1962 Rand Grand Prix

September 2015 September 2015 NC South Africa 1928 Rand V Rand Grand Prix 15 December 1962 Kyalami 1961 - 1967.jpg Kyalami, Johannesburg Permanent racing facility 2.545 4.096 50 127.25 204.8 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:35.0 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:35.3 UK Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax Trevor Taylor UK Lotus-Climax John Surtees UK Lola-Climax The 5th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 December 1962 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 25. There were a very large number of entries for this race, and many of the local drivers did not qualify. Among the more unusual entries was the Lotus 7 of Brausch Niemann, and the non-qualifying Cooper of Dave Riley, which was fitted with a BMC engine. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 1.20:47.4 1 2 UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 0.3 s 2 3 UK John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax + 23.7 s 4 4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 49 laps 11 5 South Africa 1928 Neville Lederle Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 49 laps 8 6 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier Otelle Nucci LDS-Alfa Romeo 48 laps 9 7 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Otelle Nucci Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 47 laps 13 8 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 47 laps 19 9 South Africa 1928 Fanie Viljoen G.E. Mennie LDS-Climax 46 laps 15 10 South Africa 1928 Brausch Niemann Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford 46 laps 21 11 South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 46 laps 12 12 South Africa 1928 Bernard Podmore Grosvenor Motors Lotus-Climax 44 laps 17 13 South Africa 1928 Gene Bosman Gene Bosman LDS-Alfa Romeo 43 laps 18 14 South Africa 1928 Bob van Niekerk Equipe Judette Lotus-Climax 40 laps 14 15 USA Richie Ginther Owen Racing Organisation BRM 36 laps / Engine 5 Ret South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs John Love Cooper-Climax Gearbox 10 Ret South Africa 1928 Syd van der Vyver Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Climax Clutch 7 Ret UK Innes Ireland UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Front suspension 6 Ret UK Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM Gearbox 3 Ret South Africa 1928 Mike Harris Mike Harris Cooper-Alfa Romeo Puncture 20 Ret South Africa 1928 Adrian Pheiffer Adrian Pheiffer Cooper-Alfa Romeo Gearbox 16 DNQ South Africa 1928 Trevor Blokdyk Hoffman Racing Team Cooper-Alfa Romeo – DNQ South Africa 1928 Bill Dunlop Bill Dunlop Cooper-Alfa Romeo – DNQ South Africa 1928 Tony Kotze Bond Cars Assegai-Alfa Romeo – DNQ South Africa 1928 Vern McWilliams Vern McWilliams Lotus-Borgward – DNQ South Africa 1928 Peter van Niekerk Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford – DNQ South Africa 1928 Errol Hammon Errol Hammon LDS-Ford – DNQ South Africa 1928 Lionel Wilmot Lionel Wilmot Lotus-Ford – DNQ South Africa 1928 Clive Trundell Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax – DNQ South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Ecurie Tomahawk Lotus-Ford – DNQ Rhodesia and Nyasaland Dave Riley Dave Riley Cooper-BMC – DNQ South Africa 1928 Eric Glasby Eric Glasby Cooper-Alfa Romeo – DNQ South Africa 1928 Jack Holme Jack Holme Lotus-Climax – DNQ South Africa 1928 Rauten Hartmann Rauten Hartmann Netuar-Peugeot – WD Australia Ray Cresp Hoffman Racing Team Cooper-Alfa Romeo – WD South Africa 1928 Neville Austin Neville Austin Cooper-Climax Car driven by Trundell – WD South Africa 1928 Bruce Johnstone Bruce Johnstone BRM No car – Gary Hocking was also entered in his own Lotus-Climax, but raced the one entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team. Scuderia Lupini entered a Cooper-Maserati but withdrew it without designating a driver. References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race results at www.silhouet.com Rand Grand Prix 1962 1962 Mexican Grand Prix 1962 Natal Grand Prix 1961 Rand Grand Prix 1963 Rand Grand Prix Rand Grand Prix Category:Rand Grand Prix Rand Grand Prix Rand Grand Prix