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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

Graham Hill

		42
2	Jim Clark	30
3	Bruce McLaren	27
4	John Surtees	19
5	Dan Gurney	15

Complete Standings

winning constructor

BRM

		42
2	Lotus	36
3	Cooper	29
4	Lola	19
5	Porsche	18

Complete Standings

1962 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

No.

Date

Grand Prix

Winning Driver

Winning Constructor

May 20

Netherlands

G.Hill

BRM

May 20

Netherlands

G.Hill

BRM

G.Hill

B.McLaren - 1'34.4

Jun 03

Monaco

B.McLaren

Cooper

Jun 03

Cooper

B.McLaren

J.Clark - 1'35.5

Jun 17

Belgium

J.Clark

Lotus

Jun 17

Belgium

J.Clark

Lotus

J.Clark

J.Clark - 3'55.6

Jul 08

France

D.Gurney

Porsche

Jul 08

Porsche

D.Gurney

G.Hill - 2'16.9

Jul 21

Great Britain

J.Clark

Lotus

Jul 21

Great Britain

J.Clark

Lotus

J.Clark - 1'55.0

Aug 05

Germany

G.Hill

BRM

Aug 05

Germany

G.Hill

BRM

G.Hill

G.Hill - 10'12.2

Sep 16

Italy

G.Hill

BRM

Sep 16

Italy

G.Hill

BRM

G.Hill

G.Hill - 1'42.3

Oct 07

USA

J.Clark

Lotus

Oct 07

USA

J.Clark

Lotus

J.Clark - 1'15.0

Dec 29

South Africa

G.Hill

BRM

Dec 29

South Africa

G.Hill

BRM

G.Hill

J.Clark - 1'31.0

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

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When did Michael Schumacher first stand on an F1 podium?

	1991, Australia
	1991, Spain
	1992, Mexico

DRIVER TRIVIA

Drivers with most retirements in the 1962 season.

Maurice
Trintignant (4)


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