1962 French Grand Prix

  1962 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 9 in the 1962 Formula One season
Date	8 July 1962
Official name	XLVIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location	Rouen-Les-Essarts Rouen, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.542 km (4.065 mi)
Distance	54 laps, 353.268 km (219.511 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	2:14.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	2:16.9 on lap 32
Podium
First	Dan Gurney	Porsche
Second	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax
Third	Richie Ginther	BRM

The 1962 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 8 July 1962. The race was won by Dan Gurney, his first Formula One victory, driving a Porsche, that company's only win as a constructor in a Formula One championship race.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	30	Dan Gurney	Porsche	54	2:07:05.5	6	9
2	24	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	53	+ 1 Lap	11	6
3	10	Richie Ginther	BRM	52	+ 2 Laps	10	4
4	22	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	51	+ 3 Laps	3	3
5	18	John Surtees	Lola-Climax	51	+ 3 Laps	5	2
6	38	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	51	+ 3 Laps	17	1
7	28	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax	50	+ 4 Laps	13
8	14	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	48	+ 6 laps	12
9	8	Graham Hill	BRM	44	+ 10 Laps	2
Ret	32	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	43	Fuel System	9
Ret	12	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	34	Suspension	1
Ret	42	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	28	Accident	16
Ret	20	Roy Salvadori	Lola-Climax	21	Oil Pressure	14
Ret	34	Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	15	Overheating	7
Ret	26	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax	11	Suspension	4
Ret	40	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	6	Clutch	15
Ret	36	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1	Puncture	8
WD	16	Peter Arundell	Lotus		No car
WD	-	Tony Marsh	BRM		No car
WD	-	Colin Davis	Porsche
WD	-	Carlo Abate	Lotus-Climax
WD	-	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax

• Scuderia Ferrari withdrew from the event, and their allocated numbers of 2, 4 and 6 were not used. No drivers were named by the team as having been entered.

Notes

• Pole position: Jim Clark - 2:14.8
• Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 2:16.9
• This was the last win of a German constructor until BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica won the Canadian Grand Prix in 2008

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 16 2 Phil Hill 14 1 3 Bruce McLaren 12 1 4 Jim Clark 9 18 5 Dan Gurney 9

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 20 2 2 Cooper-Climax 17 1 3 Lotus-Climax 15 1 4 Ferrari 14 1 5 Porsche 12

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

References

• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.