F1 season
Season info
Season
13
Races
9
Drivers’ Champion
Graham Hill (1st title; 7th different World Champion, 2nd British champion)
Constructors’ Champion
BRM (only title; 4th different World Champion constructor)
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Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1962 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- Brabham (works team)
- (AUS) Jack Brabham (6, 8-9)
- BRM (works team)
- (USA) Richie Ginther (All)
- (GBR) Graham Hill (All)
- (ZAF) Bruce Johnstone (9) (Rookie)
- BRM (privateer)
- (GBR) Jackie Lewis (2)
- Cooper (works team)
- (ZAF) Tony Maggs (All)
- (NZL) Bruce McLaren (All)
- (USA) Tim Mayer (8) (Rookie)
- Cooper (privateers)
- (GBR) Jackie Lewis (1, 4-6)
- (GBR) Ian Burgess (5-7)
- (FRA) Bernard Collomb (6)
- (USA) Hap Sharp (8)
- (RHO) Mike Harris (9) (Rookie) (first Rhodesian driver along with John Love to enter a World Championship race)
- (RHO) John Love (9) (Rookie) (first Rhodesian driver along with Mike Harris to enter a World Championship race)
- De Tomaso (works team)
- (ARG) Nasif Estefano (7)
- De Tomaso (privateer)
- (ITA) Roberto Lippi (7)
- Emeryson (works team)
- (USA) Tony Settember (5, 7) (Rookie)
- Emeryson (privateer)
- (DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (1)
- ENB (works team)
- (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (6)
- Ferrari (works team)
- (USA) Phil Hill (1-3, 5-7)
- (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (1, 3, 6-7)
- (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (1-3, 6-7)
- (BEL) Willy Mairesse (2-3, 7)
- (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (2, 6-7)
- Gilby (works team)
- (GBR) Keith Greene (6-7)
- LDS (privateer)
- (ZAF) Doug Serrurier (9) (Rookie)
- Lola (privateer)
- (GBR) John Surtees (All)
- (GBR) Roy Salvadori (1-2, 4-9)
- Lotus (works team)
- (GBR) Jim Clark (All)
- (GBR) Trevor Taylor (All)
- Lotus (privateers)
- (GBR) Innes Ireland (1-5, 7-9)
- (USA) Masten Gregory (1-5, 7-8)
- (AUS) Jack Brabham (1-5)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (2-4, 6-8)
- (CHE) Jo Siffert (2-4, 6-7) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Nino Vaccarella (2, 7)
- (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (3)
- (GBR) John Campbell-Jones (3) (Rookie)
- (USA) Dan Gurney (3)
- (DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (5-6)
- (USA) Jay Chamberlain (5-7) (Rookie)
- (NZL) Tony Shelly (5-7) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Keith Greene (5)
- (CHE) Heinz Schiller (6) (Rookie)
- (DEU) Gunther Seiffert (6) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Gerry Ashmore (7)
- (ITA) Ernesto Prinoth (7) (Rookie)
- (USA) Jim Hall (8)
- (USA) Roger Penske (8)
- (USA) Rob Schroeder (8)
- (ZAF) Neville Lederle (9) (Rookie)
- (ZAF) Ernie Pieterse (9) (Rookie)
- Porsche (works team)
- (SWE) Jo Bonnier (1-2, 4-8)
- (USA) Dan Gurney (1-2, 4-8)
- (USA) Phil Hill (8)
- Porsche (privateers)
- (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (All)
- (NLD) Ben Pon (1) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Nino Vaccarella (6)
- (CHE) Heini Walter (6) (Rookie)
- Final season (drivers)
- Gerry Ashmore
- Jay Chamberlain
- Nasif Estefano
- Keith Greene
- Mike Harris
- Bruce Johnstone
- Jackie Lewis
- Tim Mayer
- Roger Penske
- Ben Pon
- Ernesto Prinoth
- Ricardo Rodriguez
- Roy Salvadori
- Heinz Schiller
- Rob Schroeder
- Wolfgang Seidel
- Gunther Seiffert
- Tony Shelly
- Heini Walter
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 1960 for Nasif Estefano
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 1965 for Neville Lederle and Nino Vaccarella
- Debut season (constructors)
- Brabham
- ENB (only season)
- LDS
- Lola
- Final season (constructors)
- Emeryson
- ENB
Maiden wins
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Graham Hill (BRM) | Netherlands |
| Jim Clark (Lotus) | Belgium |
| Dan Gurney (Porsche) | France |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Porsche (Dan Gurney) | France |
Maiden podium finishes
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Trevor Taylor (Lotus) | Netherlands |
| Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari) | Monaco |
| Tony Maggs (Cooper) | France |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Lola (John Surtees) | Britain |
Maiden pole positions
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Jim Clark (Lotus) | Monaco |
| Graham Hill (BRM) | Belgium |
| Dan Gurney (Porsche) | Germany |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Lola (John Surtees) | Netherlands |
| Porsche (Dan Gurney) | Germany |