1962 season

Dropped scores
Title decided in round 9

‹ 1961 1963 ›

World ChampionGraham Hill42 points · 4 wins
Constructors' championBRM42 points

Races9
Different winners4
Pole-sitters4
Not classified38%67 of 175 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 9: South African Grand Prix on 29 Dec 1962.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Graham Hill	9	10	16	16	19	28	36	39	42
Jim Clark	0	0	9	9	18	21	21	30	30
Bruce McLaren	0	9	9	12	16	18	22	24	27
John Surtees	0	3	5	7	13	19	19	19	19
Dan Gurney	0	0	0	9	9	13	13	15	15
Phil Hill	4	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Tony Maggs	2	2	2	8	9	9	9	9	13
Richie Ginther	0	0	0	4	4	4	10	10	10
Jack Brabham	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	6	9
Trevor Taylor	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Giancarlo Baghetti	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5
Lorenzo Bandini	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Ricardo Rodríguez	0	0	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Willy Mairesse	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3
Jo Bonnier	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Innes Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Carel Godin de Beaufort	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Masten Gregory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Neville Lederle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
BRM	9	10	16	20	23	31	37	39	42
Cooper	2	11	11	17	21	23	25	27	29
Lola	0	3	5	7	13	19	19	19	19
Porsche	1	3	3	12	12	16	17	18	18
Ferrari	4	10	14	14	14	15	18	18	18
Brabham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
Lotus	6	6	15	15	24	27	27	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Graham Hill	BRM	4	42
2	Jim Clark	Lotus	3	30
3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1	27
4	John Surtees	Lola		19
5	Dan Gurney	Porsche, Lotus	1	15
6	Phil Hill	Ferrari, Porsche		14
7	Tony Maggs	Cooper		13
8	Richie Ginther	BRM		10
9	Jack Brabham	Lotus, Brabham		9
10	Trevor Taylor	Lotus		6
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari		5
12	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari		4
13	Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari		4
14	Willy Mairesse	Ferrari		3
15	Jo Bonnier	Porsche		3
16	Innes Ireland	Lotus		2
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche		2
18	Masten Gregory	Lotus		1
18	Neville Lederle	Lotus		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	BRM	42
3	Cooper	29
4	Lola	19
5	Porsche	18
6	Ferrari	18
7	Brabham	6
8	Lotus	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1962
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts
HIL (Graham Hill)	1	6	2^P	9^F	4	1^F	1^F	2	1	42
CLA (Jim Clark)	9	Ret^P^F	1^F	Ret^P	1^P^F	4	Ret^P	1^P^F	Ret^P^F	30
MCL (Bruce McLaren)	Ret^F	1	Ret	4	3	5	3	3	2	27
SUR (John Surtees)	Ret^P	4	5	5	2	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	19
GUR (Dan Gurney)	Ret	Ret	DNS	1	9	3^P	13	5		15
HIL (Phil Hill)	3	2	3		Ret	Ret	11	DNS		14
MAG (Tony Maggs)	5	Ret	Ret	2	6	9	7	7	3	13
GIN (Richie Ginther)	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	13	8	2	Ret	7	10
BRA (Jack Brabham)	Ret	8	6	Ret	5	Ret		4	4	9
TAY (Trevor Taylor)	2	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	6
BAG (Giancarlo Baghetti)	4		Ret			10	5			5
BAN (Lorenzo Bandini)		3				Ret	8			4
ROD (Ricardo Rodríguez)	Ret	DNS	4			6	14			4
MAI (Willy Mairesse)		7	Ret				4			3
BON (Jo Bonnier)	7	5		10	Ret	7	6	13		3
IRE (Innes Ireland)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16		Ret	8	5	2
DEB (Carel Godin de Beaufort)	6	DNQ	7	6	14	13	10	Ret	11	2
GRE (Masten Gregory)	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	7		12	6		1
LED (Neville Lederle)									6	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Netherlands	Zandvoort	20 May 1962	John Surtees	Graham Hill
2	Monaco	Monaco	3 Jun 1962	Jim Clark	Bruce McLaren
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	17 Jun 1962	Graham Hill	Jim Clark
4	France	Rouen-Les-Essarts	8 Jul 1962	Jim Clark	Dan Gurney
5	Great Britain	Aintree	21 Jul 1962	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
6	Germany	Nürburgring	5 Aug 1962	Dan Gurney	Graham Hill
7	Italy	Monza	16 Sept 1962	Jim Clark	Graham Hill
8	United States	Watkins Glen	7 Oct 1962	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
9	South AfricaTitle decided	Prince George	29 Dec 1962	Jim Clark	Graham Hill

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
BRM	Ecurie Galloise	P48/57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jackie Lewis
BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	P48/57, P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Bruce Johnstone, Graham Hill, Richie Ginther
Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	BT3	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jack Brabham
Cooper	Anglo-American Equipe	T59	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Ian Burgess
Cooper	Bernard Collomb	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Bernard Collomb
Cooper	Cooper Car Company	T53, T55, T60	Climax FPF 1.5 L4, Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Bruce McLaren, Timmy Mayer, Tony Maggs
Cooper	Ecurie Galloise	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Jackie Lewis
Cooper	Hap Sharp	T53	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Hap Sharp
Cooper	John Love	T55	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	John Love
Cooper	Mike Harris	T53	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Mike Harris
De Tomaso	Scuderia Settecolli	F1/002	OSCA 372 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Roberto Lippi
De Tomaso	Scuderia de Tomaso	801	De Tomaso 1.5 F8	Dunlop	Nasif Estéfano
ENB	Equipe Nationale Belge	F1	Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lucien Bianchi
Emeryson	Ecurie Maarsbergen	61	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Wolfgang Seidel
Emeryson	Emeryson Cars	61	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Tony Settember
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	156	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	Dunlop	Giancarlo Baghetti, Lorenzo Bandini, Phil Hill, Ricardo Rodríguez, Willy Mairesse
Gilby	Gilby Engineering	62	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Keith Greene
LDS	Otelle Nucci	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Doug Serrurier
Lola	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Mk 4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	John Surtees, Roy Salvadori
Lotus	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Dan Gurney, Günther Seiffert, Tony Shelly, Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus	Brabham Racing Organisation	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jack Brabham
Lotus	Dupont Team Zerex	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Roger Penske
Lotus	Ecurie Excelsior	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Jay Chamberlain
Lotus	Ecurie Filipinetti	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Heinz Schiller, Jo Siffert
Lotus	Ecurie Filipinetti	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Jo Siffert
Lotus	Ecurie Nationale Suisse	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Jo Siffert
Lotus	Emeryson Cars	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	John Campbell-Jones
Lotus	Equipe Nationale Belge	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lucien Bianchi
Lotus	Ernie Pieterse	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Ernest Pieterse
Lotus	Gerry Ashmore	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Gerry Ashmore
Lotus	Jim Hall	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Jim Hall
Lotus	John Dalton	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Tony Shelly
Lotus	John Mecom	24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Rob Schroeder
Lotus	Neville Lederle	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Neville Lederle
Lotus	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Maurice Trintignant
Lotus	Scuderia Jolly Club	18	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Ernesto Prinoth
Lotus	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	18/21, 24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Nino Vaccarella
Lotus	Team Lotus	24, 25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jim Clark, Trevor Taylor
Lotus	UDT Laystall Racing Team	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Masten Gregory
Lotus	UDT Laystall Racing Team	18/21, 24	Climax FPF 1.5 L4, Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory
Porsche	Ecurie Filipinetti	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	Dunlop	Heini Walter
Porsche	Ecurie Maarsbergen	718, 787	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	Dunlop	Ben Pon, Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche	Porsche System Engineering	718, 804	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4, Porsche 753 1.5 F8	Dunlop	Dan Gurney, Jo Bonnier, Phil Hill
Porsche	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	Dunlop	Nino Vaccarella

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	50	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	32	30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	32	27	P3
4	John Surtees	19	19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	14	15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14	14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	12	13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10	10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	8	9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6	6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5	5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	40	−10	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	31	−1	30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	−6	27	P3
4	John Surtees	19		19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	14		15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14		14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	12		13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10		10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	8		9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6		6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5		5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	48	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	31	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	27	30	P2
4	John Surtees	19	19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	14	15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14	14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	13	13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10	10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	9	9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6	6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5	5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	38	−10	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	27		30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	26	−5	27	P3
4	John Surtees	19		19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	14		15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14		14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	13		13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10		10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	9		9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6		6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5		5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	52	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	32	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	30	30	P2
4	John Surtees	19	19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	15	15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14	14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	13	13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10	10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	9	9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6	6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5	5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	56	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	33	30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	33	27	P3
4	John Surtees	19	19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	16	15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14	14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	13	13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10	10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	9	9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6	6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5	5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4	4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	46	−10	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	33		30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	28	−5	27	P3
4	John Surtees	19		19	P4
5	Dan Gurney	16		15	P5
6	Phil Hill	14		14	P6
7	Tony Maggs	13		13	P7
8	Richie Ginther	10		10	P8
9	Jack Brabham	9		9	P9
10	Trevor Taylor	6		6	P10
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5		5	P11
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4		4	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	64	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	45	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	35	30	P2
4	John Surtees	29	19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	25	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	20	15	P5
7	Phil Hill	20	14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	18	9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	17	10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	11	3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	10	6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	9	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	48	−16	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	36	−9	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	35		30	P2
4	John Surtees	29		19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	23	−2	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	20		15	P5
7	Phil Hill	20		14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	18		9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	17		10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	11		3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	10		6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	9		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	158	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	110	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	89	30	P2
4	John Surtees	68	19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	65	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	52	15	P5
7	Phil Hill	48	14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	46	9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	43	10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	31	3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	26	6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	23	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	118	−40	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	89		30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	88	−22	27	P3
4	John Surtees	68		19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	57	−8	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	52		15	P5
7	Phil Hill	48		14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	46		9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	43		10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	31		3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	26		6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	23		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	161	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	110	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	92	30	P2
4	John Surtees	68	19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	65	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	52	15	P5
7	Phil Hill	48	14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	46	9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	43	10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	31	3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	26	6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	23	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	120	−41	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	92		30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	88	−22	27	P3
4	John Surtees	68		19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	57	−8	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	52		15	P5
7	Phil Hill	48		14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	46		9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	43		10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	31		3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	26		6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	23		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	158	42	P1
2	Bruce McLaren	110	27	P3
3	Jim Clark	89	30	P2
4	John Surtees	68	19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	65	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	52	15	P5
7	Phil Hill	48	14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	46	9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	43	10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	31	3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	26	6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	23	5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Graham Hill	118	−40	42	P1
2	Jim Clark	89		30	P2
3	Bruce McLaren	88	−22	27	P3
4	John Surtees	68		19	P4
5	Tony Maggs	57	−8	13	P7
6	Dan Gurney	52		15	P5
7	Phil Hill	48		14	P6
8	Jack Brabham	46		9	P9
9	Richie Ginther	43		10	P8
10	Jo Bonnier	31		3	P15
11	Trevor Taylor	26		6	P10
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	23		5	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.