1962 Belgian Grand Prix

3rd round of the 1962 Formula One championship F1 Belgium Belgian Spa 1950.jpg 17 June, 1962 XXII Grand Prix de Belgique Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsSpa, Belgium Temporary road circuit 8.761 14.100 32 280.363 451.200 Sunny Graham Hill BRM 3:57.0 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 3:55.6 15 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax UK Graham Hill BRM UK Phil Hill Ferrari USA BEL The 1962 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 17 June 1962. It was race 3 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This race was notable for being the first Grand Prix win for Jim Clark, and the first of four consecutive victories at Spa for the Scotsman (despite thoroughly disliking the circuit) and Team Lotus. It was also the first win for the famous Lotus 25, and the beginning of the famous 6-year-long rivalry between Clark and Graham Hill. This race was held the same day as the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Santiago, Chile, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix. The Porsche factory team skipped this race due to large metal workers' union strikes in (West) Germany.WEST GERMAN STRIKE IN METAL JOBS VOTED (Published 1962) The New York Times 4 February 1962 https://www.nytimes.com/1962/02/04/archives/west-german-strike-in-metal-jobs-voted.html While Carel Godin de Beaufort raced his private 718, Jo Bonnier remained absent and Dan Gurney practised with a private Lotus-BRM, but did not start. Ricardo Rodríguez became the youngest driver to score championship points (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix. Trevor Taylor and Willy Mairesse were fighting for 2nd place until the 2 cars touched, crashed into a ditch and Mairesse's car landed upside down and caught fire. Both drivers were thrown out of their cars, but were unhurt. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q21 1 GBR Graham Hill BRM4:01.23:57.0—2 25 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax4:04.73:58.8 +1.83 17 GBR Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax3:59.34:00.5 +2.34 9 USA Phil Hill Ferrari3:59.83:59.6 +2.65 20 GBR Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax4:05.13:59.8 +2.86 10 BEL Willy Mairesse Ferrari4:01.43:59.8 +2.87 12 MEX 1934 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari4:05.14:01.0 +4.08 21 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM4:05.74:01.0 +4.09 2 USA Richie Ginther BRM4:04.34:01.4 +4.410 26 ZAF 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax4:22.64:03.6 +6.611 5 GBR John Surtees Lola-Climax4:29.04:04.4 +7.412 16 GBR Jim Clark Lotus-Climax4:09.24:04.9 +7.913 7 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche4:12.64:07.7 +10.714 11 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari4:08.0No time +11.015 15 AUS Jack Brabham Lotus-ClimaxNo time4:08.2 +11.216 18 FRA Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax4:35.54:09.2 +12.217 22 CHE Jo Siffert Lotus-Climax4:11.64:17.1 +14.618 19 BEL Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax4:25.44:18.0 +21.019 4 GBR John Campbell-Jones Lotus-ClimaxNo time4:26.9 +29.920 23 USA Dan Gurney Lotus-BRMNo time6:42.2 +2:45.2Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1962&gp=Belgian%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1962 Belgian GP chicanef1.com 11 July 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 GBR Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 32 2:07:32.3 12 9 2 1 GBR Graham Hill BRM 32 + 44.1 1 6 3 9 USA Phil Hill Ferrari 32 + 2:06.5 4 4 4 12 MEX 1934 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 32 + 2:06.6 7 3 5 5 GBR John Surtees Lola-Climax 31 + 1 Lap 11 2 6 15 AUS Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 30 + 2 Laps 15 1 7 7 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 30 + 2 Laps 13   8 18 FRA Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 30 + 2 Laps 16   9 19 BEL Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 29 + 3 Laps 18   10 22 CHE Jo Siffert Lotus-Climax 29 + 3 Laps 17   11 4 GBR John Campbell-Jones Lotus-Climax 16 + 16 Laps 19   Ret Retired 17 GBR Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 25 Accident 3   Ret Retired 10 BEL Willy Mairesse Ferrari 25 Accident 6   Ret Retired 2 USA Richie Ginther BRM 22 Gearbox 9   Ret Retired 26 ZAF 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 22 Gearbox 10   Ret Retired 25 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 19 Wheel bearing 2   Ret Retired 21 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 13 Withdrew 8   Ret Retired 20 GBR Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 8 Suspension 5   Ret Retired 11 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 3 Ignition 14   DNS Did not start 23 USA Dan Gurney Lotus-BRM Car unraceworthy WD Withdrawn 3 GBR Tony Marsh BRM Car not ready WD Withdrawn 4 GBR Jackie Lewis BRM WD Withdrawn 4 GBR Gerry Ashmore BRM WD Withdrawn 6 GBR Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax WD Withdrawn 8 CHE Heinz Schiller Porsche WD Withdrawn 24 SWE Jo Bonnier Porsche Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1962/628/ 1962 Belgian Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063523/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1962/628/ 29 November 2014 Dan Gurney practiced in a Lotus-BRM owned by Wolfgang Seidel, but after a few laps he deemed the car unraceworthy. Gurney was also entered by the works Porsche team, along with Jo Bonnier, but the team withdrew after the factory was hit by strike action. The #4 entry was originally allocated to Lewis, then to Ashmore on Lewis' withdrawal. After Ashmore also withdrew, the slot was filled by John Campbell-Jones. Lucien Bianchi was originally entered as #14, in a Porsche prepared by Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, but withdrew. He later took #19 and drove Equipe National Belge's Lotus. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 GBR Graham Hill 16 10px 2 USA Phil Hill 14 10px 11 3 GBR Jim Clark 9 10px 1 4 NZL Bruce McLaren 9 10px 1 5 GBR Trevor Taylor 6Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1962/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1962 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 12 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 1 GBR BRM 16 10px 2 2 GBR Lotus-Climax 15 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 14 10px 3 4 GBR Cooper-Climax 11 10px 5 GBR Lola-Climax 5Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Belgian Grand Prix 1962 1962 Monaco Grand Prix 1962 French Grand Prix 1961 Belgian Grand Prix 1963 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix