1962 South African Grand Prix
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Results from the 1962 Formula One South African Grand Prix held at East London on December 29, 1962.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Graham Hill |
BRM | 82 | 2:08:03.3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 82 | + 49.8 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 |  Tony Maggs |
Cooper-Climax | 82 | + 50.3 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Climax | 82 | + 53.8 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax | 81 | + 1 Lap | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Neville Lederle |
Lotus-Climax | 78 | + 4 Laps | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 |  Richie Ginther |
BRM | 78 | + 4 Laps | 7 | |
| 8 | 18 |  John Love |
Cooper-Climax | 78 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
| 9 | 5 | Bruce Johnstone |
BRM | 76 | + 6 Laps | 17 | |
| 10 | 14 | Ernie Pieterse |
Lotus-Climax | 71 | + 11 Laps | 13 | |
| 11 | 15 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 70 | Fuel system | 16 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 62 | Oil Leak | 1 | |
| Ret | 21 | Doug Serrurier |
LDS-Alfa Romeo | 62 | Radiator | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Roy Salvadori |
Lola-Climax | 56 | Fuel Leak | 11 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mike Harris |
Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Wheel bearing | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | John Surtees |
Lola-Climax | 26 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 2 | Trevor Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | 11 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| WD | 12 | Gary Hocking |
Lotus-Climax | Driver killed prior to event | |||
| WD | 16 | Syd van der Vyver |
Lotus-Climax | Car damaged | |||
| WD | 17 | Tony Settember |
Emeryson-Climax | ||||
| WD | 19 | Sam Tingle |
Lotus-Climax | Driver competing elsewhere |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:29.3
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:31.0
- Graham Hill (39pts) and Jim Clark (30pts) both had championship hopes coming into this race.
- Graham Hill needed Clark 2nd or lower
- Clark needed to win
- BRM won the Constructors' Championship. Lotus-Climax needed to win the race to win the championship.
[edit] References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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