1962 French Grand Prix
106th World Championship race, 12th World Championship French Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Rouen-les-Essarts
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 8 July 1962 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Dan Gurney  Porsche |
| Pole position: |  Jim Clark Lotus-Climax |
| Fastest lap: | Graham Hill BRM |
| Circuit: | Rouen-les-Essarts, 54 laps |
| Round: | 4 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (P) | 51 | +3 laps | 2 | |
| 6 | +11 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (P) | 51 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +6 |  Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax (P) | 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 (P) | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Lola-Climax (P) | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (P) | 14 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (P) | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax (P) | 1 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2:14.800 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax | |
| 5 | John Surtees | Lola-Climax (P) | |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 9 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | |
| 10 | Richie Ginther | BRM | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Lola-Climax (P) | |
| 15 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 16 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 1st for Dan Gurney (32nd different winner, 12th American driver)
- Constructor: 1st and only for Porsche (13th different winner)
- Podiums
- Driver: 6th for Dan Gurney, 5th for Richie Ginther, 1st for Tony Maggs (79th different podium finisher, 1st South African driver)
- Constructor: 36th for Cooper, 9th for BRM, 4th for Porsche
- Poles
- Driver: 2nd for Jim Clark
- Constructor: 7th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 2nd for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 5th for BRM
- Front row starts
- Driver: 8th for Graham Hill, 4th for Jim Clark & Bruce McLaren