1962 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 8 July 1962 |
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| Circuit | Rouen-les-Essarts, 54 laps |
| Round | 4 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1962 French Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 |  Dan Gurney | Porsche | 54 | 2hr 07m 35.500s | 9 |
| 2 | +9 |  Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 53 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | +7 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 52 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | -1 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 51 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 |  John Surtees | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 51 | +3 laps | 2 | |
| 6 | +11 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 51 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +6 |  Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 50 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | +4 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 48 | +6 laps | |
| 9 | -7 | Graham Hill | BRM | 44 | DNF | |
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 14 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:14.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | John Surtees | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Porsche |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 9 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| 10 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 16 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1962 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Graham Hill | 16 |
| 2 | Phil Hill | 14 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 12 |
| 4 | Jim Clark | 9 |
| = | Dan Gurney | 9 |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | 8 |
| 7 | John Surtees | 7 |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | 6 |
| 9 |  Lorenzo Bandini | 4 |
| = | Richie Ginther | 4 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 3 |
| = |  Ricardo Rodriguez | 3 |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2 |
| 15 | Jack Brabham | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | BRM | 20 |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax | 17 |
| 3 | Lotus-Climax | 15 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 14 |
| 5 |  Porsche | 12 |
| 6 | Lola-Climax | 7 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 1st for Dan Gurney (32nd different winner, 12th American driver; last win until 1964; only win for Porsche)
- 1st and only for Porsche (13th different winner)
- Podiums
- 6th for Dan Gurney, 5th for Richie Ginther (first for BRM), 1st for Tony Maggs (79th different podium finisher, 1st South African driver)
- 36th for Cooper, 9th for BRM, 4th for Porsche
- Poles
- 2nd for Jim Clark
- 7th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Graham Hill (first since 1960)
- 5th for BRM
- Front row starts
- 8th for Graham Hill, 4th for Jim Clark & Bruce McLaren