1962 International Gold Cup

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Flag of the United Kingdom  1962 International Gold Cup
Race details
Non-Championship Race in the 1962 Formula One season
Date 1 September 1962
Official name IX Gold Cup
Location Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course Permanent racing facility
2.761 mi / 4.4434 km
Distance 73 laps, 201.48 mi / 324.25 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States Richie Ginther BRM
Time 1:38.6
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:40.0
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Second Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM
Third Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax

The 9th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 September 1962 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 73 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 25.

[edit] Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.03:46.6 2
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM + 1:17.6 s 3
3 Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax 70 laps 5
4 Flag of South Africa Bruce Johnstone Owen Racing Organisation BRM 70 laps 9
5 Flag of New Zealand Tony Shelly John Dalton Lotus-Climax 69 laps 14
6 Flag of the United States Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-BRM 69 laps 13
7 Flag of the Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 68 laps 18
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Gerry Ashmore Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 67 laps 19
9 Flag of France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 61 laps 23
10 Flag of Germany Günther Seiffert Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 50 laps 22
Ret Flag of Rhodesia Gary Hocking Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Oil pipe 11
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper Special-Climax Oil pipe 15
Ret Flag of New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper Cooper-Climax Fire 4
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Valve 6
Ret Flag of the United States Richie Ginther Owen Racing Organisation BRM Piston 1
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Lewis Ecurie Galloise Cooper-Climax Lost wheel 17
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Eden Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax Engine 21
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Innes Ireland UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Clutch 7
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-BRM Gearbox oil leak 25
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Throttle 8
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Gearbox 10
Ret Flag of Sweden Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax Gearbox 12
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Philip Robinson A. Robinson & Sons Lotus-Climax Engine 16
EX Flag of Germany Wolfgang Seidel Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM Licence revoked (20)
DNS Flag of the United States Tony Settember Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Withdrawn after practice (24)
WD Flag of the United Kingdom Chris Ashmore Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax No car -

[edit] References

  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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