1962 Formula One season

16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing December 2023 1962 Drivers' Champion: Graham HillInternational Cup Champion: BRM 3 450 HillGraham1969Aug.jpg Graham Hill won the first of his two championships, driving for BRM. Jim Clark 1965.jpg Jim Clark (pictured in 1965) finished as runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship. Bruce McLaren en 1969.jpg Bruce McLaren finished third in the World Drivers' Championship. 1962-08-05 Graham Hill, BRM - Hatzenbach (sw).jpg BRM won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the BRM P48/57 & P57. Taylor at 1962 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg Lotus finished second in the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 24 and 25. Bruce McLaren at 1962 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg Cooper finished third in the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Cooper T53, T55 & T60. The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 13th World Championship of Drivers, the 5th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over nine races between 20 May and 29 December 1962. Graham Hill driving for BRM won his first Drivers' Championship when rival Jim Clark retired from the last race due to an oil leak in the 62nd lap while he was leading the race.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1962/drivers.html 1962 Driver Standings Formula1.com 25 April 2024 BRM also won the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time, and it would be the only time.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1962/teams.html 1962 Constructor Standings Formula1.com 25 April 2024 25 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240425194602/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1962/teams.html dead Double World Champion Jack Brabham formed his own team and debuted the Brabham BT3 in the United States Grand Prix, becoming the first ever F1 driver to score championship points in a car bearing his own name. Ricardo Rodríguez suffered a fatal crash during practice for his home race, the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix. He had been the youngest ever driver for Scuderia Ferrari, but also became the youngest ever F1 driver to die. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1962 FIA World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds ITA Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156 Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 USA Phil Hill 1–3, 5–7 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti 1, 3, 6–7 MEX 1934 Ricardo Rodríguez 1–3, 6–7 ITA Lorenzo Bandini 2, 6–7 BEL Willy Mairesse 2–3, 7 GBR Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2524 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 GBR Jim Clark All GBR Trevor Taylor All GBR Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T60T55T53 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8Climax FPF 1.5 L4 NZL Bruce McLaren All ZAF 1928 Tony Maggs All USA Timmy Mayer 8 GBR Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 AUS Jack Brabham 1–5 Brabham-Climax BT3 6, 8–9 GBR UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 2418/21 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8Climax FPF 1.5 L4 GBR Innes Ireland 1–5, 7–9 USA Masten Gregory 1, 5 Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 2–4, 7–8 FRG Porsche System Engineering Porsche 804718 Porsche 753 1.5 F8Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 SWE Jo Bonnier 1–2, 4–8 USA Dan Gurney 1–2, 4–8 USA Phil Hill 8 NLD Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718787 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort All NLD Ben Pon 1 Emeryson-Climax 61 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 FRG Wolfgang Seidel 1 GBR Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57P48/57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 GBR Graham Hill All USA Richie Ginther All ZAF 1928 Bruce Johnstone 9 GBR Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team Lola-Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 GBR John Surtees All GBR Roy Salvadori 1–2, 4–9 GBR Ecurie Galloise Cooper-Climax T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 GBR Jackie Lewis 1, 4–6 BRM P48/57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 2 GBR R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 FRA Maurice Trintignant 2–4, 6–8CHE Ecurie Nationale Suisse CHE Ecurie FilipinettiLotus-Climax21Climax FPF 1.5 L4CHE Jo Siffert2–3, 6Lotus-BRM24BRM P56 1.5 V84, 7CHE Heinz Schiller6Porsche718Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4CHE Heini Walter6 ITA Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Lotus-Climax 18/2124 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 ITA Nino Vaccarella 2, 7 Porsche 718 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 6 GBR Emeryson Cars Lotus-Climax 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 GBR John Campbell-Jones 3 Emeryson-Climax 61 USA Tony Settember 5, 7 BEL Equipe Nationale Belge Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 BEL Lucien Bianchi 3 ENB-Maserati F1 Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4 6 FRG Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Dan Gurney 3 FRG Wolfgang Seidel 5–6 FRG Gunther Seiffert 6 NZL Tony Shelly 7 GBR Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax T59 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 GBR Ian Burgess 5–7 USA Ecurie Excelsior Lotus-Climax 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 USA Jay Chamberlain 5–7 GBR John Dalton Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 NZL Tony Shelly 5–6 GBR Gilby Engineering Gilby-BRM 62 BRM P56 1.5 V8 GBR Keith Greene 6–7 FRA Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 FRA Bernard Collomb 6 ITA Scuderia de Tomaso De Tomaso 801 De Tomaso 1.5 F8 ARG Nasif Estéfano 7 ITA Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-OSCA F1 OSCA 372 1.5 L4 ITA Roberto Lippi 7 GBR Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 GBR Gerry Ashmore 7 ITA Scuderia Jolly Club Lotus-Climax 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 ITA Ernesto Prinoth 7 USA Dupont Team Zerex Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 USA Roger Penske 8 USA Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 USA Hap Sharp 8 USA Jim Hall Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 USA Jim Hall 8 USA John Mecom Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 USA Rob Schroeder 8 ZAF 1928 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Ernie Pieterse 9 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Cooper-Climax T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 9 ZAF 1928 Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Neville Lederle 9 ZAF 1928 Otelle Nucci LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Doug Serrurier 9 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mike Harris Cooper-Alfa Romeo T53 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mike Harris 9 Team and driver changes thumb|right|Stirling Moss (pictured in 2011) had signed with Ferrari for 1962, but a pre-season accident meant the end of his racing career. thumb|right|Double World Champion Jack Brabham set up his own team for 1962 and had his own chassis designed: the BT3 (pictured in 2019). Like in 1961, Ferrari entered most races with three cars. Stirling Moss was due to drive for them, but suffered an accident during the non-championship Glover Trophy. He went into a coma for a month and the left side of his body was paralysed for six months.http://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/halloffame/1990/Stirling_Moss_main.htm International Motorsports Hall of Fame dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010224090724/http://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/halloffame/1990/Stirling_Moss_main.htm 24 February 20012uVV3VknKa0 Stirling Moss Career Ending Crash Giancarlo Baghetti was granted the seat, having proven himself worthy by winning the 1961 French Grand Prix and multiple non-championship races in a privately run Ferrari. Richie Ginther moved from Ferrari to BRM, where Tony Brooks had retired. The team introduced their own V8 engine for this season, after they had had to rely on Climax engines the year before. Lotus hired Taylor after Innes Ireland was fired and went to the BRP team (renamed UDT Laystall Racing). Double World Champion Jack Brabham started his own team, Brabham, at first running a Lotus chassis but later debuting the BT3, with which he became the first F1 driver ever to score points in a car bearing his own name. Tony Maggs replaced him at Cooper. Bowmaker Racing (what would later become Reg Parnell Racing) entered the season with a Lola Mk4, the first ever F1 chassis by Lola Cars. Mid-season changes Lorenzo Bandini and Willy Mairesse joined Scuderia Ferrari on a part-time basis, expanding the squad to five cars for the Italian Grand Prix. After a brief appearance in 1956, Emeryson was back on the grid as a works team. They ran a Lotus chassis once before debuting a self-designed car in the British Grand Prix. The ENB team debuted a self-made chassis in the German Grand Prix, powered by a Maserati engine. Calendar Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Dutch Grand Prix NLD Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 20 May 2 Monaco Grand Prix MCO Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 3 June 3 Belgian Grand Prix BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 17 June 4 French Grand Prix FRA Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival 8 July 5 British Grand Prix GBR Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Merseyside 21 July 6 German Grand Prix FRG Nürburgring, Nürburg 5 August 7 Italian Grand Prix ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 16 September 8 United States Grand Prix USA Watkins Glen International, New York 7 October 9 South African Grand Prix ZAF 1928 Prince George Circuit, East London 29 December Calendar changes The Monaco Grand Prix was moved back three weeks, making the Dutch Grand Prix the season opener. The French Grand Prix was moved from Reims-Gueux to Rouen-Les-Essarts for a year, as it was the tradition to do every five years (after 1952 and 1957). The South African Grand Prix made its debut on the championship calendar. The race was held at the Prince George Circuit as the season finale on 29 December. Championship report Rounds 1 to 3 thumb|right|Graham Hill (BRM) won the season opener, the Dutch Grand Prix. The Dutch Grand Prix hosted the season opener for the first time and was granted the honorary designation of European Grand Prix for this year. Lotus turned up with a revolutionary new chassis, the Lotus 25 being the first car built around an aluminium monocoque instead of a space frame. However, it was John Surtees who took pole position in the privately run Lola, ahead of Graham Hill for BRM. Lotus's Jim Clark qualified third, but this meant he had the inside line to the first corner and he managed to take the lead. Dan Gurney in the Porsche had a wonderful start from eighth to take third behind Hill and ahead of Surtees. The top three were steady in the opening phase, but then, both Clark and Gurney ran into technical troubles. Around the same time, the front wishbone broke on Surtees's Lola and he had a heavy crash but escaped unhurt. Graham Hill led away and scored the victory. Bruce McLaren (Cooper) was running second before he retired with a broken gearbox. Reigning champion Phil Hill (Ferrari) was running third at the time, inheriting second but later being overtaken by Trevor Taylor (Lotus).https://web.archive.org/web/20230907231934/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1962/12/the-dutch-grand-prix-11/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1962/12/the-dutch-grand-prix-11/ 1962 Dutch Grand Prix race report: Hill rings in the new season with debut win Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 20 May 1962 7 September 2023 25 April 2024 Jim Clark scored his first career pole in the Monaco Grand Prix, ahead of Graham Hill and Bruce McLaren. But due to a confusing start procedure, it was Willy Mairesse in the Ferrari who went by, touching wheels with Clark and Hill in the process and locking up his wheels into the first corner. A chain reaction led to an accident with six drivers, three of whom retired on the spot. Mairesse took the lead but spun his car in the second hairpin, making the order at the end of the first lap: McLaren, Graham Hill, Phil Hill. McLaren was relegated back to second by lap 7, and then third by Clark, who was recovering from a bad start, was setting multiple fastest laps and started challenging Hill for the lead. On lap 55, however, his clutch gave out and he had to retire. But Hill was not yet out of the woods, with his BRM engine starting to smoke and McLaren, back in second, getting ever closer. On lap 93, Hill's engine gave up with a bang, although he still scored a point, as he was classified in sixth. McLaren was challenged by Phil Hill but held on to score his first win in two years. Lorenzo Bandini finished third in his first race for Ferrari.https://web.archive.org/web/20230907233439/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1962/20/xx-grand-prix-of-monaco/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1962/20/xx-grand-prix-of-monaco/ 1962 Monaco Grand Prix race report: Kiwi survives hunting red shark Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 3 June 1962 7 September 2023 25 April 2024 The Belgian Grand Prix saw Graham Hill qualify on pole, ahead of McLaren, Taylor and home hero Mairesse. In the first phase of the race, those four were fighting over the lead in close combat and their relative positions changed all the while. Clark had started in twelfth, but joined the leading group. On lap 11, Clark set the fastest lap and took the lead, with teammate Taylor holding back their rivals. Clark held on to take the win, but getting up to the final corner of lap 26, Taylor crashed with Mairesse, the Lotus cutting down a telegraph pole and the Ferrari landing upside down on fire. Both drivers were flung out and suffered minor injuries. Graham Hill finished second, Phil Hill third. Ricardo Rodríguez came home in fourth, becoming the youngest F1 driver ever to score points. This record stood until Jenson Button broke it in the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.https://web.archive.org/web/20230610020227/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1962/14/xxi-belgian-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1962/14/xxi-belgian-grand-prix/ 1962 Belgian Grand Prix race report: A fine win for Lotus Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 17 June 1962 10 June 2023 25 April 2024 In the Drivers' Championship, Graham Hill (BRM) was leading with 16 points, ahead of 1961 champion Phil Hill (Ferrari) with 14 and Jim Clark (Lotus) with 9. In the Manufacturers' Championship, BRM went ahead with 16 points, ahead of Lotus (15) and Ferrari (14). Rounds 4 to 6 The French Grand Prix saw Jim Clark qualify on pole position in his Lotus, ahead of championship leader Graham Hill for BRM and Bruce McLaren for Cooper. Although Ferrari had withdrawn from the event due to strike actions, IMS10 Ferrari lämnar formel 1 Ferrari Leaves Formula 1 14 Swedish Björklund Bengt Lerum, Sweden Illustrerad Motor Sport 10 October 1962 the first three rows were occupied by seven different teams and five different constructors. Fifth-starting John Surtees was in second after the first lap and challenged Hill for the lead, but had to pit when his engine had trouble picking up fuel. Jackie Lewis was lapped by Hill but then suddenly lost his brakes and rear-ended the leader. Clark took the lead, but was caught by Hill within three laps, confirming to the Lotus team that their car was not running well, and they decided to retire from the race. Further drama ensued when Hill's BRM engine had jammed with ten laps to go, paving the way for Dan Gurney taking his first and Porsche's only win. South African Tony Maggs was second for Cooper, scoring his first podium, and Richie Ginther third for BRM.https://web.archive.org/web/20230907231927/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1962/54/48th-french-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1962/54/48th-french-grand-prix/ 1962 French Grand Prix race report: Gurney gives Porsche its P1 Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 8 July 1962 7 September 2023 25 April 2024 During the British Grand Prix, Clark scored his third pole position of the year, this time ahead of Surtees and Ireland. The latter, however, could not get his Lotus to fire up and was passed at by everyone at the start. McLaren took over third place. The top three remained unchanged throughout the race, with Clark taking an unchallenged win and even getting close to lapping championship leader Hill, who came home in fourth.https://web.archive.org/web/20230908082330/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1962/14/15th-rac-british-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1962/14/15th-rac-british-grand-prix/ 1962 British Grand Prix race report - The uncatchable Lotus and Clark Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 21 July 1962 8 September 2023 25 April 2024 thumb|right|In the German Grand Prix, the top three (Hill, Surtees, Gurney) finished within five seconds of each other. The German Grand Prix saw the debut of Brabham's first F1 chassis, designed by Ron Tauranac. Scuderia Ferrari, having recovered from strikes in Italy, brought an upgraded chassis and gave it to Lorenzo Bandini to try it out. During practice, Carel Godin de Beaufort was running his Porsche with a large camera mounted to the rear by the German television crew. The device fell off, however, and championship leader Hill was the unlucky victim, unable to avoid it, breaking his oil lines and quickly spinning off the track. Tony Maggs then slid on Hill's oil and had a similar accident, but both drivers were unhurt. Gurney started on pole, ahead of Hill and Clark, but the race was delayed for over an hour, after a sudden downpour made the track incredibly slippery. When the race got underway, Clark stalled his engine and fell back, but he passed 17 cars on the first lap. The leading pair went side-by-side as they started the third lap and it was Hill who came out on top. Surtees had inherited third place from Clark and this top three got away from the rest. Surtees got second place when Gurney's battery came loose and the American had to secure by hand. At half-distance, Clark had recovered to fourth place, mastering the wet conditions and gaining at least five seconds per lap on the leading trio. After almost losing the car twice at high speed, however, the Scot settled down. Surtees tried to push Hill into making a mistake but the Brit held on, taking the win, with Surtees and Gurney finishing within the next five seconds.https://web.archive.org/web/20230907233431/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1962/51/xxiv-german-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1962/51/xxiv-german-grand-prix/ 1962 German Grand Prix race report: Hill the rain meister at the Nordschleife Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 5 August 1962 7 September 2023 25 April 2024 In the Drivers' Championship, Graham Hill (BRM) was still holding onto the lead with 28 points, ahead of Jim Clark (Lotus) with 21 and John Surtees (Lola) with 19. In the Manufacturers' Championship, BRM were leading with 31, ahead of Lotus (27) and Cooper (23). Rounds 7 to 9 thumb|right|Ferrari entered five cars in their home race, two of which, including Giancarlo Baghetti (pictured), finished in the points. The Italian Grand Prix was run on the road circuit of Monza, abandoning the fearsome banked oval. Jim Clark, second in the championship, qualified on pole position, ahead of championship leader Graham Hill and his teammate Richie Ginther. Hill took the lead at the start and led a group eight cars. Ferrari had brought five cars to their home race but they were all down in the second group. Clark pitted with transmission problems, while Hill managed to create some space between him and the rest. BRM scored a comfortable 1–2, while close fighting and a light rain shower provided exciting battles, from which Bruce McLaren came up to complete the podium.https://web.archive.org/web/20230907234944/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1962/11/xxxiii-italian-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1962/11/xxxiii-italian-grand-prix/ 1962 Italian Grand Prix race report: Hill takes surefooted victory Denis Jenkinson 16 September 1962 7 September 2023 25 April 2024 F1 moved overseas for the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. In repeat of this year's French GP and last year's US GP, Ferrari withdrew from this race and the next because of ongoing strikes in Italy. Clark qualified on pole, ahead of Ginther and Hill, and the Lotus was fastest at the start. Hill went into second, trying everything to stay with his rival. This paid off on lap 12, when Clark was held up by a backmarker and Hill swooped by. On lap 19, however, Clark snatched the lead back and held on to take the win, ten seconds ahead of Hill. The rest of the field, all at least a lap down, were led by third-placed McLaren.https://web.archive.org/web/20230908083028/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1962/22/4th-united-states-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1962/22/4th-united-states-grand-prix/ 1962 United States Grand Prix race report: Brits conquer the Glen Motorsport Magazine Michael Tee 7 October 1962 8 September 2023 25 April 2024 Coming to the season finale, the South African Grand Prix, Clark had a nine-point deficit to Hill. If Clark would manage to win the race, then Hill could finish second at best, which meant that his result would not count - only the five best results of the season counted towards the championship. This would result in a tie on points, and Clark would win the title on countback - he would have four wins against Hill's three. Clark started off well, scoring his sixth pole position of the season, with Hill starting alongside him. He held the lead at the start and then pulled away by a second per lap. He had an immense lead of half a minute when, suddenly, blue smoke started pouring from his engine. After stopping in the pits, it was found that a bolt was missing from the crankcase, which had allowed oil to leak out. The smoke was caused by the oil leaking on the exhaust. The Lotus mechanics did not have a fix, which meant Clark had to retire and give up the championship. Hill could cruise to the finish but still won the race almost 50 seconds ahead of McLaren and home hero Tony Maggs.https://web.archive.org/web/20230601114241/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1963/28/the-9th-south-african-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1963/28/the-9th-south-african-grand-prix/ 1962 South African Grand Prix race report: Graham the champion Motorsport Magazine Michael Tee 29 December 1962 1 June 2023 25 April 2024 The Drivers' Championship was settled with Graham Hill (BRM) on 42 points, winning his first title, ahead of Jim Clark (Lotus) on 30 and Bruce McLaren (Cooper) on 27. The Manufacturers' Championship was won by BRM with 42 points, ahead of Lotus (36) and Cooper (29). Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report 1 NLD Dutch Grand Prix GBR John Surtees NZL Bruce McLaren GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Dunlop Report 2 MCO Monaco Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark NZL Bruce McLaren GBR Cooper-Climax Dunlop Report 3 BEL Belgian Grand Prix GBR Graham Hill GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 4 FRA French Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Graham Hill USA Dan Gurney FRG Porsche Dunlop Report 5 GBR British Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 6 FRG German Grand Prix USA Dan Gurney GBR Graham Hill GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Dunlop Report 7 ITA Italian Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Graham Hill GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Dunlop Report 8 USA United States Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 9 ZAF 1928 South African Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Dunlop Report Scoring system List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best five results counted towards the cup. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th Race964321Source:18 January 2019 World Championship points systems http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032459/http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html 24 September 2019 21 December 2020 8W Forix World Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver NEDNLD MONMCO BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA RSAZAF 1928 Pts. 1 GBR Graham Hill 1 (6) 2 p 9 f (4) 1 f 1 f (2) 1 42 (52) 2 GBR Jim Clark 9 Ret p f 1 f Ret p 1 p f 4 Ret p 1 p f Ret p f 30 3 NZL Bruce McLaren Ret f 1 Ret (4) 3 (5) 3 3 2 27 (32) 4 GBR John Surtees Ret p 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 19 5 USA Dan Gurney Ret Ret DNS 1 9 3 p 13 5 15 6 USA Phil Hill 3 2 3 Ret Ret 11 DNS 14 7 ZAF 1928 Tony Maggs 5 Ret Ret 2 6 9 7 7 3 13 8 USA Richie Ginther Ret Ret Ret 3 13 8 2 Ret 7 10 9 AUS Jack Brabham Ret 8 6 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 9 10 GBR Trevor Taylor 2 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 6 11 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti 4 Ret 10 5 5 12 ITA Lorenzo Bandini 3 Ret 8 4 13 MEX 1934 Ricardo Rodríguez Ret DNS 4 6 14 4 14 BEL Willy Mairesse 7 Ret 4 3 15 SWE Jo Bonnier 7 5 10 Ret 7 6 13 3 16 GBR Innes Ireland Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 8 5 2 17 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 DNQ 7 6 14 13 10 Ret 11 2 18 USA Masten Gregory Ret DNQ Ret Ret 7 12 6 1 19 ZAF 1928 Neville Lederle 6 1 — FRA Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 0 — GBR Jackie Lewis 8 DNQ Ret 10 Ret 0 — Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 8 0 — ITA Nino Vaccarella DNQ 15 9 0 — BEL Lucien Bianchi 9 16 0 — USA Roger Penske 9 0 — ZAF 1928 Bruce Johnstone 9 0 — CHE Jo Siffert DNQ 10 Ret 12 DNQ 0 — USA Rob Schroeder 10 0 — ZAF 1928 Ernie Pieterse 10 0 — GBR Ian Burgess 12 11 DNQ 0 — USA Tony Settember 11 Ret 0 — GBR John Campbell-Jones 11 0 — USA Hap Sharp 11 0 — CHE Heini Walter 14 0 — USA Jay Chamberlain 15 DNQ DNQ 0 — FRG Wolfgang Seidel NC Ret DNQ 0 — GBR Roy Salvadori Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 — NZL Tony Shelly Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — GBR Keith Greene DNS Ret DNQ 0 — NLD Ben Pon Ret 0 — CHE Heinz Schiller Ret 0 — FRA Bernard Collomb Ret 0 — USA Timmy Mayer Ret 0 — ZAF 1928 Doug Serrurier Ret 0 — Rhodesia and Nyasaland Mike Harris Ret 0 — FRG Günther Seiffert DNQ 0 — GBR Gerry Ashmore DNQ 0 — ITA Ernesto Prinoth DNQ 0 — ITA Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 — ARG Nasif Estéfano DNQ 0 — USA Jim Hall DNS 0 Pos. Driver NEDNLD MONMCO BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA RSAZAF 1928 Pts. Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Italics indicate fastest lap Bold indicates pole position International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings thumb|Porsche placed fifth in the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers Pos. Manufacturer NEDNLD MONMCO BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA RSAZAF 1928 Pts.points Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 1 GBR BRM 1 (6) 2 (3) (4) 1 1 (2) 1 42 (56) 2 GBR Lotus-Climax 2 8 1 7 1 4 9 1 (5) 36 (38) 3 GBR Cooper-Climax (5) 1 Ret 2 3 (5) 3 (3) 2 29 (37) 4 GBR Lola-Climax Ret 4 5 5 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 19 5 FRG Porsche 6 5 7 1 9 3 (6) 5 11 18 (19) 6 ITA Ferrari 3 2 3 WD Ret 6 4 WD 18 7 GBR Brabham-Climax Ret 4 4 6 8 GBR Lotus-BRM DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 6 1 — GBR Emeryson-Climax NC 11 Ret WD 0 — BEL ENB-Maserati 16 0 — GBR Gilby-BRM WD Ret DNQ 0 — ZAF 1928 LDS-Alfa Romeo Ret 0 — GBR Cooper-Alfa Romeo Ret 0 — ITA De Tomaso DNQ 0 — ITA De Tomaso-OSCA DNQ 0 Pos. Manufacturer NEDNLD MONMCO BELBEL FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA RSAZAF 1928 Pts. Only the best five results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Bold results counted to championship totals. Non-championship races The following Formula One races which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers or the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, were also held in 1962. Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report ZAF 1928 V Cape Grand Prix Killarney 2 January GBR Trevor Taylor GBR Lotus-Climax Report BEL IV Brussels Grand Prix Heysel 1 April BEL Willy Mairesse ITA Ferrari Report GBR III Lombank Trophy Snetterton 14 April GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR XIV Lavant Cup Goodwood 23 April NZL Bruce McLaren GBR Cooper-Climax Report GBR X Glover Trophy Goodwood 23 April GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Report FRA XXII Pau Grand Prix Pau 23 April FRA Maurice Trintignant GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR VII Aintree 200 Aintree 28 April GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR XV BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 12 May GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Report ITA XX Naples Grand Prix Posillipo 20 May BEL Willy Mairesse ITA Ferrari Report GBR I International 2000 Guineas Mallory Park 11 June GBR John Surtees GBR Lola-Climax Report GBR XIII Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace 11 June GBR Innes Ireland GBR Lotus-BRM Report FRA III Grand Prix de Reims Reims 1 July NZL Bruce McLaren GBR Cooper-Climax Report FRG XII Solitude Grand Prix Solitudering 15 July USA Dan Gurney FRG Porsche Report SWE VIII Kanonloppet Karlskoga 12 August USA Masten Gregory GBR Lotus-BRM Report ITA I Mediterranean Grand Prix Enna-Pergusa 19 August ITA Lorenzo Bandini ITA Ferrari Report DNK III Danish Grand Prix Roskilde Ring 25–26 August AUS Jack Brabham GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR IX Gold Cup Oulton Park 1 September GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report MEX 1934 I Mexican Grand Prix Magdalena Mixhuca 4 November GBR Jim ClarkGBR Trevor Taylor GBR Lotus-Climax Report ZAF 1928 V Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 15 December GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report ZAF 1928 II Natal Grand Prix Westmead 22 December GBR Trevor Taylor GBR Lotus-Climax Report Notes References External links 1962 F1 Results & image galleries at www.f1-facts.com 1962 FIA Regulations at www.sovren.org (archived) Category:Formula One seasons