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

The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 13th World Championship of Drivers, the 5th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over nine races between 20 May and 29 December 1962.

Graham Hill driving for BRM won his first Drivers' Championship when rival Jim Clark retired from the last race.[1] BRM also won the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time, and it would be the only time.[2]

Double World Champion Jack Brabham formed his own team and debuted the Brabham BT3 in the United States Grand Prix, becoming the first ever F1 driver to score championship points in a car bearing his own name.

Ricardo Rodríguez suffered a fatal crash during practice for his home race, the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix. He had been the youngest ever driver for Scuderia Ferrari, but also became the youngest ever F1 driver to die.

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1962 FIA World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds
Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156 Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 United States Phil Hill 1–3, 5–7
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 1, 3, 6–7
Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez 1–3, 6–7
Italy Lorenzo Bandini 2, 6–7
Belgium Willy Mairesse 2–3, 7
United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 25
24
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 United Kingdom Jim Clark All
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor All
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T60
T55
T53
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8
Climax FPF 1.5 L4
New Zealand Bruce McLaren All
South Africa Tony Maggs All
United States Timmy Mayer 8
United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Australia Jack Brabham 1–5
Brabham-Climax BT3 6, 8–9
United Kingdom UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 24
18/21
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8
Climax FPF 1.5 L4
United Kingdom Innes Ireland 1–5, 7–9
United States Masten Gregory 1, 5
Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 2–4, 7–8
West Germany Porsche System Engineering Porsche 804
718
Porsche 753 1.5 F8
Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4
Sweden Jo Bonnier 1–2, 4–8
United States Dan Gurney 1–2, 4–8
United States Phil Hill 8
Netherlands Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718
787
Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort All
Netherlands Ben Pon 1
Emeryson-Climax 61 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel 1
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57
P48/57
BRM P56 1.5 V8 United Kingdom Graham Hill All
United States Richie Ginther All
South Africa Bruce Johnstone 9
United Kingdom Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team Lola-Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 United Kingdom John Surtees All
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 1–2, 4–9
United Kingdom Ecurie Galloise Cooper-Climax T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United Kingdom Jackie Lewis 1, 4–6
BRM P48/57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 2
United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 France Maurice Trintignant 2–4, 6–8
Switzerland Ecurie Nationale Suisse

Switzerland Ecurie Filipinetti

Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Switzerland Jo Siffert 2–3, 6
Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 4, 7
Switzerland Heinz Schiller 6
Porsche 718 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 Switzerland Heini Walter 6
Italy Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Lotus-Climax 18/21
24
Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Italy Nino Vaccarella 2, 7
Porsche 718 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 6
United Kingdom Emeryson Cars Lotus-Climax 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones 3
Emeryson-Climax 61 United States Tony Settember 5, 7
Belgium Equipe Nationale Belge Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Belgium Lucien Bianchi 3
ENB-Maserati F1 Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4 6
West Germany Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Dan Gurney 3
West Germany Wolfgang Seidel 5–6
West Germany Gunther Seiffert 6
New Zealand Tony Shelly 7
United Kingdom Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax T59 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United Kingdom Ian Burgess 5–7
United States Ecurie Excelsior Lotus-Climax 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United States Jay Chamberlain 5–7
United Kingdom John Dalton Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 New Zealand Tony Shelly 5–6
United Kingdom Gilby Engineering Gilby-BRM 62 BRM P56 1.5 V8 United Kingdom Keith Greene 6–7
France Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 France Bernard Collomb 6
Italy Scuderia de Tomaso De Tomaso 801 De Tomaso 1.5 F8 Argentina Nasif Estéfano 7
Italy Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-OSCA F1 OSCA 372 1.5 L4 Italy Roberto Lippi 7
United Kingdom Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United Kingdom Gerry Ashmore 7
Italy Scuderia Jolly Club Lotus-Climax 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Italy Ernesto Prinoth 7
United States Dupont Team Zerex Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 United States Roger Penske 8
United States Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United States Hap Sharp 8
United States Jim Hall Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United States Jim Hall 8
United States John Mecom Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United States Rob Schroeder 8
South Africa Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 South Africa Ernie Pieterse 9
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Cooper-Climax T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 9
South Africa Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 South Africa Neville Lederle 9
South Africa Otelle Nucci LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 South Africa Doug Serrurier 9
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mike Harris Cooper-Alfa Romeo T53 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mike Harris 9

Team and driver changes

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Stirling Moss (pictured in 2011) had signed with Ferrari for 1962, but a pre-season accident meant the end of his racing career.
Double World Champion Jack Brabham set up his own team for 1962 and had his own chassis designed: the BT3 (pictured in 2019).

Mid-season changes

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Calendar

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

Calendar changes

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Championship report

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Rounds 1 to 3

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Graham Hill (BRM) won the season opener, the Dutch Grand Prix.

The Dutch Grand Prix hosted the season opener for the first time and was granted the honorary designation of European Grand Prix for this year. Lotus turned up with a revolutionary new chassis, the Lotus 25 being the first car built around an aluminium monocoque instead of a space frame. However, it was John Surtees who took pole position in the privately run Lola, ahead of Graham Hill for BRM. Lotus's Jim Clark qualified third, but this meant he had the inside line to the first corner and he managed to take the lead. Dan Gurney in the Porsche had a wonderful start from eighth to take third behind Hill and ahead of Surtees. The top three were steady in the opening phase, but then, both Clark and Gurney ran into technical troubles. Around the same time, the front wishbone broke on Surtees's Lola and he had a heavy crash but escaped unhurt. Graham Hill led away and scored the victory. Bruce McLaren (Cooper) was running second before he retired with a broken gearbox. Reigning champion Phil Hill (Ferrari) was running third at the time, inheritering second but later getting overtaken by Trevor Taylor (Lotus).[5]

Jim Clark scored his first career pole in the Monaco Grand Prix, ahead of Graham Hill and Bruce McLaren. But due to a confusing start procedure, it was Willy Mairesse in the Ferrari who went by, touching wheels with Clark and Hill in the process and locking up his wheels into the first corner. A chain reaction led to an accident with six drivers, three of whom retired on the spot. Mairesse took the lead but spun his car in the second hairpin, making the order at the end of the first lap: McLaren, Graham Hill, Phil Hill. McLaren was relegated back to second by lap 7, and then third by Clark, who was recovering from a bad start, was setting multiple fastest laps and started challenging Hill for the lead. On lap 55, however, his clutch gave out and he had to retire. But Hill was not yet out of the woods, with his BRM engine starting to smoke and McLaren, back in second, getting ever closer. On lap 93, Hill's engine gave up with a bang, although he still scored a point, as he was classified in sixth. McLaren was challenged by Phil Hill but held on to score his first win in two years. Lorenzo Bandini finished third in his first race for Ferrari.[6]

The Belgian Grand Prix saw Graham Hill qualify on pole, ahead of McLaren, Taylor and home hero Mairesse. In the first phase of the race, those four were fighting over the lead in close combat and their relative positions changed all the while. Clark had started in twelfth, but joined the leading group. On lap 11, Clark set the fastest lap and took the lead, with teammate Taylor holding back their rivals. Clark held on to take the win, but getting up to the final corner of lap 26, Taylor crashed with Mairesse, the Lotus cutting down a telegraph pole and the Ferrari landing upside down on fire. Both drivers were flung out and suffered minor injuries. Graham Hill finished second, Phil Hill third. Ricardo Rodríguez came home in fourth, becoming the youngest F1 driver ever to score points. This record stood until Jenson Button broke it in the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.[7]

In the Drivers' Championship, Graham Hill (BRM) was leading with 16 points, ahead of 1961 champion Phil Hill (Ferrari) with 14 and Jim Clark (Lotus) with 9. In the Manufacturers' Championship, BRM went ahead with 16 points, ahead of Lotus (15) and Ferrari (14).

Rounds 4 to 6

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The French Grand Prix saw Jim Clark qualify on pole position in his Lotus, ahead of championship leader Graham Hill for BRM and Bruce McLaren for Cooper. Although Ferrari had withdrawn from the event due to strike actions,[8] the first three rows were occupied by seven different teams and five different constructors. Fifth-starting John Surtees was in second after the first lap and challenged Hill for the lead, but had to pit when his engine had trouble picking up fuel. Jackie Lewis was lapped by Hill but then suddenly lost his brakes and rear-ended the leader. Clark took the lead, but was caught by Hill within three laps, confirming to the Lotus team that their car was not running well, and they decided to retire from the race. Further drama ensued when Hill's BRM engine had jammed with ten laps to go, paving the way for Dan Gurney taking his first and Porsche's only win. South African Tony Maggs was second for Cooper, scoring his first podium, and Richie Ginther third for BRM.[9]

During the British Grand Prix, Clark scored his third pole position of the year, this time ahead of Surtees and Ireland. The latter, however, could not get his Lotus to fire up and was passed at by everyone at the start. McLaren took over third place. The top three remained unchanged throughout the race, with Clark taking an unchallenged win and even getting close to lapping championship leader Hill, who came home in fourth.[10]

In the German Grand Prix, the top three (Hill, Surtees, Gurney) finished within five seconds of each other.

The German Grand Prix saw the debut of Brabham's first F1 chassis, designed by Ron Tauranac. Scuderia Ferrari, having recovered from strikes in Italy,[8] brought an upgraded chassis and gave it to Lorenzo Bandini to try it out. During practice, Carel Godin de Beaufort was running his Porsche with a large camera mounted to the rear by the German television crew. The device fell off, however, and championship leader Hill was the unlucky victim, unable to avoid it, breaking his oil lines and quickly spinning off the track. Tony Maggs then slid on Hill's oil and had a similar accident, but both drivers were unhurt. Gurney started on pole, ahead of Hill and Clark, but the race was delayed for over an hour, after a sudden downpour made the track incredibly slippery. When the race got underway, Clark stalled his engine and fell back, but he passed 17 cars on the first lap. The leading pair went side-by-side as they started the third lap and it was Hill who came out on top. Surtees had inherited third place from Clark and this top three got away from the rest. Surtees got second place when Gurney's battery came loose and the American had to secure by hand. At half-distance, Clark had recovered to fourth place, mastering the wet conditions and gaining at least five seconds per lap on the leading trio. After almost losing the car twice at high speed, however, the Scot settled down. Surtees tried to push Hill into making a mistake but the Brit held on, taking the win, with Surtees and Gurney finishing within the next five seconds.[11]

In the Drivers' Championship, Graham Hill (BRM) was still holding onto the lead with 28 points, ahead of Jim Clark (Lotus) with 21 and John Surtees (Lola) with 19. In the Manufacturers' Championship, BRM were leading with 31, ahead of Lotus (27) and Cooper (23).

Rounds 7 to 9

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Ferrari entered five cars in their home race, two of which, including Giancarlo Baghetti (pictured), finished in the points.

The Italian Grand Prix was run on the road circuit of Monza, abandoning the fearsome banked oval. Jim Clark, second in the championship, qualified on pole position, ahead of championship leader Graham Hill and his teammate Richie Ginther. Hill took the lead at the start and led a group eight cars. Ferrari had brought five cars to their home race but they were all down in the second group. Clark pitted with transmission problems, while Hill managed to create some space between him and the rest. BRM scored a comfortable 1-2, while close fighting and a light rain shower provided exciting battles, from which Bruce McLaren came up to complete the podium.[12]

F1 moved overseas for the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. In repeat of this year's French GP and last year's US GP, Ferrari withdrew from this race and the next because of ongoing strikes in Italy.[8] Clark qualified on pole, ahead of Ginther and Hill, and the Lotus was fastest at the start. Hill went into second, trying everything to stay with his rival. This paid off on lap 12, when Clark was held up by a backmarker and Hill swooped by. On lap 19, however, Clark snatched the lead back and held on to take the win, ten seconds ahead of Hill. The rest of the field, all at least a lap down, were led by third-placed McLaren.[13]

Coming to the season finale, the South African Grand Prix, Clark had a nine-point deficit to Hill. If Clark would manage to win the race, then Hill could finish second at best, which meant that his result would not count - only the five best results of the season counted towards the championship. This would result in a tie on points, and Clark would win the title on countback - he would have four wins against Hill's three.

Clark started off well, scoring his sixth pole position of the season, with Hill starting alongside him. He held the lead at the start and then pulled away by a second per lap. He had an immense lead of half a minute when, suddenly, blue smoke started pouring from his engine. After stopping in the pits, it was found that a bolt was missing from the crankcase, which had allowed oil to leak out. The smoke was caused by the oil leaking on the exhaust. The Lotus mechanics did not have a fix, which meant Clark had to retire and give up the championship. Hill could cruise to the finish but still won the race almost 50 seconds ahead of McLaren and home hero Tony Maggs.[14]

The Drivers' Championship was settled with Graham Hill (BRM) on 42 points, winning his first title, ahead of Jim Clark (Lotus) on 30 and Bruce McLaren (Cooper) on 27. The Manufacturers' Championship was won by BRM with 42 points, ahead of Lotus (36) and Cooper (29).

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. Only the best five results counted towards the championship.

The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best five results counted towards the cup.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Race 9 6 4 3 2 1
Source:[15]

World Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Driver NED
Netherlands
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
RSA
South Africa
Pts.
1 United Kingdom Graham Hill 1 (6) 2 9 (4) 1 1 (2) 1 42 (52)
2 United Kingdom Jim Clark 9 Ret 1 Ret 1 4 Ret 1 Ret 30
3 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Ret 1 Ret (4) 3 (5) 3 3 2 27 (32)
4 United Kingdom John Surtees Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 19
5 United States Dan Gurney Ret Ret DNS 1 9 3 13 5 15
6 United States Phil Hill 3 2 3 Ret Ret 11 DNS 14
7 South Africa Tony Maggs 5 Ret Ret 2 6 9 7 7 3 13
8 United States Richie Ginther Ret Ret Ret 3 13 8 2 Ret 7 10
9 Australia Jack Brabham Ret 8 6 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 9
10 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 2 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6
11 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 4 Ret 10 5 5
12 Italy Lorenzo Bandini 3 Ret 8 4
13 Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez Ret DNS 4 6 14 4
14 Belgium Willy Mairesse 7 Ret 4 3
15 Sweden Jo Bonnier 7 5 10 Ret 7 6 13 3
16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 5 2
17 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 DNQ 7 6 14 13 10 Ret 11 2
18 United States Masten Gregory Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 12 6 1
19 South Africa Neville Lederle 6 1
France Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Jackie Lewis 8 DNQ Ret 10 Ret 0
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 8 0
Italy Nino Vaccarella DNQ 15 9 0
Belgium Lucien Bianchi 9 16 0
United States Roger Penske 9 0
South Africa Bruce Johnstone 9 0
Switzerland Jo Siffert DNQ 10 Ret 12 DNQ 0
United States Rob Schroeder 10 0
South Africa Ernie Pieterse 10 0
United Kingdom Ian Burgess 12 11 DNQ 0
United States Tony Settember 11 Ret 0
United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones 11 0
United States Hap Sharp 11 0
Switzerland Heini Walter 14 0
United States Jay Chamberlain 15 DNQ DNQ 0
West Germany Wolfgang Seidel NC Ret DNQ 0
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 0
New Zealand Tony Shelly Ret DNQ DNQ 0
United Kingdom Keith Greene DNS Ret DNQ 0
Netherlands Ben Pon Ret 0
Switzerland Heinz Schiller Ret 0
France Bernard Collomb Ret 0
United States Timmy Mayer Ret 0
South Africa Doug Serrurier Ret 0
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mike Harris Ret 0
West Germany Günther Seiffert DNQ 0
United Kingdom Gerry Ashmore DNQ 0
Italy Ernesto Prinoth DNQ 0
Italy Roberto Lippi DNQ 0
Argentina Nasif Estéfano DNQ 0
United States Jim Hall DNS 0
Pos. Driver NED
Netherlands
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
RSA
South Africa
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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

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Porsche placed fifth in the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers
Pos. Manufacturer NED
Netherlands
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
RSA
South Africa
Pts.[a]
1 United Kingdom BRM 1 (6) 2 (3) (4) 1 1 (2) 1 42 (56)
2 United Kingdom Lotus-Climax 2 8 1 7 1 4 9 1 (5) 36 (38)
3 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax (5) 1 Ret 2 3 (5) 3 (3) 2 29 (37)
4 United Kingdom Lola-Climax Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 19
5 West Germany Porsche 6 5 7 1 9 3 (6) 5 11 18 (19)
6 Italy Ferrari 3 2 3 WD Ret 6 4 WD 18
7 United Kingdom Brabham-Climax Ret 4 4 6
8 United Kingdom Lotus-BRM DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 6 1
United Kingdom Emeryson-Climax NC 11 Ret WD 0
Belgium ENB-Maserati 16 0
United Kingdom Gilby-BRM WD Ret DNQ 0
South Africa LDS-Alfa Romeo Ret 0
United Kingdom Cooper-Alfa Romeo Ret 0
Italy De Tomaso DNQ 0
Italy De Tomaso-OSCA DNQ 0
Pos. Manufacturer NED
Netherlands
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
RSA
South Africa
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

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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
South Africa V Cape Grand Prix Killarney 2 January United Kingdom Trevor Taylor United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
Belgium IV Brussels Grand Prix Heysel 1 April Belgium Willy Mairesse Italy Ferrari Report
United Kingdom III Lombank Trophy Snetterton 14 April United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
United Kingdom XIV Lavant Cup Goodwood 23 April New Zealand Bruce McLaren United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
United Kingdom X Glover Trophy Goodwood 23 April United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM Report
France XXII Pau Grand Prix Pau 23 April France Maurice Trintignant United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
United Kingdom VII Aintree 200 Aintree 28 April United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
United Kingdom XV BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 12 May United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM Report
Italy XX Naples Grand Prix Posillipo 20 May Belgium Willy Mairesse Italy Ferrari Report
United Kingdom I International 2000 Guineas Mallory Park 11 June United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Lola-Climax Report
United Kingdom XIII Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace 11 June United Kingdom Innes Ireland United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Report
France III Grand Prix de Reims Reims 1 July New Zealand Bruce McLaren United Kingdom Cooper-Climax Report
West Germany XII Solitude Grand Prix Solitudering 15 July United States Dan Gurney West Germany Porsche Report
Sweden VIII Kanonloppet Karlskoga 12 August United States Masten Gregory United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Report
Italy I Mediterranean Grand Prix Enna-Pergusa 19 August Italy Lorenzo Bandini Italy Ferrari Report
Denmark III Danish Grand Prix Roskilde Ring 25–26 August Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
United Kingdom IX Gold Cup Oulton Park 1 September United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
Mexico I Mexican Grand Prix Magdalena Mixhuca 4 November United Kingdom Jim Clark
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor
United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
South Africa V Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 15 December United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
South Africa II Natal Grand Prix Westmead 22 December United Kingdom Trevor Taylor United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report

Notes

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

References

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