1962 French Grand Prix

F1 France French Rouen_track_layout_1955-1971.gif 8 July 1962 XLVIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. Rouen-Les-EssartsRouen, France Temporary road circuit 4.065 6.542 54 219.511 353.268 Sunny Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:14.8 UK Graham Hill BRM 2:16.9 32 UK Dan Gurney Porsche USA Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax South Africa 1928 Richie Ginther BRM USA FRA The 1962 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 8 July 1962. It was race 4 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Dan Gurney, his first Formula One victory, driving a Porsche, that company's only win as a constructor in a Formula One championship race coming after three years of racing. It was the third time that the French Grand Prix was held at Rouen, the previous time being 1957. IMS9 Porsche-sensation i Frankrikes G.P. Porsche Sensation in French G.P. 15 sv Blunsden John Lerum, Sweden Illustrerad Motor Sport 9 September 1962 Race Phil Hill, running second in the championship, was in the stands with a camera around his neck; a metalworkers' strike in Italy meant that Ferrari could not take part. This left Graham Hill the fastest on track, taking the lead at the start and also setting a new lap record. The leading pack also included John Surtees (Lola), Jim Clark (Lotus), and Bruce McLaren (Cooper). These four pulled steadily away from Jack Brabham (Lotus) and Dan Gurney (Porsche). After only nine laps Brabham was out of the race with a broken rear suspension, while McLaren lost fourth gear and spun off the track, rejoining the race far down the field. Surtees retired four laps later with ignition problems, but was later back on the track in eighth place. Hill had pulled out a twenty-second lead ahead of Clark, but on the thirtieth lap he made contact with Jackie Lewis' Cooper when lapping him, allowing Clark to pass. Hill gave chase, netting the lap record, and re-took the lead on lap 33. On the next lap, Clark retired with a broken front suspension. Hill and BRM looked sure to win, but on lap 42 he retired in the hairpin with fuel injection and throttle linkage troubles; he lost several laps and ended up in last place after also having stopped in the hairpin to pick up the engine cover that he had left behind during his earlier visit there. All of a sudden Gurney found himself in the lead, he made no mistakes and gained what was to be Porsche's only Grand Prix victory with their own car. Tony Maggs had second-place handed to him in what was only his second race in a V8 Cooper, while Surtees' Lola kept giving him trouble. With only fourth gear left, he was passed by Richie Ginther on the 43rd lap.Blunsden, p. 16 Ginther's car had refused to start, setting him a half lap back at the start, but as cars ahead of him all began to break he drove harder and harder. His troubles were not over, however, with five laps left his throttle wire snapped and he had to control it with his hand - rather troublesome since his BRM's gear shifter was also on the right hand side.Blunsden, p. 14 McLaren was forced to make another pit stop, but managed to get by the troubled Surtees on the last lap. The last points-scoring position went to the ever-steady Carel Godin de Beaufort in his uncompetitive Porsche 718 from 1961. Other contenders were Jo Bonnier, who had gearbox and engine troubles. He later retired with fuel starvation, but got the car started and was classified as the last finisher, in tenth. Maurice Trintignant had to make a number of pit stops in his Rob Walker Lotus 24. Trevor Taylor had not been able to practice and was taking it comparatively easy when his throttle return spring broke, leaving it fully open. After a pit stop, he finished eighth, six laps down. A rather confusing race ended even worse - Surtees was trying to eke his crippled car into the pits but was hindered by a wall of gendarmes, who were refusing to move. Trintignant moved over to the left, but Taylor arrived at a high speed and rear-ended Trintignant. Both cars ended up in the hay bales, badly damaged, but amazingly no one was injured.Blunsden, p. 17 At the end, Phil Hill took his countryman Gurney aside and thanked him for "driving so well for him", as both of his closest competitors ended the race without any points. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q21 12 GBR Jim Clark Lotus-Climax2:16.7 2:14.8—2 8 GBR Graham Hill BRM2:15.9 2:15.0 +0.23 22 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax2:52.0 2:15.4 +0.64 26 AUS Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax2:17.5 2:16.1 +1.35 18 GBR John Surtees Lola-Climax2:16.3 2:16.3 +1.56 30 USA Dan Gurney Porsche2:16.5 2:17.1 +1.77 34 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM2:19.4 2:17.3 +2.58 36 GBR Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax2:19.1 2:17.5 +2.79 32 SWE Jo Bonnier Porsche2:21.1 2:17.9 +3.110 10 USA Richie Ginther BRM2:18.2 2:19.9 +3.411 24 South_Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax2:18.6 No time +3.812 14 GBR Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax2:19.1 No time +4.313 28 FRA Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax2:23.1 2:20.8 +6.014 20 GBR Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax2:21.3 No time +6.515 40 CHE Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM2:27.9 2:23.4 +8.616 42 GBR Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax2:25.5 2:26.5 +10.717 38 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche2:27.2 2:26.5 +11.7 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1962&gp=ACF%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1962 ACF GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 3 August 2020 Race thumb|This race was the only victory the Porsche 804 would see thumb|This race was the first win for Dan Gurney in Formula One Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 30 USA Dan Gurney Porsche 54 2:07:05.5 6 9 2 24 South_Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 53 + 1 Lap 11 6 3 10 USA Richie Ginther BRM 52 + 2 Laps 10 4 4 22 NZL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 51 + 3 Laps 3 3 5 18 GBR John Surtees Lola-Climax 51 + 3 Laps 5 2 6 38 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 51 + 3 Laps 17 1 7 28 FRA Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 50 + 4 Laps 13   8 14 GBR Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 48 + 6 laps 12   9 8 GBR Graham Hill BRM 44 + 10 Laps 2   10 32 SWE Jo Bonnier Porsche 43 Gearbox 9   Ret Retired 12 GBR Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 34 Suspension 1   Ret Retired 42 GBR Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 28 Accident 16   Ret Retired 20 GBR Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 21 Oil Pressure 14   Ret Retired 34 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 15 Overheating 7   Ret Retired 26 AUS Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 11 Suspension 4   Ret Retired 40 CHE Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 6 Clutch 15   Ret Retired 36 GBR Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1 Puncture 8   WD Withdrawn 16 GBR Peter Arundell Lotus No Car WD Withdrawn - GBR Tony Marsh BRM No Car WD Withdrawn - GBR Colin Davis Porsche WD Withdrawn - ITA Carlo Abate Lotus-Climax WD Withdrawn - GBR Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1962/629/ 1962 French Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202203844/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1962/629/ 2 December 2014 Scuderia Ferrari withdrew from the event, and their allocated numbers of 2, 4 and 6 were not used. No drivers were named by the team as having been entered. Notes This was the first Formula One World Championship podium for South African driver Tony Maggs, and the first for a South African driver. This was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for Porsche as a constructor and as an engine supplier. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 GBR Graham Hill 16 10px 2 USA Phil Hill 14 10px 1 3 NZL Bruce McLaren 12 10px 1 4 GBR Jim Clark 9 10px 18 5 USA Dan Gurney 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1962/france/championnat.aspx France 1962 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 GBR BRM 20 10px 2 2 GBR Cooper-Climax 17 10px 1 3 GBR Lotus-Climax 15 10px 1 4 ITA Ferrari 14 10px 1 5 DEU Porsche 12Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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