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1962 South African Grand Prix
Round
9/9
Date
Dec 29, 1962 at 00:00 CET
Location
East London, South Africa
Circuit
Circuit length
3.92 m
Race distance
321.44 km (82 laps)
Hill
Winner
2:08:03.300
Winning time
Clark
Pole position
Clark
Fastest lap
1:31.000
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Graham Hill | BRM | 2:08:03.300 | 2nd | 82 | 9 |
| 2 | #8 Bruce McLaren | Cooper | +49.800 | 8th | 82 | 6 |
| 3 | #9 Tony Maggs | Cooper | +50.300 | 6th | 82 | 4 |
| 4 | #10 Jack Brabham | Brabham | +53.800 | 3rd | 82 | 3 |
| 5 | #11 Innes Ireland | Lotus | +1 lap | 4th | 81 | 2 |
| 6 | #20 Neville Lederle | Lotus | +4 laps | 10th | 78 | 1 |
| 7 | #4 Richie Ginther | BRM | +4 laps | 7th | 78 | |
| 8 | #18 John Love | Cooper | +4 laps | 12th | 78 | |
| 9 | #5 Bruce Johnstone | BRM | +6 laps | 17th | 76 | |
| 10 | #14 Ernie Pieterse | Lotus | +11 laps | 13th | 71 | |
| 11 | #15 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Fuel system | 16th | 70 | |
| DNF | #21 Doug Serrurier | LDS | Radiator | 14th | 62 | |
| DNF | #1 Jim Clark | Lotus | Oil leak | 1st | 61 | |
| DNF | #7 Roy Salvadori | Lola | Fuel leak | 11th | 56 | |
| DNF | #22 Mike Harris | Cooper | Wheel bearing | 15th | 31 | |
| DNF | #6 John Surtees | Lola | Engine | 5th | 26 | |
| DNF | #2 Trevor Taylor | Lotus | Gearbox | 9th | 11 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:29.300 | |
| 2 | #3 Graham Hill | BRM | 1:29.600 | +0.300 |
| 3 | #10 Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:31.000 | +1.700 |
| 4 | #11 Innes Ireland | Lotus | 1:31.100 | +1.800 |
| 5 | #6 John Surtees | Lola | 1:31.500 | +2.200 |
| 6 | #9 Tony Maggs | Cooper | 1:31.700 | +2.400 |
| 7 | #4 Richie Ginther | BRM | 1:31.700 | +2.400 |
| 8 | #8 Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:31.700 | +2.400 |
| 9 | #2 Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 1:32.700 | +3.400 |
| 10 | #20 Neville Lederle | Lotus | 1:33.600 | +4.300 |
| 11 | #7 Roy Salvadori | Lola | 1:35.400 | +6.100 |
| 12 | #18 John Love | Cooper | 1:36.400 | +7.100 |
| 13 | #14 Ernie Pieterse | Lotus | 1:36.800 | +7.500 |
| 14 | #21 Doug Serrurier | LDS | 1:36.800 | +7.500 |
| 15 | #22 Mike Harris | Cooper | 1:39.100 | +9.800 |
| 16 | #15 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 1:39.200 | +9.900 |
| 17 | #5 Bruce Johnstone | BRM |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:31.000 | 3 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 6 | 42 | |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 3 | 3 | 30 | -12 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1 | 5 | 27 | -15 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Lola | 0 | 2 | 19 | -23 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 1 | 2 | 15 | -27 |
| 6 | Phil Hill | Porsche | 0 | 3 | 14 | -28 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | 0 | 2 | 13 | -29 |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 0 | 2 | 10 | -32 |
| 9 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 9 | -33 |
| 10 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 6 | -36 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 5 | -37 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 4 | -38 |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 4 | -38 |
| 14 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 3 | -39 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 0 | 0 | 3 | -39 |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 2 | -40 |
| 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 0 | 0 | 2 | -40 |
| 18 | Masten Gregory | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 1 | -41 |
| 19 | Neville Lederle | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 1 | -41 |
More South African GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Mark Blundell | 1:19.492 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | 1:17.578 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1985 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:08.149 - Keke Rosberg | Nigel Mansell |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Derek Warwick | 1:08.877 - Patrick Tambay | Nelson Piquet |
| 1983 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.948 - Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | 1:08.278 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | 1:13.150 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:14.412 - Gilles Villeneuve | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:17.090 - Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.630 - John Watson | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:17.970 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.200 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Pace |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Mike Hailwood | 1:18.160 - Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:17.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme |
| 1972 | #12 Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | 1:18.900 - Mike Hailwood | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #6 Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni | 1:20.300 - Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #12 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:20.800 - John Surtees | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:21.600 - Jackie Stewart | Jack Brabham |
| 1968 | #4 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | 1:23.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1967 | #4 Pedro Rodríguez | John Love | John Surtees | 1:29.900 - Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:27.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | 1:29.100 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
The 1962 South African Grand Prix started Dec 29, 1962 on Prince George Circuit in East London, South Africa. Jim Clark started from pole position with Graham Hill next to him. Jack Brabham started from third place.
In 2 hour, 08 minutes and 03 seconds Graham Hill finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Bruce McLaren in second and Tony Maggs in third place.
After the 1962 South African Grand Prix, Graham Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 42 points. Hill is 12 points ahead of Jim Clark.