1962 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1962 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 17 June 1962. It was race 3 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This race was notable for being the first grand prix win for Jim Clark, and the first of four consecutive victories at Spa for the Scotsman (despite thoroughly disliking the circuit) and Team Lotus. It was also the first win for the famous Lotus 25, and the beginning of the famous 6-year-long rivalry between Clark and Graham Hill. This race was held the same day as the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Santiago, Chile, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix.

1962 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 June 1962
Official name XXII Grote Prijs van Belgie
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 14.100 km (8.761 mi)
Distance 32 laps, 451.200 km (280.363 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
BRM
Time 3:57.0
Fastest lap
Driver Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 3:55.6 on lap 15
Podium
First
Lotus-Climax
Second
BRM
Third
Ferrari

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Gap
1 1 Graham Hill BRM 4:01.2 3:57.0 —
2 25 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4:04.7 3:58.8 +1.8
3 17 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 3:59.3 4:00.5 +2.3
4 9 Phil Hill Ferrari 3:59.8 3:59.6 +2.6
5 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 4:05.1 3:59.8 +2.8
6 10 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 4:01.4 3:59.8 +2.8
7 12 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 4:05.1 4:01.0 +4.0
8 21 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 4:05.7 4:01.0 +4.0
9 2 Richie Ginther BRM 4:04.3 4:01.4 +4.4
10 26 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 4:22.6 4:03.6 +6.6
11 5 John Surtees Lola-Climax 4:29.0 4:04.4 +7.4
12 16 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 4:09.2 4:04.9 +7.9
13 7 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 4:12.6 4:07.7 +10.7
14 11 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 4:08.0 No time +11.0
15 15 Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax No time 4:08.2 +11.2
16 18 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 4:35.5 4:09.2 +12.2
17 22 Jo Siffert Lotus-Climax 4:11.6 4:17.1 +14.6
18 19 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 4:25.4 4:18.0 +21.0
19 4 John Campbell-Jones Lotus-Climax No time 4:26.9 +29.9
20 23 Dan Gurney Lotus-BRM No time 6:42.2 +2:45.2
Source:[1]

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 32 2:07:32.3 12 9
2 1 Graham Hill BRM 32 + 44.1 1 6
3 9 Phil Hill Ferrari 32 + 2:06.5 4 4
4 12 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 32 + 2:06.6 7 3
5 5 John Surtees Lola-Climax 31 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 15 Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 30 + 2 Laps 15 1
7 7 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 30 + 2 Laps 13  
8 18 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 30 + 2 Laps 16  
9 19 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 29 + 3 Laps 18  
10 22 Jo Siffert Lotus-Climax 29 + 3 Laps 17  
11 4 John Campbell-Jones Lotus-Climax 16 + 16 Laps 19  
Ret 17 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 25 Accident 3  
Ret 10 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 25 Accident 6  
Ret 2 Richie Ginther BRM 22 Gearbox 9  
Ret 26 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 22 Gearbox 10  
Ret 25 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 19 Wheel bearing 2  
Ret 21 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 13 Withdrew 8  
Ret 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 8 Suspension 5  
Ret 11 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 3 Ignition 14  
DNS 23 Dan Gurney Lotus-BRM Car unraceworthy
WD 3 Tony Marsh BRM Car not ready
WD 4 Jackie Lewis BRM
WD 4 Gerry Ashmore BRM
WD 6 Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax
WD 8 Heinz Schiller Porsche
WD 24 Jo Bonnier Porsche
Source:[2]
  • Dan Gurney practiced in a Lotus-BRM owned by Wolfgang Seidel, but after a few laps he deemed the car unraceworthy. Gurney was also entered by the works Porsche team, along with Jo Bonnier, but the team withdrew after the factory was hit by strike action.
  • The #4 entry was originally allocated to Lewis, then to Ashmore on Lewis' withdrawal. After Ashmore also withdrew, the slot was filled by John Campbell-Jones.
  • Lucien Bianchi was originally entered as #14, in a Porsche prepared by Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, but withdrew. He later took #19 and drove Equipe National Belge's Lotus.

Notes
  • Ricardo Rodríguez became the youngest driver to score championship points (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.
  • Last podium for Phil Hill.
  • Trevor Taylor and Willy Mairesse were fighting for 2nd place until the 2 cars touched, crashed into a ditch and Mairesse's car landed upside down and caught fire. Both drivers were thrown out of their cars, but were unhurt.
  • First Belgian Grand Prix to allocate odd numbers to vehicles.
  • First win for a car with a monocoque.

Championship standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1962 Belgian GP". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "1962 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "Belgium 1962 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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