1962 season/Round 9
South African Grand Prix 1962
- Prince George
- East London
- 29 December 1962
- 82 laps
- 321.4 km
- 3.920 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Graham HillBRM2:08:03.300
- P2Bruce McLarenCooper+49.800
- P3Tony MaggsCooper+50.300
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 1:29.300
- Fastest lapJim Clark1:31.000 · lap 3
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 3 | BRM | 2 | 82 | 2:08:03.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | 8 | Cooper · Climax | 8 | 82 | +49.800 | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Maggs | 9 | Cooper · Climax | 6 | 82 | +50.300 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | 10 | Brabham · Climax | 3 | 82 | +53.800 | 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | 11 | Lotus · Climax | 4 | 81 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Neville Lederle | 20 | Lotus · Climax | 10 | 78 | +4 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | 4 | BRM | 7 | 78 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | John Love | 18 | Cooper · Climax | 12 | 78 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Bruce Johnstone | 5 | BRM | 17 | 76 | +6 laps | |
| 10 | Ernest Pieterse | 14 | Lotus · Climax | 13 | 71 | +11 laps | |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 15 | Porsche | 16 | 70 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Jim Clarkfastest lap | 1 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 62 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Doug Serrurier | 21 | LDS · Alfa Romeo | 14 | 62 | Radiator | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori | 7 | Lola · Climax | 11 | 56 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Mike Harris | 22 | Cooper · Alfa Romeo | 15 | 31 | Wheel bearing | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 6 | Lola · Climax | 5 | 26 | Engine | |
| DNF | Trevor Taylor | 2 | Lotus · Climax | 9 | 11 | Gearbox |
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 | 1:29.300 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:29.600 | +0.300 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:31.000 | +1.700 |
| 4 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 1:31.100 | +1.800 |
| 5 | John Surtees | Lola | 1:31.500 | +2.200 |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | 1:31.700 | +2.400 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 1:31.700 | +2.400 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:31.700 | +2.400 |
| 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 1:32.700 | +3.400 |
| 10 | Neville Lederle | Lotus | 1:33.600 | +4.300 |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 1:35.400 | +6.100 |
| 12 | John Love | Cooper | 1:36.400 | +7.100 |
| 13 | Ernest Pieterse | Lotus | 1:36.800 | +7.500 |
| 14 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 1:36.800 | +7.500 |
| 15 | Mike Harris | Cooper | 1:39.100 | +9.800 |
| 16 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 1:39.200 | +9.900 |
| 17 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 3 | 1:31.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 42 | |
| 2 | Jim Clark | 30 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 27 | |
| 4 | John Surtees | 19 | |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 15 | |
| 6 | Phil Hill | 14 | |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 13 | ▲1 |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | 10 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jack Brabham | 9 | ▲1 |
| 10 | Trevor Taylor | 6 | ▼1 |