1962 South African Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 3 Graham Hill BRM 82 2:08:03.3 2
2 8 Bruce McLaren Cooper - Climax 82 + 49.8 8
3 9 Tony Maggs Cooper - Climax 82 + 50.3 6
4 10 Jack Brabham Brabham - Climax 82 + 53.8 3
5 11 Innes Ireland Lotus - Climax 81 + 1 Lap 4
6 20 Neville Lederle Lotus - Climax 78 + 4 Laps 10
7 4 Richie Ginther BRM 78 + 4 Laps 7
8 18 John Love Cooper - Climax 78 + 4 Laps 12
9 5 Bruce Johnstone BRM 76 + 6 Laps 17
10 14 Ernie Pieterse Lotus - Climax 71 + 11 Laps 13
11 15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 70 Fuel System 16
Ret 1 Jim Clark Lotus - Climax 62 Oil Leak 1
Ret 21 Doug Serrurier LDS - Alfa Romeo 62 Radiator 14
Ret 7 Roy Salvadori Lola - Climax 56 Fuel Leak 11
Ret 22 Mike Harris Cooper - Alfa Romeo 31 Wheel Bearing 15
Ret 6 John Surtees Lola - Climax 26 Engine 5
Ret 2 Trevor Taylor Lotus - Climax 11 Gearbox 9
WD 12 Gary Hocking Lotus - Climax Driver killed prior to event
WD 16 Syd van der Vyver Lotus - Climax Car damaged
WD 17 Tony Settember Emeryson - Climax
Classification
The 1962 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 9th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa, was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 29 December 1962. It was the ninth and final race in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 82-lap race was won by Graham Hill driving a BRM, the Englishman taking his first Drivers' Championship in the process, with New Zealander Bruce McLaren and local driver Tony Maggs second and third respectively in works Cooper-Climaxes. Hill went into the race with a nine-point lead in the Drivers' Championship over Scotland's Jim Clark, driving a works Lotus-Climax. A Clark win would give him the Championship, regardless of Hill's performance, because only the top 5 results counted for the Championship. After taking pole position, Clark led comfortably until an oil leak 20 laps from the finish forced him to retire, handing the Championship to Hill. The win also gave BRM their first, and only, Manufacturers' Cup.