The 1962 South African Grand Prix started December 29th, 1962 at 01:00 on Prince George Circuit in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Jim Clark started from pole position with Graham Hill next to him. Jack Brabham started from third place.
After 2 hour, 08 minutes and 03 seconds Graham Hill finished the race first. 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.
After 2 hour, 08 minutes and 03 seconds Graham Hill finished the race first. 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.
Circuit
Location
Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Date
December 29th, 1962 at 01:00
Round
9/9
Winner
Graham Hill
Winning time
2:08:03.3
Pole position
Jim Clark
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 1 | #3 Graham Hill | BRM | 2:08:03.3 | 2 | 82 | 9 |
2 6 | #8 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +49.8 | 8 | 82 | 6 |
3 3 | #9 Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | +50.3 | 6 | 82 | 4 |
4 1 | #10 Jack Brabham | Brabham | +53.8 | 3 | 82 | 3 |
5 1 | #11 Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | +1 Lap | 4 | 81 | 2 |
6 4 | #20 Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | 10 | 78 | 1 |
7 | #4 Richie Ginther | BRM | +4 Laps | 7 | 78 | 0 |
8 4 | #18 John Love | Cooper-Climax | +4 Laps | 12 | 78 | 0 |
9 8 | #5 Bruce Johnstone | BRM | +6 Laps | 17 | 76 | 0 |
10 3 | #14 Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | +11 Laps | 13 | 71 | 0 |
11 5 | #15 Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Fuel system | 16 | 70 | 0 |
- | #1 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Oil leak) | 1 | 62 | 0 |
- | #21 Doug Serrurier | LDS | DNF (Radiator) | 14 | 62 | 0 |
- | #7 Roy Salvadori | Lola | DNF (Fuel leak) | 11 | 56 | 0 |
- | #22 Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | DNF (Wheel bearing) | 15 | 31 | 0 |
- | #6 John Surtees | Lola | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 26 | 0 |
- | #2 Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Gearbox) | 9 | 11 | 0 |
- | #12 Gary Hocking | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #16 Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #17 Tony Settember | Emeryson | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | #19 Sam Tingle | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 6 | 42 | |
2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 3 | 30 | -12 |
3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 5 | 27 | -15 |
4 | John Surtees | Lola | 2 | 19 | -23 | |
5 | Dan Gurney | Lotus-BRM | 1 | 2 | 15 | -27 |
6 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 3 | 14 | -28 | |
7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 13 | -29 | |
8 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2 | 10 | -32 | |
9 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 9 | -33 | ||
10 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 6 | -36 | |
11 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 5 | -37 | ||
12 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1 | 4 | -38 | |
13 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 4 | -38 | ||
14 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 3 | -39 | ||
15 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 | -39 | ||
16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 2 | -40 | ||
17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2 | -40 | ||
18 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 1 | -41 | ||
19 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | 1 | -41 | ||
20 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
21 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | 0 | -42 | ||
22 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
23 | Nino Vaccarella | Porsche | 0 | -42 | ||
24 | Lucien Bianchi | ENB | 0 | -42 | ||
25 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
26 | Roger Penske | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
27 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
28 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
29 | Rob Schroeder | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
30 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
31 | Tony Settember | Emeryson | 0 | -42 | ||
32 | John Campbell-Jones | Emeryson | 0 | -42 | ||
33 | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
34 | Heini Walter | Porsche | 0 | -42 | ||
35 | Jay Chamberlain | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
36 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 0 | -42 | ||
37 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 0 | -42 | ||
38 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
39 | Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -42 | ||
40 | Timmy Mayer | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
41 | Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | 0 | -42 | ||
42 | Gary Hocking | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
43 | Tony Marsh | BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
44 | Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
45 | Keith Greene | Gilby | 0 | -42 | ||
46 | Colin Davis | Porsche | 0 | -42 | ||
47 | Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
48 | Ben Pon | Porsche | 0 | -42 | ||
49 | Tony Shelly | Lotus-BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
50 | Carlo Abate | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
51 | Rob Slotemaker | Porsche | 0 | -42 | ||
52 | Sam Tingle | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
53 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
54 | Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -42 | ||
55 | Heinz Schiller | Lotus-BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
56 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
57 | Ernesto Prinoth | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -42 | ||
58 | Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -42 | ||
59 | Nasif Estéfano | De Tomaso | 0 | -42 | ||
60 | Günther Seiffert | Lotus-BRM | 0 | -42 | ||
61 | Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | 0 | -42 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BRM | 4 | 8 | 42 | |
2 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 4 | 36 | -6 |
3 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 7 | 29 | -13 |
4 | Lola | 2 | 19 | -23 | |
5 | Porsche | 1 | 2 | 18 | -24 |
6 | Ferrari | 4 | 18 | -24 | |
7 | Brabham | 6 | -36 | ||
8 | Lotus-BRM | 1 | -41 | ||
9 | Emeryson | 0 | -42 | ||
10 | ENB | 0 | -42 | ||
11 | Cooper | 0 | -42 | ||
12 | LDS | 0 | -42 | ||
13 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -42 | ||
14 | Team Lotus | 0 | -42 | ||
15 | Gilby | 0 | -42 | ||
16 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -42 | ||
17 | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -42 | ||
18 | De Tomaso | 0 | -42 | ||
19 | Lotus-Borgward | 0 | -42 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Mark Blundell | Alain Prost | |
1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
1985 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | |
1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Derek Warwick | Nelson Piquet | |
1983 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Andrea de Cesaris | Nelson Piquet | Patrick Tambay | |
1982 | #15 Alain Prost | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | René Arnoux | |
1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | Niki Lauda | |
1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | |
1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | James Hunt | |
1975 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Carlos Pace | |
1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Mike Hailwood | Niki Lauda | |
1973 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme | |
1972 | #12 Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | Jackie Stewart | |
1971 | #6 Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni | Jackie Stewart | |
1970 | #12 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart | |
1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham | |
1968 | #4 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | Jim Clark | |
1967 | #4 Pedro Rodríguez | John Love | John Surtees | Jack Brabham | |
1965 | #5 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | |
1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jim Clark |