F1 Championship leaders
Drivers’ Championship
# | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | (GBR) Graham Hill | 3 |
2 | Monaco | (GBR) Graham Hill | 0 |
3 | Belgium | (GBR) Graham Hill | 2 |
4 | France | (GBR) Graham Hill | 2 |
5 | Britain | (GBR) Graham Hill | 1 |
6 | Germany | (GBR) Graham Hill | 7 |
7 | Italy | (GBR) Graham Hill | 14 |
8 | USA | (GBR) Graham Hill | 9 |
9 | South Africa | (GBR) Graham Hill | 12 |
Notes
- The 1962 season was the fifth season, and first since 1959, in which the Drivers’ Championship was led from start to finish by the same driver.
- Graham Hill was the fourth driver and the first British driver to achieve this feat.
- First time as championship leader
- Graham Hill
- Last time as championship leader
- No driver led the championship for the last time in 1962
Constructors’ Championship
# | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | BRM | 3 |
2 | Monaco | Cooper-Climax | 1 |
3 | Belgium | BRM | 1 |
4 | France | BRM | 3 |
5 | Britain | Lotus-Climax | 1 |
6 | Germany | BRM | 4 |
7 | Italy | BRM | 10 |
8 | USA | BRM | 3 |
9 | South Africa | BRM | 6 |
- First time as championship leader
- BRM
- Last time as championship leader
- No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1962
- First time as championship leader since…
- 1960 for Cooper