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1962 Belgian Grand Prix

3rd round of the 1962 Formula One championship

3rd round of the 1962 Formula One championship

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
ImageSpa 1950.jpg
Date17 June,
Year1962
Official nameXXII Grand Prix de Belgique
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
CourseTemporary road circuit
Course_mi8.761
Course_km14.100
Distance_laps32
Distance_mi280.363
Distance_km451.200
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverGraham Hill
Pole_TeamBRM
Pole_Time3:57.0
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJim Clark
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time3:55.6
Fast_Lap15
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJim Clark
First_TeamLotus-Climax
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverGraham Hill
Second_TeamBRM
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverPhil Hill
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryUSA
Lapchart

Spa, Belgium The 1962 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 17 June 1962. It was race 3 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This race was notable for being the first Grand Prix win for Jim Clark, and the first of four consecutive victories at Spa for the Scotsman (despite thoroughly disliking the circuit) and Team Lotus. It was also the first win for the famous Lotus 25, and the beginning of the famous 6-year-long rivalry between Clark and Graham Hill. This race was held the same day as the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Santiago, Chile, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix.

The Porsche factory team skipped this race due to large metal workers' union strikes in (West) Germany. While Carel Godin de Beaufort raced his private 718, Jo Bonnier remained absent and Dan Gurney practised with a private Lotus-BRM, but did not start.

Ricardo Rodríguez became the youngest driver to score championship points (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix. Trevor Taylor and Willy Mairesse were fighting for 2nd place until the 2 cars touched, crashed into a ditch and Mairesse's car landed upside down and caught fire. Both drivers were thrown out of their cars, but were unhurt.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q21234567891011121314151617181920Source:
1GBR Graham HillBRM4:01.2**3:57.0**—
25NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax4:04.7**3:58.8**+1.8
17GBR Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax**3:59.3**4:00.5+2.3
9USA Phil HillFerrari3:59.8**3:59.6**+2.6
20GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax4:05.1**3:59.8**+2.8
10BEL Willy MairesseFerrari4:01.4**3:59.8**+2.8
12MEX Ricardo RodríguezFerrari4:05.1**4:01.0**+4.0
21USA Masten GregoryLotus-BRM4:05.7**4:01.0**+4.0
2USA Richie GintherBRM4:04.3**4:01.4**+4.4
26ZAF Tony MaggsCooper-Climax4:22.6**4:03.6**+6.6
5GBR John SurteesLola-Climax4:29.0**4:04.4**+7.4
16GBR Jim ClarkLotus-Climax4:09.2**4:04.9**+7.9
7NLD Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche4:12.6**4:07.7**+10.7
11ITA Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari**4:08.0**No time+11.0
15AUS Jack BrabhamLotus-ClimaxNo time**4:08.2**+11.2
18FRA Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax4:35.5**4:09.2**+12.2
22CHE Jo SiffertLotus-Climax**4:11.6**4:17.1+14.6
19BEL Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax4:25.4**4:18.0**+21.0
4GBR John Campbell-JonesLotus-ClimaxNo time**4:26.9**+29.9
23USA Dan GurneyLotus-BRMNo time**6:42.2**+2:45.2

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSWDWDWDWDWDWD
16GBR **Jim Clark****Lotus-Climax**322:07:32.312**9**
1GBR **Graham Hill****BRM**32+ 44.11**6**
9USA **Phil Hill****Ferrari**32+ 2:06.54**4**
12MEX **Ricardo Rodríguez****Ferrari**32+ 2:06.67**3**
5GBR **John Surtees****Lola-Climax**31+ 1 Lap11**2**
15AUS **Jack Brabham****Lotus-Climax**30+ 2 Laps15**1**
7NLD Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche30+ 2 Laps13
18FRA Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax30+ 2 Laps16
19BEL Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax29+ 3 Laps18
22CHE Jo SiffertLotus-Climax29+ 3 Laps17
4GBR John Campbell-JonesLotus-Climax16+ 16 Laps19
17GBR Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax25Accident3
10BEL Willy MairesseFerrari25Accident6
2USA Richie GintherBRM22Gearbox9
26ZAF Tony MaggsCooper-Climax22Gearbox10
25NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax19Wheel bearing2
21USA Masten GregoryLotus-BRM13Withdrew8
20GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax8Suspension5
11ITA Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari3Ignition14
23USA Dan GurneyLotus-BRMCar unraceworthy
3GBR Tony MarshBRMCar not ready
4GBR Jackie LewisBRM
4GBR Gerry AshmoreBRM
6GBR Roy SalvadoriLola-Climax
8CHE Heinz SchillerPorsche
24SWE Jo BonnierPorsche
  • Dan Gurney practiced in a Lotus-BRM owned by Wolfgang Seidel, but after a few laps he deemed the car unraceworthy. Gurney was also entered by the works Porsche team, along with Jo Bonnier, but the team withdrew after the factory was hit by strike action.
  • The #4 entry was originally allocated to Lewis, then to Ashmore on Lewis' withdrawal. After Ashmore also withdrew, the slot was filled by John Campbell-Jones.
  • Lucien Bianchi was originally entered as #14, in a Porsche prepared by Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, but withdrew. He later took #19 and drove Equipe National Belge's Lotus.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR Graham Hill16
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2USA Phil Hill14
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 113GBR Jim Clark9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14NZL Bruce McLaren9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15GBR Trevor Taylor6

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11GBR BRM16
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22GBR Lotus-Climax15
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3ITA Ferrari14
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 34GBR Cooper-Climax11
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5GBR Lola-Climax5
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1962 | Previous_race_in_season = 1962 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1962 French Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1961 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1963 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. (4 February 1962). "WEST GERMAN STRIKE IN METAL JOBS VOTED (Published 1962)".
  2. "1962 Belgian GP".
  3. "1962 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Belgium 1962 - Championship • STATS F1".
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