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Home / Seasons / 1962 F1 World Championship Season / 1962 United States Grand Prix

1962 United States Grand Prix

DateSunday, 7 October 1962
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
CircuitWatkins Glen, 100 laps
Round8 of 9
Race numbers

The 1962 United States Grand Prix was the

  • 110th World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Watkins Glen
More 1962 season
More United States Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1002hr 07m 13.000s9
2+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM100+9.200s6
3+3New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax99+1 lap4
4+1Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax99+1 lap3
5-1USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche99+1 lap2
6+1USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryLotus-BRM (privateer)99+1 lap1
7+3South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsCooper-Climax97+3 laps 
8+7United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes IrelandLotus-Climax (privateer)96+4 laps 
9+3USA flag lazyload Roger PenskeLotus-Climax (privateer)96+4 laps 
10+6USA flag lazyload Rob SchroederLotus-Climax (privateer)93+7 laps 
11+3USA flag lazyload Hap SharpCooper-Climax (privateer)91+9 laps 
12-4United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax85+15 laps 
13-4Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche79+21 laps 
R USA flag lazyload Richie GintherBRM35DNF 
R France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax (privateer)32DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Tim MayerCooper-Climax31DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesLola-Climax (privateer)19DNF 
R Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)9DNF 
Did not start
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy SalvadoriLola-Climax (privateer)   
  USA flag lazyload Jim HallLotus-Climax (privateer)   
  USA flag lazyload Phil HillPorsche   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:15.800

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2USA flag lazyload Richie GintherBRM
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM
4USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche
5Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
6New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
7USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryLotus-BRM (privateer)
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
9Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche
10South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsCooper-Climax
11USA flag lazyload Tim MayerCooper-Climax
12USA flag lazyload Roger PenskeLotus-Climax (privateer)
13Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)
14USA flag lazyload Hap SharpCooper-Climax (privateer)
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes IrelandLotus-Climax (privateer)
16USA flag lazyload Rob SchroederLotus-Climax (privateer)
17France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax (privateer)
18United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesLola-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1962 United States Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill39
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark30
3New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren24
4United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees19
5USA flag lazyload Dan Gurney15
6USA flag lazyload Phil Hill14
7USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther10
8South Africa flag lazyload Tony Maggs9
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor Taylor6
10Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham6
11Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo Baghetti5
12Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo Bandini4
13Mexico flag lazyload Ricardo Rodriguez4
14Belgium flag lazyload Willy Mairesse3
15Sweden flag lazyload Jo Bonnier3
16Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de Beaufort2
17USA flag lazyload Masten Gregory1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM39
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax36
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax27
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lola-Climax19
5Germany flag lazyload Porsche18
6Italy flag lazyload Ferrari18
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Climax3
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-BRM1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Tim Mayer (only start), Rob Schroeder (only start)
Last start
Roger Penske
Wins
3rd for Jim Clark
8th for Lotus
Podiums
13th for Bruce McLaren, 6th for Jim Clark & Graham Hill
39th for Cooper, 16th for Lotus, 13th for BRM
Poles
5th for Jim Clark
10th for Lotus (4th constructor to take ten pole positions)
Fastest laps
5th for Jim Clark
9th for Lotus
Front row starts
8th for Jim Clark, 6th for Richie Ginther (last until 1965; only front row start for BRM)
Points finishes
6th and last for Masten Gregory
Pole & win
2nd for Jim Clark
Win & fastest lap
3rd for Jim Clark
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd for Jim Clark

See also

  • United States Grand Prix
  • Watkins Glen circuit
  • 1962 World Championship season

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