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South African Grand Prix 1962 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: South African Grand Prix 1962 · race

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/111-race

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Historical source & scope

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

South African Grand Prix 1962 · Prince George Circuit

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1962 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	BRM	2:08:03.300 · 82 laps · brm	9
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:08:53.100 · 82 laps · climax	6
3	Tony Maggs	Cooper	2:08:53.600 · 82 laps · climax	4
4	Jack Brabham	Brabham	2:08:57.100 · 82 laps · climax	3
5	Innes Ireland	Lotus	Time not recorded · 81 laps · climax	2
6	Neville Lederle	Lotus	Time not recorded · 78 laps · climax	1
7	Richie Ginther	BRM	Time not recorded · 78 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
8	John Love	Cooper	Time not recorded · 78 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	Bruce Johnstone	BRM	Time not recorded · 76 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
10	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	Time not recorded · 71 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
11	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 70 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jim Clark	Lotus	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 62 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Doug Serrurier	LDS	Radiator · Time not recorded · 62 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roy Salvadori	Lola	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 56 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Harris	Cooper	Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 31 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Surtees	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 26 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 11 laps · 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	1:29.300 · climax
2	Graham Hill	BRM	1:29.600 · brm
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:31.000 · climax
4	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:31.100 · climax
5	John Surtees	Lola	1:31.500 · climax
6	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:31.700 · climax
7	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:31.700 · brm
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:31.700 · climax
9	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:32.700 · climax
10	Neville Lederle	Lotus	1:33.600 · climax
11	Roy Salvadori	Lola	1:35.400 · climax
12	John Love	Cooper	1:36.400 · climax
13	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	1:36.800 · climax
14	Doug Serrurier	LDS	1:36.800 · alfa-romeo
15	Mike Harris	Cooper	1:39.100 · alfa-romeo
16	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:39.200 · porsche
17	Bruce Johnstone	BRM	Time not recorded · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:29.300 · climax
2	Graham Hill	BRM	1:29.600 · brm
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:31.000 · climax
4	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:31.100 · climax
5	John Surtees	Lola	1:31.500 · climax
6	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:31.700 · climax
7	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:31.700 · brm
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:31.700 · climax
9	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:32.700 · climax
10	Neville Lederle	Lotus	1:33.600 · climax
11	Roy Salvadori	Lola	1:35.400 · climax
12	John Love	Cooper	1:36.400 · climax
13	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	1:36.800 · climax
14	Doug Serrurier	LDS	1:36.800 · alfa-romeo
15	Mike Harris	Cooper	1:39.100 · alfa-romeo
16	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:39.200 · porsche
17	Bruce Johnstone	BRM	Time not recorded · brm

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	42
2	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
3	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	27
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	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
8	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
9	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
10	Trevor Taylor	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	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Masten Gregory	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Neville Lederle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1