| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship Race in the 1962 Formula One season | ||
| Date | 19 August 1962 | |
| Official name | I Gran Premio del Mediterraneo | |
| Location | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.803 km (2.985 mi) |
|
| Distance | 50 laps, 240.15 km (149.3 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| Time | 1:21.5 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Drivers | Lorenzo Bandini Giancarlo Baghetti |
Ferrari Ferrari |
| Time | 1:20.9 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| Second | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari |
| Third | Carlo Abate | Porsche |
The 1st Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 August 1962 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by Ferrari. The winner was Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari 156.
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Bandini | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | 1.09:25.8 | 1 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Baghetti | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | + 32.5 s | 2 |
| 3 | Carlo Abate | Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia | Porsche | 49 laps | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-Climax | 48 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 45 laps | 8 |
| 6 | Roberto Lippi | Scuderia Settecolli | De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. | 44 laps | 11 |
| 7 | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Gilby-BRM | 41 laps | 7 |
| 8 | Wolfgang Seidel | Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 40 laps | 10 |
| 9 | Günther Seiffert | Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 20 laps | 12 |
| Ret | Heinz Schiller | Ecurie Filipinetti | Porsche | Oil leak | 5 |
| Ret | Nino Vaccarella | Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia | Lotus-Climax | Engine | 6 |
| Ret | "Wal Ever" | "Wal Ever" | Cooper-O.S.C.A. | Engine | 13 |
| DNS | Heini Walter | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | Withdrawn after practice | (9) |
| WD | Umberto Filotico | Umberto Filotico | Cooper-Climax | - | |
| WD | Jay Chamberlain | Ecurie Excelsior | Lotus-Climax | Car in Sweden | - |
| WD | Kurt Kuhnke | Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | Car not ready | - |
| WD | Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | Lotus-BRM | - |
| Previous race: 1962 Kanonloppet |
Formula One Non-Championship races 1962 season |
Next race: 1962 Danish Grand Prix |
| Previous race: - |
Mediterranean Grand Prix | Next race: 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix |