1962 South African Grand Prix

Race 9 of 9

Prince George
82 laps
Time of race: 2:08:03.3
Average speed of winner: 150.605 kph
Margin of victory: 49.8 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Jim Clark 1:31.0
Lap leaders: Clark 1-61, Hill 62-82

Race notes: Debut for John Love, Ernie Pieterse, and Doug Serrurier. Finale for Roy Salvadori. Only start for Mike Harris, Bruce Johnstone, and Neville Lederle.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Graham Hill	3	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRM	1:29.6	82	1	21	2:08:03.3	3
2	8	Bruce McLaren	8	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T60	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Cooper	1:31.7	82	0	0	+49.8	3
3	6	Tony Maggs	9	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T60	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Cooper	1:31.7	82	0	0	+50.3	4
4	3	Jack Brabham	10	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT3	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Brabham	1:31.0	82	0	0	+53.8	3
5	4	Innes Ireland	11	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRP	1:31.1	81	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	10	Neville Lederle	20	Neville Lederle	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lederle	1:33.6	78	0	0	+4 laps	1
7	7	Richie Ginther	4	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRM	1:31.7	78	0	0	+4 laps	0
8	12	John Love	18	John Love	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Love	1:36.4	78	0	0	+4 laps	0
9	17	Bruce Johnstone	5	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	BRM 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRM	no time	76	0	0	+6 laps	0
10	13	Ernie Pieterse	14	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Pieterse	1:36.8	71	0	0	+11 laps	0
11	16	Carel Godin de Beaufort	15	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	de Beaufort	1:39.2	70	0	0	fuel system (classified)	0
12	1	Jim Clark	1	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Lotus	1:29.3	62	1	61	oil leak	0
13	14	Doug Serrurier	21	Otelle Nucci	LDS Mk2	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Nucci	1:36.8	62	0	0	radiator	0
14	11	Roy Salvadori	7	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola Mk4	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Parnell	1:35.4	56	0	0	fuel leak	0
15	15	Mike Harris	22	Mike Harris	Cooper T53	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Mike Harris	1:39.1	31	0	0	wheel bearing	0
16	5	John Surtees	6	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola Mk4	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Parnell	1:31.5	26	0	0	engine	0
17	9	Trevor Taylor	2	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Lotus	1:32.7	11	0	0	gearbox	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Graham Hill	42	9	1	4	6
2	Jim Clark	30	9	6	3	3
3	Bruce McLaren	27	9	0	1	5
4	John Surtees	19	9	1	0	2
5	Dan Gurney	15	7	1	1	2
6	Phil Hill	14	6	0	0	3
7	Tony Maggs	13	9	0	0	2
8	Richie Ginther	10	9	0	0	2
9	Jack Brabham	9	8	0	0	0
10	Trevor Taylor	6	9	0	0	1
11	Giancarlo Baghetti	5	4	0	0	0
12	Lorenzo Bandini	4	3	0	0	1
13	Ricardo Rodríguez	4	4	0	0	0
14	Willy Mairesse	3	3	0	0	0
15	Jo Bonnier	3	7	0	0	0
16	Innes Ireland	2	8	0	0	0
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2	8	0	0	0
18	Masten Gregory	1	6	0	0	0
19	Neville Lederle	1	1	0	0	0
20	Maurice Trintignant	0	6	0	0	0
21	Jackie Lewis	0	4	0	0	0
22	John Love	0	1	0	0	0
23	Lucien Bianchi	0	2	0	0	0
24	Nino Vaccarella	0	2	0	0	0
25	Roger Penske	0	1	0	0	0