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1962 RAC British Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 21 Jul 1962

Name: 1962 RAC British Grand Prix

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/107

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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.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1962 RAC British Grand Prix · Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1962 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:26:20.800 · 75 laps · climax	9
2	John Surtees	Lola	2:27:10.000 · 75 laps · climax	6
3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:28:05.600 · 75 laps · climax	4
4	Graham Hill	BRM	2:28:17.600 · 75 laps · brm	3
5	Jack Brabham	Lotus	Time not recorded · 74 laps · climax	2
6	Tony Maggs	Cooper	Time not recorded · 74 laps · climax	1
7	Masten Gregory	Lotus	Time not recorded · 74 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	Time not recorded · 74 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	Dan Gurney	Porsche	Time not recorded · 73 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	Time not recorded · 72 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
11	Tony Settember	Emeryson	Time not recorded · 71 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
12	Ian Burgess	Cooper	Time not recorded · 71 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
13	Richie Ginther	BRM	Time not recorded · 70 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	Time not recorded · 69 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
15	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus	Time not recorded · 64 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
16	Innes Ireland	Lotus	Time not recorded · 61 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roy Salvadori	Lola	Battery · Time not recorded · 34 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	Differential · Time not recorded · 26 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	Brakes · Time not recorded · 10 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tony Shelly	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 5 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	1:53.600 · climax
2	John Surtees	Lola	1:54.200 · climax
3	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:54.400 · climax
4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:54.600 · climax
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:54.600 · brm
6	Dan Gurney	Porsche	1:54.800 · porsche
7	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:55.200 · porsche
8	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:55.200 · brm
9	Jack Brabham	Lotus	1:55.400 · climax
10	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:56.000 · climax
11	Roy Salvadori	Lola	1:56.200 · climax
12	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:56.200 · ferrari
13	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:57.000 · climax
14	Masten Gregory	Lotus	1:57.200 · climax
15	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	1:59.400 · climax
16	Ian Burgess	Cooper	2:00.600 · climax
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	2:01.400 · porsche
18	Tony Shelly	Lotus	2:02.400 · climax
19	Tony Settember	Emeryson	2:02.400 · climax
20	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus	2:03.400 · climax
21	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	2:11.600 · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:53.600 · climax
2	John Surtees	Lola	1:54.200 · climax
3	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:54.400 · climax
4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:54.600 · climax
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:54.600 · brm
6	Dan Gurney	Porsche	1:54.800 · porsche
7	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:55.200 · porsche
8	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:55.200 · brm
9	Jack Brabham	Lotus	1:55.400 · climax
10	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:56.000 · climax
11	Roy Salvadori	Lola	1:56.200 · climax
12	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:56.200 · ferrari
13	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:57.000 · climax
14	Masten Gregory	Lotus	1:57.200 · climax
15	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	1:59.400 · climax
16	Ian Burgess	Cooper	2:00.600 · climax
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	2:01.400 · porsche
18	Tony Shelly	Lotus	2:02.400 · climax
19	Tony Settember	Emeryson	2:02.400 · climax
20	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus	2:03.400 · climax
21	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	2:11.600 · 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	19
2	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
3	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
4	Phil Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
5	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
6	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Trevor Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
9	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
11	Ricardo Rodríguez	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2

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