1962 season/Round 4
French Grand Prix 1962
- Rouen-Les-Essarts
- Rouen
- 8 July 1962
- 54 laps
- 353.3 km
- 6.542 km a lap
- P1Dan GurneyPorsche2:07:35.500
- P2Tony MaggsCooper+1 lap
- P3Richie GintherBRM+2 laps
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 2:14.800
- Fastest lapGraham Hill2:16.900 · lap 32
- Winner started fromP6on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 30 | Porsche | 6 | 54 | 2:07:35.500 | 9 |
| 2 | Tony Maggs | 24 | Cooper · Climax | 11 | 53 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | 10 | BRM | 10 | 52 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | 22 | Cooper · Climax | 3 | 51 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 18 | Lola · Climax | 5 | 51 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 38 | Porsche | 17 | 51 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | 28 | Lotus · Climax | 13 | 50 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | 14 | Lotus · Climax | 12 | 48 | +6 laps | |
| 9 | Graham Hillfastest lap | 8 | BRM | 2 | 44 | +10 laps | |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | 32 | Porsche | 9 | 42 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jim Clark | 12 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 33 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jackie Lewis | 42 | Cooper · Climax | 16 | 27 | Accident | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | 20 | Lola · Climax | 14 | 20 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory | 34 | Lotus · BRM | 7 | 14 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 26 | Lotus · Climax | 4 | 10 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 40 | Lotus · BRM | 15 | 5 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 36 | Lotus · Climax | 8 | 1 | Puncture |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 2:14.800 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2:15.000 | +0.200 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 2:15.400 | +0.600 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Lotus | 2:16.100 | +1.300 |
| 5 | John Surtees | Lola | 2:16.300 | +1.500 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 2:16.500 | +1.700 |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Lotus | 2:17.300 | +2.500 |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 2:17.500 | +2.700 |
| 9 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 2:17.900 | +3.100 |
| 10 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2:18.200 | +3.400 |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | 2:18.600 | +3.800 |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 2:19.100 | +4.300 |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus | 2:20.800 | +6.000 |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 2:21.300 | +6.500 |
| 15 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 2:23.400 | +8.600 |
| 16 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | 2:25.500 | +10.700 |
| 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2:26.500 | +11.700 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 32 | 2:16.900 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 16 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill | 14 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 12 | |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 9 | |
| 4 | Jim Clark | 9 | |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | 8 | ▲4 |
| 7 | John Surtees | 7 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | 6 | ▼3 |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 4 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | 4 |