1962 United States Grand Prix

Race 8 of 9

Watkins Glen
100 laps
Time of race: 2:07:13.0
Average speed of winner: 174.576 kph
Margin of victory: 9.2 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Jim Clark 1:15.0
Lap leaders: Clark 1-11, Hill 12-18, Clark 19-100

Race notes: Finale for Roger Penske. Only start for Tim Mayer and Rob Schroeder.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Jim Clark	8	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Lotus	1:15.8	100	2	93	2:07:13.0	9
2	3	Graham Hill	4	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRM	1:16.7	100	1	7	+9.2	3
3	6	Bruce McLaren	21	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T60	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Cooper	1:17.3	99	0	0	+1 lap	2
4	5	Jack Brabham	17	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT3	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Brabham	1:16.9	99	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	4	Dan Gurney	10	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 804	Porsche 1.5 B8	Dunlop	Porsche	1:16.9	99	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	7	Masten Gregory	16	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 24	BRM 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRP	1:17.9	99	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	10	Tony Maggs	22	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T60	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Cooper	1:19.7	97	0	0	+3 laps	0
8	15	Innes Ireland	15	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRP	1:24.0	96	0	0	+4 laps	0
9	12	Roger Penske	14	Dupont Team Zerex	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Penske	1:21.3	96	0	0	+4 laps	0
10	16	Rob Schroeder	26	John Mecom	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Mecom	1:24.0	93	0	0	+7 laps	0
11	14	Hap Sharp	24	Hap Sharp	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Sharp	1:22.4	91	0	0	+9 laps	0
12	8	Trevor Taylor	9	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Lotus	1:18.0	85	0	0	+15 laps	0
13	9	Jo Bonnier	11	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 804	Porsche 1.5 B8	Dunlop	Porsche	1:19.0	79	0	0	+21 laps	0
14	2	Richie Ginther	5	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8	Dunlop	BRM	1:16.6	35	0	0	engine	0
15	17	Maurice Trintignant	6	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Rob Walker	1:25.8	32	0	0	brakes	0
16	11	Tim Mayer	23	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Cooper	1:20.7	31	0	0	ignition	0
17	18	John Surtees	18	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola Mk4	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Parnell	1:29.2	19	0	0	engine	0
18	13	Carel Godin de Beaufort	12	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	de Beaufort	1:21.8	9	0	0	accident	0
19	19	Roy Salvadori	19	Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team	Lola Mk4	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Parnell	1:19.8	0	0	0	did not start	0
20	20	Jim Hall	25	Jim Hall	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Hall	1:24.7	0	0	0	did not start	0
21	21	Phil Hill	11	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 804	Porsche 1.5 B8	Dunlop	Porsche	1:32.6	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Graham Hill	39	8	1	3	5
2	Jim Clark	30	8	5	3	3
3	Bruce McLaren	24	8	0	1	4
4	John Surtees	19	8	1	0	2
5	Dan Gurney	15	7	1	1	2
6	Phil Hill	14	6	0	0	3
7	Richie Ginther	10	8	0	0	2
8	Tony Maggs	9	8	0	0	1
9	Trevor Taylor	6	8	0	0	1
10	Jack Brabham	6	7	0	0	0
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	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2	7	0	0	0
17	Masten Gregory	1	6	0	0	0
18	Maurice Trintignant	0	6	0	0	0
19	Jackie Lewis	0	4	0	0	0
20	Innes Ireland	0	7	0	0	0
21	Lucien Bianchi	0	2	0	0	0
22	Nino Vaccarella	0	2	0	0	0
23	Roger Penske	0	1	0	0	0
24	Jo Siffert	0	3	0	0	0
25	Rob Schroeder	0	1	0	0	0