1
Graham Hill
BRM
42 pts
2
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
30 pts
3
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
27 pts
1
BRM
42 pts
Graham Hill is the 1962 Formula 1 World Champion. Hill won 4 out of 9 races and scored a total of 42 points. With 12 points behind Jim Clark finished the season in second place and Bruce McLaren as third. BRM won the 1962 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 42 points.
The season started with the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix on May 20th. The last race of the season was the 1962 South African Grand Prix on December 29th.
Number of races
9 races
First race
Dutch Grand Prix (May 20th)
Last race
South African Grand Prix (December 29th)
Most wins
Graham Hill (4)
Most pole positions
Jim Clark (6)
Most podiums
Graham Hill (6)
Most top 5 finishes
Bruce McLaren (7)
Graham Hill (7)
Most points finishes
Graham Hill (8)
Most DNF's
Roy Salvadori (7)

1962 standings

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

1962 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
May 20th
Dutch Grand Prix
#17 Graham Hill
Trevor Taylor
Phil Hill
John Surtees
Jun 3rd
Monaco Grand Prix
#14 Bruce McLaren
Phil Hill
Lorenzo Bandini
Jim Clark
Jun 17th
Belgian Grand Prix
#16 Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Phil Hill
Graham Hill
Jul 8th
French Grand Prix
#30 Dan Gurney
Tony Maggs
Richie Ginther
Jim Clark
Jul 21st
British Grand Prix
#20 Jim Clark
John Surtees
Bruce McLaren
Jim Clark
Aug 5th
German Grand Prix
#11 Graham Hill
John Surtees
Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney
Sep 16th
Italian Grand Prix
#14 Graham Hill
Richie Ginther
Bruce McLaren
Jim Clark
Oct 7th
United States Grand Prix
#8 Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Bruce McLaren
Jim Clark
Dec 29th
South African Grand Prix
#3 Graham Hill
Bruce McLaren
Tony Maggs
Jim Clark