F1 pole positions
Polesitters
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (GBR) John Surtees | Lola-Climax | DNF | 0.100s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF | 0.400s |
| 3 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 1.800s |
| 4 | France | Rouen-les-Essarts | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF | 0.200s |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0.600s |
| 6 | Germany | Nurburgring | (USA) Dan Gurney | Porsche | 3 | 3.000s |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF | 0.030s |
| 8 | USA | Watkins Glen | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0.800s |
| 9 | South Africa | East London | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF | 0.300s |
- First pole position (drivers)
- Jim Clark
- Dan Gurney
- Graham Hill
- Last pole position (drivers)
- No driver took their last pole position in 1962
- First pole position (constructors)
- Lola
- Porsche
- Last pole position (constructors)
- Lola
- Porsche
- First pole position since…
- 1959 for BRM
- 1960 for John Surtees
- Last pole position until…
- 1964 for Dan Gurney
- Last pole position by a…
- American driver until 1964