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1962 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 32 laps
Round3 of 9
Race numbers

The 1962 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 105th World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 11th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+11(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax322hr 07m 32.300s9
2-1(GBR) Graham HillBRM32+44.100s6
3+1(USA) Phil HillFerrari32+2m 06.500s4
4+3(MEX) Ricardo RodriguezFerrari32+2m 06.600s3
5+6(GBR) John SurteesLola-Climax (privateer)31+1 lap2
6+9(AUS) Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax (privateer)30+2 laps1
7+6(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)30+2 laps 
8+8(FRA) Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax (privateer)30+2 laps 
9+9(BEL) Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax (privateer)29+3 laps 
10+7(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-Climax (privateer)29+3 laps 
R (GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax25DNF 
R (BEL) Willy MairesseFerrari25DNF 
R (USA) Richie GintherBRM22DNF 
R (ZAF) Tony MaggsCooper-Climax22DNF 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax19DNF 
11+8(GBR) John Campbell-JonesLotus-Climax (privateer)16+16 laps 
R (USA) Masten GregoryLotus-BRM (privateer)13DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax (privateer)9DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari4DNF 
Did not start
  (USA) Dan GurneyLotus-BRM (privateer)   

Notes

  • Dan Gurney declined to participate in the Grand Prix after he deemed his car unraceworthy.

Starting grid

Pole time: 3:57.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Graham HillBRM
2(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
3(GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
4(USA) Phil HillFerrari
5(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax (privateer)
6(BEL) Willy MairesseFerrari
7(MEX) Ricardo RodriguezFerrari
8(USA) Masten GregoryLotus-BRM (privateer)
9(USA) Richie GintherBRM
10(ZAF) Tony MaggsCooper-Climax
11(GBR) John SurteesLola-Climax (privateer)
12(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
13(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)
14(ITA) Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari
15(AUS) Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax (privateer)
16(FRA) Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax (privateer)
17(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-Climax (privateer)
18(BEL) Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax (privateer)
19(GBR) John Campbell-JonesLotus-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Graham Hill16
2(USA) Phil Hill14
3(NZL) Bruce McLaren9
=(GBR) Jim Clark9
5(GBR) Trevor Taylor6
6(GBR) John Surtees5
7(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini4
8(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti3
=(MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez3
10(ZAF) Tony Maggs2
=(SWE) Jo Bonnier2
12(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort1
=(AUS) Jack Brabham1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1BRM16
2Lotus-Climax15
3Ferrari14
4Cooper-Climax11
5Lola-Climax5
6Porsche3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
John Campbell-Jones
Jo Siffert
Wins
1st for Jim Clark (31st different winner, 7th British driver)
6th for Lotus
Podiums
16th and last for Phil Hill
4th for Jim Clark
3rd for Graham Hill
128th for Ferrari
14th for Lotus
8th for BRM
Poles
1st for Graham Hill (27th different polesitter, 7th British driver)
2nd for BRM (first since 1959)
Fastest laps
3rd for Jim Clark
7th for Lotus
Front row starts
7th for Graham Hill
3rd for Bruce McLaren
1st and only for Trevor Taylor (61st different front row starter, 12th British driver)
Points finishes
1st for Ricardo Rodriguez (119th different point scorer, 1st Mexican driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Jim Clark (15th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 4th British driver)