1962 French Grand Prix
| Date | |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +5 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Porsche | 54 | 2hr 07m 35.500s | 9 |
| 2 | +9 | (ZAF) Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 53 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | +7 | (USA) Richie Ginther | BRM | 52 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | -1 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 51 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | (GBR) John Surtees | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 51 | +3 laps | 2 | |
| 6 | +11 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 51 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +6 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 50 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | +4 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 48 | +6 laps | |
| 9 | -7 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 44 | DNF | |
| R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:14.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 4 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | (GBR) John Surtees | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 6 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Porsche |
| 7 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 8 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 9 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| 10 | (USA) Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 11 | (ZAF) Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 12 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 13 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 14 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 16 | (GBR) Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 16 |
| 2 | (USA) Phil Hill | 14 |
| 3 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 12 |
| 4 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 9 |
| = | (USA) Dan Gurney | 9 |
| 6 | (ZAF) Tony Maggs | 8 |
| 7 | (GBR) John Surtees | 7 |
| 8 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | 6 |
| 9 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 4 |
| = | (USA) Richie Ginther | 4 |
| 11 | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | 3 |
| = | (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez | 3 |
| 13 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| 14 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2 |
| 15 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 1 |
Stats & 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