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Home / Seasons / 1962 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Stats

1962 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)4–2–
2(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)3232
3(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)1–––
4(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)1–––
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →
First-time winners
Jim Clark
Dan Gurney
Graham Hill

For more information see 1962 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)642–
2(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)5113
3(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)33––
4(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)3–12
5(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)21–1
6(GBR) John Surtees (Lola)2–2–
7(USA) Richie Ginther (BRM)2–11
8(ZAF) Tony Maggs (Cooper)2–11
9(GBR) Trevor Taylor (Lotus)1–1–
10(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari)1––1
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →
First-time podium finishers
Lorenzo Bandini
Tony Maggs (first South African podium finisher)
Trevor Taylor

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)62
2(GBR) John Surtees (Lola)1–
3(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)1–
4(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)1–
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →
First-time polesitters
Jim Clark
Dan Gurney
Graham Hill

For more information see 1962 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)53
2(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)32
3(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)1–
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →
First-time fastest lap setters
There were no first-time fastest lap setters in 1962

For more information see 1962 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)842 (52)6.50
2(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)727 (32)4.57
3(GBR) John Surtees (Lola)5193.80
4(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)4307.50
5(ZAF) Tony Maggs (Cooper)4133.25
6(AUS) Jack Brabham (Lotus, Brabham)492.25
7(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)3155.00
8(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)3144.67
9(USA) Richie Ginther (BRM)2105.00
10(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)252.50
11(MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (Ferrari)242.00
12(SWE) Jo Bonnier (Porsche)231.50
13(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (Porsche)221.00
14(GBR) Trevor Taylor (Lotus)166.00
15(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari)144.00
16(BEL) Willy Mairesse (Ferrari)133.00
17(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)122.00
18(USA) Masten Gregory (Lotus)111.00
19(ZAF) Neville Lederle (Lotus)111.00
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →
First-time point scorers
Lorenzo Bandini
Carel Godin de Beaufort (first Dutch point scorer)
Neville Lederle
Tony Maggs (first South African point scorer)
Ricardo Rodriguez (first Mexican point scorer)
Trevor Taylor

Notes

  • Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
  • Jack Brabham scored three points in two points finishes for Lotus and six points in two points finishes for Brabham.

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd3rd4th
1(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)86–2–
2(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)716––
3(GBR) John Surtees (Lola)311–1
4(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)3–12–
5(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)11–––
6(USA) Richie Ginther (BRM)1–1––
7(GBR) Trevor Taylor (Lotus)1––1–
8(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)1––1–
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →
First-time front row starters
Trevor Taylor

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(GBR) Roy Salvadori (Lola)7
2(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)5
3(GBR) Trevor Taylor (Lotus)5
4(AUS) Jack Brabham (Lotus, Brabham)4
5(USA) Richie Ginther (BRM)4
6(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Lotus)4
7(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)4
8(GBR) John Surtees (Lola)4
9(USA) Masten Gregory (Lotus)3
10(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)3
11(ZAF) Tony Maggs (Cooper)2
12(BEL) Willy Mairesse (Ferrari)2
13(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)2
14(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)2
15(SWE) Jo Bonnier (Porsche)2
16(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)2
17(GBR) Jackie Lewis (Cooper)2
18(MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (Ferrari)2
19(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (Porsche)2
20(NLD) Ben Pon (Porsche)1
21(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)1
22(CHE) Jo Siffert (Lotus)1
23(DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (Lotus)1
24(NZL) Tony Shelly (Lotus)1
25(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari)1
26(FRA) Bernard Collomb (Cooper)1
27(GBR) Keith Greene (Gilby)1
28(CHE) Heinz Schiller (Lotus)1
29(USA) Tony Settember (Emeryson)1
30(USA) Tim Mayer (Cooper)1
31(RHO) Mike Harris (Cooper)1
32(ZAF) Doug Serrurier (LDS)1
← 1961 Constructors 1963 →

Notes

  • Jack Brabham retired from three races for Lotus and one for Brabham.

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