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1962 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1962 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/110-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1962 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

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1962 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:07:13.000 · 100 laps · climax	9
2	Graham Hill	BRM	2:07:22.200 · 100 laps · brm	6
3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Time not recorded · 99 laps · climax	4
4	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Time not recorded · 99 laps · climax	3
5	Dan Gurney	Porsche	Time not recorded · 99 laps · porsche	2
6	Masten Gregory	Lotus	Time not recorded · 99 laps · brm	1
7	Tony Maggs	Cooper	Time not recorded · 97 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Innes Ireland	Lotus	Time not recorded · 96 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	Roger Penske	Lotus	Time not recorded · 96 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
10	Rob Schroeder	Lotus	Time not recorded · 93 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
11	Hap Sharp	Cooper	Time not recorded · 91 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
12	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	Time not recorded · 85 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	Time not recorded · 79 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Richie Ginther	BRM	Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus	Brakes · Time not recorded · 32 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Timmy Mayer	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 31 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Surtees	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 19 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	Accident · Time not recorded · 9 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Roy Salvadori	Lola	Car raced by Surtees · Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Phil Hill	Porsche	Car raced by Bonnier · Time not recorded · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jim Hall	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:15.800 · climax
2	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:16.600 · brm
3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:16.700 · brm
4	Dan Gurney	Porsche	1:16.900 · porsche
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:16.900 · climax
6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:17.300 · climax
7	Masten Gregory	Lotus	1:17.900 · brm
8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:18.000 · climax
9	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:19.000 · porsche
10	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:19.700 · climax
11	Roy Salvadori	Lola	1:19.800 · climax
12	Timmy Mayer	Cooper	1:20.700 · climax
13	Roger Penske	Lotus	1:21.300 · climax
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:21.800 · porsche
15	Hap Sharp	Cooper	1:22.400 · climax
16	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:24.000 · climax
17	Rob Schroeder	Lotus	1:24.000 · climax
18	Jim Hall	Lotus	1:24.700 · climax
19	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus	1:25.800 · climax
20	John Surtees	Lola	1:29.200 · climax

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:15.800 · climax
2	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:16.600 · brm
3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:16.700 · brm
4	Dan Gurney	Porsche	1:16.900 · porsche
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:16.900 · climax
6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:17.300 · climax
7	Masten Gregory	Lotus	1:17.900 · brm
8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:18.000 · climax
9	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:19.000 · porsche
10	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:19.700 · climax
11	Timmy Mayer	Cooper	1:20.700 · climax
12	Roger Penske	Lotus	1:21.300 · climax
13	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:21.800 · porsche
14	Hap Sharp	Cooper	1:22.400 · climax
15	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:24.000 · climax
16	Rob Schroeder	Lotus	1:24.000 · climax
17	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus	1:25.800 · climax
18	John Surtees	Lola	1:29.200 · climax

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
2	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
3	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	24
4	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
5	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
6	Phil Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
7	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
8	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
9	Trevor Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
12	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Ricardo Rodríguez	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
14	Willy Mairesse	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
16	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Masten Gregory	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1