor nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp IV Brussels Grand Prix Heysel 1 April nbsp Willy Mairesse nbsp Ferrari Report nbsp III Lombank Trophy Snetterton 14 April nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp XIV Lavant Cup Goodwood 23 April nbsp Bruce McLaren nbsp Cooper Climax Report nbsp X Glover Trophy Goodwood 23 April nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM Report nbsp XXII Pau Grand Prix Pau 23 April nbsp Maurice Trintignant nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp VII Aintree 200 Aintree 28 April nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp XV BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 12 May nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM Report nbsp XX Naples Grand Prix Posillipo 20 May nbsp Willy Mairesse nbsp Ferrari Report nbsp I International 2000 Guineas Mallory Park 11 June nbsp John Surtees nbsp Lola Climax Report nbsp XIII Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace 11 June nbsp Innes Ireland nbsp Lotus BRM Report nbsp III Grand Prix de Reims Reims 1 July nbsp Bruce McLaren nbsp Cooper Climax Report nbsp XII Solitude Grand Prix Solitudering 15 July nbsp Dan Gurney nbsp Porsche Report nbsp VIII Kanonloppet Karlskoga 12 August nbsp Masten Gregory nbsp Lotus BRM Report nbsp I Mediterranean Grand Prix Enna Pergusa 19 August nbsp Lorenzo Bandini nbsp Ferrari Report nbsp III Danish Grand Prix Roskilde Ring 25 26 August nbsp Jack Brabham nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp IX Gold Cup Oulton Park 1 September nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp I Mexican Grand Prix Magdalena Mixhuca 4 November nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Trevor Taylor nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp V Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 15 December nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp II Natal Grand Prix Westmead 22 December nbsp Trevor Taylor nbsp Lotus Climax ReportNotes Edit Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship Numbers without parentheses are championship points numbers in parentheses are total points scored References Edit FIA Yearbook 1974 Grey Section pages 118 121 Bjorklund Bengt ed October 1962 Ferrari lamnar formel 1 Ferrari Leaves Formula 1 Illustrerad Motor Sport in Swedish No 10 Lerum Sweden p 14 External links Edit1962 F1 Results amp image galleries at www f1 facts com 1962 FIA Regulations at www sovren org archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1962 Formula One season amp oldid 1163628190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
