1962 British Grand Prix

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1962 British Grand Prix
Circuit Aintree.svg
Race details
Date21 July 1962
Official name 15th RAC British Grand Prix
Location Aintree Motor Racing Circuit
Aintree, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.828 km (3.000 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 362.100 km (225.000 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:53.6
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:55.0 on lap 36
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Lola-Climax
Third Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders
  • 1962 British Grand Prix

The 1962 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Aintree on 21 July 1962. It was race 5 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This was the last race at Aintree. From 1963 onwards, the race would be held at Silverstone or Brands Hatch. Scotsman Jim Clark dominated the race, driving a Lotus 25. It was considered a power track,[ clarification needed ] benefitting the light and powerful Lotus and Lola cars in particular. Ferrari were still sidelined due to the Italian metal workers' strike but managed to send one car for Phil Hill. [1]

Contents

Race

It was not a particularly exciting race, with Clark leading from start to finish and fairly large gaps between the cars. [1] Out of the twentyone starters, six still had four-cylinder engines while the rest were multi-cylinder cars. These cars were in a sort of class of their own, with Jackie Lewis finishing best of the four-cylinder cars. [2] John Surtees' Lola started and finished in second place, in spite of having lost second gear on the tenth lap. Dan Gurney was hopeful after winning in France and at the non-championship Solitude race in the preceding two weeks. He began the race in third but had a slipping clutch and slid steadily down the field, ending in ninth position. [3] His teammate Jo Bonnier had to retire with a broken transmission. Bruce McLaren (Cooper) passed Gurney after twelve laps and finished in third. [3] Graham Hill pushed his BRM hard but had to settle for fourth, and was threatened by Jack Brabham in the closing stages. Brabham, however, had burns on his right foot since lap 40 and was in a lot of pain. He finished fifth, ahead of Tony Maggs' Cooper. [1] Brabham had hoped to start in his own car after his mechanics had worked days and nights, but at 3 am the morning before the race it was discovered that they had been supplied with the wrong exhaust system. The Brabham BT3 had to wait until Nürburgring two weeks later to make its first appearance. [4]

Innes Ireland had perhaps the day's biggest disappointment. After having qualified his Climax-engined UDT/Laystall Lotus 24 on the first row, the gear shifter bent on his first lap, leaving him with only three gears. He had to pit immediately after start and finished last, after having spent several laps repairing the car. [1] Trevor Taylor was anxious to have a good race after several recent collisions and started well. Soon, however, he had to pit with a loose carburettor, and only managed an eighth place in his Lotus 24. Phil Hill's Ferrari, meanwhile, was totally outclassed by the British cars in spite of its new six-speed gearbox. He never ran higher than tenth and had to retire with ignition troubles. [1]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGap
Q1Q2Q3Q4
120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:55.61:54.01:55.01:53.6
224 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Lola-Climax 1:55.81:55.01:54.21:58.8+0.6
332 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:55.21:55.81:54.4No time+0.8
416 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:02.01:56.61:54.61:54.6+1.0
512 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 1:55.8No time1:55.01:54.6+1.0
68 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Porsche 1:55.21:54.81:56.81:55.8+1.2
710 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:56.01:55.22:00.61:55.4+1.6
814 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 1:55.21:55.61:55.21:56.8+1.6
930 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax No time1:55.81:56.01:55.4+1.8
1022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 1:56.81:56.41:56.01:56.4+2.4
1126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 1:57.41:57.41:56.21:59.0+2.6
122 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Ferrari 1:58.61:57.81:56.61:56.2+2.6
1318 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax No time2:06.01:59.01:57.0+3.4
1434 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 1:58.01:57.21:58.61:57.4+3.6
1542 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 2:08.62:02.42:00.41:59.4+5.8
1636 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax No time2:01.62:01.62:00.6+7.0
1754 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:02.02:01.4No time2:01.4+7.8
1848 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Shelly Lotus-Climax 2:03.62:02.42:08.2No time+8.8
1940 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Emeryson-Climax 2:06.02:03.22:02.42:03.6+8.8
2046 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax No time2:05.62:04.62:03.4+9.8
2144 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM No timeNo time2:25.62:11.6+18.0
Source: [5]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 752:26:20.819
224 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Lola-Climax 75+ 49.226
316 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 75+ 1:44.844
412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 75+ 1:56.853
530 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 74+ 1 Lap92
618 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 74+ 1 Lap131
734 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 74+ 1 Lap14 
822 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 74+ 1 Lap10 
98 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Porsche 73+ 2 Laps6 
1042 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 72+ 3 Laps15 
1140 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Emeryson-Climax 71+ 4 Laps19 
1236 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 71+ 4 laps16 
1314 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 70+ 5 Laps8 
1454 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 69+ 6 Laps17 
1546 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax 64+ 11 Laps20 
1632 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 61+ 14 Laps3 
Ret2 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Ferrari 47Engine12 
Ret26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 35Battery11 
Ret10 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Porsche 27Differential7 
Ret44 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM 11Brakes21 
Ret48 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Shelly Lotus-Climax 6Engine18 
DNS48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Greene Lotus-Climax Practice only - Shelly's car
WD28 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax Car damaged
WD38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Campbell-Jones Emeryson-Climax Driver unfit
WD50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Greene Gilby-BRM Car not ready
WD52 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM Insufficient starting money
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race

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