French Grand Prix
Grand Prix de France 1962
Podium
MAGCooper
2
GURPorsche
1
GINBRM
3
Key facts
WinnerGUR2:07:35.500 from P6
PoleCLA2:14.800
Fastest lapHIL2:16.900 on lap 32
Finishers10 / 17classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 6 | ▲5 | 54 | 2:07:35.500 | 9 | – |
| 2 | MAGTony Maggs | Cooper | 11 | ▲9 | 53 | +1 lap | 6 | – |
| 3 | GINRichie Ginther | BRM | 10 | ▲7 | 52 | +2 laps | 4 | – |
| 4 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 3 | ▼1 | 51 | +3 laps | 3 | – |
| 5 | SURJohn Surtees | Lola | 5 | – | 51 | +3 laps | 2 | – |
| 6 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | ▲11 | 51 | +3 laps | 1 | – |
| 7 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Lotus | 13 | ▲6 | 50 | +4 laps | – | |
| 8 | TAYTrevor Taylor | Lotus | 12 | ▲4 | 48 | +6 laps | – | |
| 9 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 2 | ▼7 | 44 | +10 laps | 2:16.900 | |
| 10 | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | ▼1 | 42 | +12 laps | – | |
| DNF | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1 | 33 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 16 | 27 | Accident | – | ||
| DNF | SALRoy Salvadori | Lola | 14 | 20 | Oil pressure | – | ||
| DNF | GREMasten Gregory | Lotus | 7 | 14 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | BRAJack Brabham | Lotus | 4 | 10 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | SIFJo Siffert | Lotus | 15 | 5 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus | 8 | 1 | Puncture | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 2:14.800 | |
| 2 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 2:15.000 | +0.200s |
| 3 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 2:15.400 | +0.600s |
| 4 | BRAJack Brabham | Lotus | 2:16.100 | +1.300s |
| 5 | SURJohn Surtees | Lola | 2:16.300 | +1.500s |
| 6 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 2:16.500 | +1.700s |
| 7 | GREMasten Gregory | Lotus | 2:17.300 | +2.500s |
| 8 | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus | 2:17.500 | +2.700s |
| 9 | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 2:17.900 | +3.100s |
| 10 | GINRichie Ginther | BRM | 2:18.200 | +3.400s |
| 11 | MAGTony Maggs | Cooper | 2:18.600 | +3.800s |
| 12 | TAYTrevor Taylor | Lotus | 2:19.100 | +4.300s |
| 13 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Lotus | 2:20.800 | +6.000s |
| 14 | SALRoy Salvadori | Lola | 2:21.300 | +6.500s |
| 15 | SIFJo Siffert | Lotus | 2:23.400 | +8.600s |
| 16 | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 2:25.500 | +10.700s |
| 17 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2:26.500 | +11.700s |
Rouen-Les-Essarts
Previous winners here
| 1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 1952 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
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