1962 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1962
- Name
- 1962 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1962
Original reference ↗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.
Season coverage
9 of 9 source-calendar events have race results; 9 have qualifying; 9 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1962 | 1962-05-20 | completed |
| 2 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1962 | 1962-06-03 | completed |
| 3 | 1962 Belgian Grand Prix | 1962-06-17 | completed |
| 4 | Grand Prix de France 1962 | 1962-07-08 | completed |
| 5 | 1962 RAC British Grand Prix | 1962-07-21 | completed |
| 6 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1962 | 1962-08-05 | completed |
| 7 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1962 | 1962-09-16 | completed |
| 8 | 1962 United States Grand Prix | 1962-10-07 | completed |
| 9 | South African Grand Prix 1962 | 1962-12-29 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| 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 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | BRM | Time not recorded · brm | 42 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · climax | 36 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Cooper | Time not recorded · climax | 29 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Lola | Time not recorded · climax | 19 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Porsche | Time not recorded · porsche | 18 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 18 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · climax | 6 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · brm | 1 |