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1962 Season - Overview



South Africa made its debut on the F1 calendar in 1962 |  The 1962 season was made up of nine races |  Jack Brabham emerged as a constructor, racing in his own car in 1962 |  Jim Clark registered his maiden GP victory at the 1962 Belgian GP |  American Dan Gurney won the 1962 French GP to give Porsche their only F1 victory |  Ricardo Rodriguez, aged 20 became F1's youngest ever point scorer at the time |  British constructors dominated the championship winning eight of the nine GPs |  Ferrari conceded the Constructors' crown to BRM |  Graham Hill won his first Drivers' title in 1962

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 12
No. of Drivers: 51
No. of Races: 9
No. of Race Winners: 4
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Jim Clark - 5 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
BRM
BRM
   
 
 42
2 Lotus
36
3 Cooper
29
4 Lola
19
5 Porsche
18
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1962 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
May 20
Netherlands
 G.Hill
 BRM

2
Jun 03
Monaco
 B.McLaren
 Cooper

3
Jun 17
Belgium
 J.Clark
 Lotus

4
Jul 08
France
 D.Gurney
 Porsche


6
Aug 05
Germany
 G.Hill
 BRM

7
Sep 16
Italy
 G.Hill
 BRM

8
Oct 07
USA
 J.Clark
 Lotus

9
Dec 29
South Africa
 G.Hill
 BRM

1962 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Brabham
Jack Brabham
BRM
Bruce Johnstone
Graham Hill
Richie Ginther
Cooper
Bernard Collomb
Bruce McLaren
Hap Sharp
Ian Burgess
Jackie Lewis
John Love
Mike Harris
Tim Mayer
Tony Maggs
Emeryson
Tony Settember
Wolfgang Seidel
ENB
Lucien Bianchi
Ferrari
Giancarlo Baghetti
Lorenzo Bandini
Phil Hill
Ricardo Rodriguez
Willy Mairesse
Gilby
Keith Greene
LDS
Doug Serrurier
Lola
John Surtees
Roy Salvadori
Lotus
Ernie Pieterse
Heinz Schiller
Innes Ireland
Jack Brabham
Jay Chamberlain
Jim Clark
John Campbell-Jones
Joseph Siffert
Lucien Bianchi
Masten Gregory
Maurice Trintignant
Neville Lederle
Nino Vaccarella
Rob Schroeder
Roger Penske
Tony Shelly
Trevor Taylor
Wolfgang Seidel
Porsche
Ben Pon
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Dan Gurney
Heini Walter
Jo Bonnier
Nino Vaccarella
    

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1962

According to stats...

  • South Africa made its debut on the F1 calendar in 1962
  • The 1962 season was made up of nine races
  • Jack Brabham emerged as a constructor, racing in his own car in 1962
  • Jim Clark registered his maiden GP victory at the 1962 Belgian GP
  • American Dan Gurney won the 1962 French GP to give Porsche their only F1 victory
  • Ricardo Rodriguez, aged 20 became F1's youngest ever point scorer at the time
  • British constructors dominated the championship winning eight of the nine GPs
  • Ferrari conceded the Constructors' crown to BRM
  • Graham Hill won his first Drivers' title in 1962

DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1962 season.
Roy Salvadori
Roy
Salvadori (7)
Innes Ireland
Innes
Ireland (5)
Trevor Taylor
Trevor
Taylor (5)
Jim Clark
Jim
Clark (4)
John Surtees
John
Surtees (4)
Maurice Trintignant
Maurice
Trintignant (4)