1962 Season

9 rounds. Hill won the title by 12 points over Clark; BRM won the constructors' championship by 6.

1962 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Dutch Grand Prix20 MayGraham HillBRM802:11:02.1
2Monaco Grand Prix3 JunBruce McLarenCooper-Climax1002:46:29.7
3Belgian Grand Prix17 JunJim ClarkLotus-Climax322:07:32.3
4French Grand Prix8 JulDan GurneyPorsche542:07:05.5
5British Grand Prix21 JulJim ClarkLotus-Climax752:26:20.8
6German Grand Prix5 AugGraham HillBRM152:38:45.3
7Italian Grand Prix16 SepGraham HillBRM862:29:08.4
8United States Grand Prix7 OctJim ClarkLotus-Climax1002:07:13.0
9South African Grand Prix29 DecGraham HillBRM822:08:03.3
1962 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Graham HillBritishBRM42
2Jim ClarkBritishLotus-Climax30−12
3Bruce McLarenNew ZealanderCooper-Climax27−15
4John SurteesBritishLola19−23
5Dan GurneyAmericanPorsche15−27
6Phil HillAmericanFerrari14−28
7Tony MaggsSouth AfricanCooper-Climax13−29
8Richie GintherAmericanBRM10−32
9Jack BrabhamAustralianBrabham9−33
10Trevor TaylorBritishLotus-Climax6−36
11Giancarlo BaghettiItalianFerrari5−37
12Lorenzo BandiniItalianFerrari4−38
13Ricardo RodríguezMexicanFerrari4−38
14Willy MairesseBelgianFerrari3−39
15Jo BonnierSwedishPorsche3−39
16Innes IrelandBritishLotus-Climax2−40
17Carel Godin de BeaufortDutchPorsche2−40
18Masten GregoryAmericanLotus-BRM1−41
19Neville LederleSouth AfricanLotus-Climax1−41
20Maurice TrintignantFrenchLotus-Climax0−42
21Jackie LewisBritishCooper-Climax0−42
22John LoveRhodesianCooper-Climax0−42
23Nino VaccarellaItalianLotus-Climax0−42
24Lucien BianchiBelgianENB0−42
25Bruce JohnstoneSouth AfricanBRM0−42
26Roger PenskeAmericanLotus-Climax0−42
27Jo SiffertSwissLotus-BRM0−42
28Ernie PieterseSouth AfricanLotus-Climax0−42
29Rob SchroederBritishLotus-Climax0−42
30Ian BurgessBritishCooper-Climax0−42
31Tony SettemberAmericanEmeryson0−42
32John Campbell-JonesBritishEmeryson0−42
33Hap SharpAmericanCooper-Climax0−42
34Heini WalterSwissPorsche0−42
35Jay ChamberlainAmericanLotus-Climax0−42
36Roy SalvadoriBritishLola0−42
37Doug SerrurierSouth AfricanLDS0−42
38Wolfgang SeidelGermanLotus-BRM0−42
39Mike HarrisSouth AfricanCooper-Alfa Romeo0−42
40Timmy MayerAmericanCooper-Climax0−42
41Peter ArundellBritishTeam Lotus0−42
42Gary HockingRhodesianLotus-Climax0−42
43Tony MarshBritishBRM0−42
44Syd van der VyverSouth AfricanLotus-Climax0−42
45Keith GreeneBritishGilby0−42
46Colin DavisBritishPorsche0−42
47Jim HallAmericanLotus-Climax0−42
48Ben PonDutchPorsche0−42
49Tony ShellyNew ZealanderLotus-BRM0−42
50Carlo AbateItalianLotus-Climax0−42
51Rob SlotemakerDutchPorsche0−42
52Sam TingleRhodesianLotus-Climax0−42
53Gerry AshmoreBritishLotus-Climax0−42
54Roberto BussinelloItalianDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo0−42
55Heinz SchillerSwissLotus-BRM0−42
56Bernard CollombFrenchCooper-Climax0−42
57Ernesto PrinothItalianLotus-Climax0−42
58Roberto LippiItalianDe Tomaso-Osca0−42
59Nasif EstéfanoArgentineDe Tomaso0−42
60Günther SeiffertGermanLotus-BRM0−42
61Kurt KuhnkeGermanLotus-Borgward0−42
1962 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1BRM42
2Lotus-Climax36−6
3Cooper-Climax29−13
4Lola19−23
5Porsche18−24
6Ferrari18−24
7Brabham6−36
8Lotus-BRM1−41
9Emeryson0−42
10ENB0−42
11Cooper0−42
12LDS0−42
13Cooper-Alfa Romeo0−42
14Team Lotus0−42
15Gilby0−42
16De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo0−42
17De Tomaso-Osca0−42
18De Tomaso0−42
19Lotus-Borgward0−42