British Grand Prix
1962 RAC British Grand Prix
Podium
SURLola
2
CLALotus
1
MCLCooper
3
Key facts
WinnerCLA2:26:20.800 from P1
PoleCLA1:53.600
Fastest lapCLA1:55.000 on lap 36
Finishers16 / 21classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1 | – | 75 | 2:26:20.800 | 9 | 1:55.000 |
| 2 | SURJohn Surtees | Lola | 2 | – | 75 | +49.200s | 6 | – |
| 3 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 4 | ▲1 | 75 | +104.800s | 4 | – |
| 4 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 5 | ▲1 | 75 | +116.800s | 3 | – |
| 5 | BRAJack Brabham | Lotus | 9 | ▲4 | 74 | +1 lap | 2 | – |
| 6 | MAGTony Maggs | Cooper | 13 | ▲7 | 74 | +1 lap | 1 | – |
| 7 | GREMasten Gregory | Lotus | 14 | ▲7 | 74 | +1 lap | – | |
| 8 | TAYTrevor Taylor | Lotus | 10 | ▲2 | 74 | +1 lap | – | |
| 9 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 6 | ▼3 | 73 | +2 laps | – | |
| 10 | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 15 | ▲5 | 72 | +3 laps | – | |
| 11 | SETTony Settember | Emeryson | 19 | ▲8 | 71 | +4 laps | – | |
| 12 | BURIan Burgess | Cooper | 16 | ▲4 | 71 | +4 laps | – | |
| 13 | GINRichie Ginther | BRM | 8 | ▼5 | 70 | +5 laps | – | |
| 14 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | ▲3 | 69 | +6 laps | – | |
| 15 | CHAJay Chamberlain | Lotus | 20 | ▲5 | 64 | +11 laps | – | |
| 16 | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus | 3 | ▼13 | 61 | +14 laps | – | |
| DNF | PHIPhil Hill | Ferrari | 12 | 46 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SALRoy Salvadori | Lola | 11 | 34 | Battery | – | ||
| DNF | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 7 | 26 | Differential | – | ||
| DNF | SEIWolfgang Seidel | Lotus | 21 | 10 | Brakes | – | ||
| DNF | SHETony Shelly | Lotus | 18 | 5 | Engine | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1:53.600 | |
| 2 | SURJohn Surtees | Lola | 1:54.200 | +0.600s |
| 3 | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus | 1:54.400 | +0.800s |
| 4 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:54.600 | +1.000s |
| 5 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 1:54.600 | +1.000s |
| 6 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 1:54.800 | +1.200s |
| 7 | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 1:55.200 | +1.600s |
| 8 | GINRichie Ginther | BRM | 1:55.200 | +1.600s |
| 9 | BRAJack Brabham | Lotus | 1:55.400 | +1.800s |
| 10 | TAYTrevor Taylor | Lotus | 1:56.000 | +2.400s |
| 11 | SALRoy Salvadori | Lola | 1:56.200 | +2.600s |
| 12 | PHIPhil Hill | Ferrari | 1:56.200 | +2.600s |
| 13 | MAGTony Maggs | Cooper | 1:57.000 | +3.400s |
| 14 | GREMasten Gregory | Lotus | 1:57.200 | +3.600s |
| 15 | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 1:59.400 | +5.800s |
| 16 | BURIan Burgess | Cooper | 2:00.600 | +7.000s |
| 17 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2:01.400 | +7.800s |
| 18 | SHETony Shelly | Lotus | 2:02.400 | +8.800s |
| 19 | SETTony Settember | Emeryson | 2:02.400 | +8.800s |
| 20 | CHAJay Chamberlain | Lotus | 2:03.400 | +9.800s |
| 21 | SEIWolfgang Seidel | Lotus | 2:11.600 | +18.000s |
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1961 | Wolfgang Von Trips | Ferrari |
| 1959 | Jack Brabham | Cooper |
| 1957 | Tony Brooks | Vanwall |
| 1957 | Stirling Moss | Vanwall |
| 1955 | Stirling Moss | Mercedes |
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