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Home / Seasons / 1962 F1 World Championship Season

1962 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)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Phil Hill

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari

← 1961 1963 →

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Standings

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Wins, poles & fastest laps

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Qualifying

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On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1NetherlandsZandvoort20 May
2MonacoMonte Carlo03 June
3BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps17 June
4FranceRouen-les-Essarts08 July
5BritainAintree21 July
6GermanyNurburgring05 August
7ItalyMonza16 September
8USAWatkins Glen07 October
9South AfricaEast London29 December
← 1961 1963 →
First race (Grand Prix)
South Africa
First race (circuit)
East London (first South African circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit)
Aintree
First race at a circuit since…
1957 for Rouen-les-Essarts
Last race at a circuit until…
1964 for Rouen-les-Essarts

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1NetherlandsResult
2MonacoResult
3BelgiumResult
4FranceResult
5BritainResult
6GermanyResult
7ItalyResult
8USAResult
9South Africa (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result
← 1961 1963 →

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)
← 1961 1963 →
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

DriverGrand Prix
Graham Hill (BRM)Netherlands
Jim Clark (Lotus)Belgium
Dan Gurney (Porsche)France
ConstructorGrand Prix
Porsche (Dan Gurney)France
← 1961 1963 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Trevor Taylor (Lotus)Netherlands
Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari)Monaco
Tony Maggs (Cooper)France
ConstructorGrand Prix
Lola (John Surtees)Britain
← 1961 1963 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Jim Clark (Lotus)Monaco
Graham Hill (BRM)Belgium
Dan Gurney (Porsche)Germany
ConstructorGrand Prix
Lola (John Surtees)Netherlands
Porsche (Dan Gurney)Germany
← 1961 1963 →

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