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1962 Monaco Grand Prix

1962 Monaco Grand Prix
FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
ImageMonte Carlo Formula 1 track map (1955-1962).svg
Date3 June
Year1962
Official nameXX Grand Prix de Monaco
LocationCircuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
CourseTemporary street circuit
Course_mi1.954
Course_km3.145
Distance_laps100
Distance_mi195.421
Distance_km314.500
WeatherCloudy
Pole_DriverJim Clark
Pole_TeamLotus-Climax
Pole_Time1:35.4
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJim Clark
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time1:35.5
Fast_Lap42
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverBruce McLaren
First_TeamCooper-Climax
First_CountryNZ
Second_DriverPhil Hill
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUSA
Third_DriverLorenzo Bandini
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryItaly
Lapchart

Monte Carlo

Crash at the Gasworks Hairpin on the opening lap

The 1962 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 3 June 1962. It was race 2 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 100-lap race was won by Cooper driver Bruce McLaren after he started from third position. Phil Hill finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Lorenzo Bandini came in third.

Report

Lotus's Jim Clark claimed the first pole position of his career, ahead of BRM's Graham Hill, Cooper's Bruce McLaren and Ferrari's Willy Mairesse. The organisers guaranteed two spots on the grid for each of the 5 works teams, leaving six grid spots for the remaining entries to fight over. This explains why some drivers with faster qualifying times failed to qualify whereas drivers with slower times qualified.

Mairesse got an excellent start from fourth on the grid and led into the first corner, the Gasworks hairpin, but braked too late and skidded around it. The concertina effect of the cars behind trying to avoid Mairesse's skidding car led to a collision further behind which eliminated Dan Gurney, Maurice Trintignant and Richie Ginther. A marshal, Ange Baldoni, was killed by the dislodged right rear wheel of Richie Ginther's BRM when it collided with the Lotuses of Maurice Trintignant, Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor, as well as Dan Gurney's Porsche at the Gasometer hairpin on lap 1.

McLaren and Graham Hill both passed Mairesse on the exit of Gasworks hairpin; the New Zealander ended the first lap in the lead from the Englishman. Meanwhile, Mairesse spun at the station hairpin on the first lap, dropping down the order.

McLaren led until the seventh lap when he was passed by Graham Hill; the BRM driver held the lead all the way until lap 92, when an engine failure handed the lead back to McLaren who held on to win ahead of Ferrari's Phil Hill, who recovered from a spin earlier in the race. Hill's Ferrari team mate Lorenzo Bandini completed the podium places.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q312345678910111213141516171819202122Source:
18GBR Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1:37.42:07.2**1:35.4**—
10GBR Graham HillBRM1:37.71:58.3**1:35.8**+0.4
14NZL Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:39.12:23.7**1:36.4**+1.0
40BEL Willy MairesseFerrari1:48.21:59.4**1:36.4**+1.0
4USA Dan GurneyPorsche1:38.22:22.4**1:36.4**+1.0
22AUS Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax1:39.1No time**1:36.5**+1.1
30FRA Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax1:41.82:04.7**1:36.8**+1.4
34GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax1:39.92:07.4**1:37.0**+1.6
36USA Phil HillFerrari1:38.02:01.0**1:37.1**+1.7
38ITA Lorenzo BandiniFerrari1:42.22:01.3**1:37.2**+1.8
28GBR John SurteesLola-Climax**1:37.9**2:22.31:44.9+2.5
26GBR Roy SalvadoriLola-Climax1:40.1No time**1:38.5**+3.1
46CHE Jo SiffertLotus-Climax1:48.02:01.3**1:38.9**+3.5
8USA Richie GintherBRM1:44.92:04.5**1:39.0**+3.6
24GBR Jackie LewisBRM1:40.52:23.9**1:39.0**+3.6
32USA Masten GregoryLotus-BRM1:39.82:03.5**1:39.2**+3.8
20GBR Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax**1:40.0**2:11.01:43.2+4.6
38MEX Ricardo RodríguezFerrari**1:40.1**2:00.8No time+4.7
2SWE Jo BonnierPorsche1:43.52:05.7**1:42.4**+7.0
16ZAF Tony MaggsCooper-Climax1:43.32:05.5**1:42.7**+7.3
44NLD Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche1:45.92:07.4**1:44.4**+9.0
42ITA Nino VaccarellaLotus-ClimaxNo time**2:01.8**No time+26.4

: Drivers that had to qualify on speed: only the six fastest would race.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNSWDWD
14NZL **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**1002:46:29.73**9**
36USA **Phil Hill****Ferrari**100+ 1.39**6**
38ITA **Lorenzo Bandini****Ferrari**100+ 1:24.110**4**
28GBR **John Surtees****Lola-Climax**99+ 1 Lap11**3**
2SWE **Jo Bonnier****Porsche**93+ 7 Laps18**2**
10GBR **Graham Hill****BRM**92Engine2**1**
40BEL Willy MairesseFerrari90Oil Pressure4
22AUS Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax77Accident6
34GBR Innes IrelandLotus-Climax64Fuel Pump8
18GBR Jim ClarkLotus-Climax55Clutch1
26GBR Roy SalvadoriLola-Climax44Suspension12
16ZAF Tony MaggsCooper-Climax43Gearbox19
20GBR Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax24Oil Leak17
4USA Dan GurneyPorsche0Accident5
30FRA Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax0Accident7
8USA Richie GintherBRM0Accident14
46CHE Jo SiffertLotus-Climax
24GBR Jackie LewisBRM
32USA Masten GregoryLotus-BRM
44NLD Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche
42ITA Nino VaccarellaLotus-Climax
38MEX Ricardo RodríguezFerrariPractice only
6ITA Roberto BussinelloDe Tomaso-Alfa RomeoCar not ready
12GBR Tony MarshBRMLeft the team

Notes

  • This was the first of many pole positions for Jim Clark in a Formula One World Championship race.
  • Future Formula One World Championship Grand Prix winner Jo Siffert made his debut in this race.
  • This was the third win of a Monaco Grand Prix for Cooper; thereby breaking the old record of two wins set by Maserati at the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix.
  • It was also a fifth win of a Monaco Grand Prix for a Coventry Climax-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1GBR Graham Hill10
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 12USA Phil Hill10
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 83NZL Bruce McLaren9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24GBR Trevor Taylor6
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 165ITA Lorenzo Bandini4

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 31GBR Cooper-Climax11
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12GBR BRM10
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3ITA Ferrari10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24GBR Lotus-Climax6
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 25GBR Lola-Climax3
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. Lang, Mike. (1981). "Grand Prix! Vol 1". Haynes Publishing Group.
  2. Denis Jenkinson. (July 1962). "1962 Monaco Grand Prix race report: Kiwi survives hunting red shark". Motorsport Magazine.
  3. "1962 Monaco GP".
  4. "1962 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. "Monaco 1962 - Championship • STATS F1".
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