The 1962 Dutch Grand Prix was the eleventh time the Dutch Grand Prix (or Grote Prijs van Nederland) motor race was held. The race also held the honorary designation of the 22nd European Grand Prix. It was run to Formula One regulations on 20 May 1962 as race 1 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was held over 80 laps of the compact 2.6 mile Circuit Park Zandvoort for a race distance of just over 200 miles.

1962 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date May 20, 1962
Official name X Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 335.440 km (208.433 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Lola-Climax
Time 1:32.5
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax
Time 1:34.4 on lap 5
Podium
First BRM
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The race was won by British driver Graham Hill driving a BRM P57. It was the first Grand Prix victory for the future dual-World Champion and the second time a BRM driver had won the race after Jo Bonnier in 1959. Hill finished over 27 seconds ahead of Team Lotus driver Trevor Taylor driving a Lotus 24. The reigning World Champion, Ferrari's Phil Hill (Ferrari 156) placed third.

The race indicated the season to come as the long-maligned British Racing Motors organisation was on their way to their first and ultimately only constructor's championship. It also signalled Hill's own rise in the sport, having only stood on the podium once before, at the same circuit two years previously. He would win three more races this year and be crowned World Champion.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Qualifying times Gap
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 19   John Surtees Lola-Climax 1:37.0 1:35.0 1:32.5
2 17   Graham Hill BRM 1:33.3 1:32.6 1:33.4 +0.1
3 4   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:36.1 1:33.6 1:33.2 +0.7
4 8   Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax No time 1:35.9 1:33.3 +0.8
5 6   Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:44.1 1:35.2 1:33.9 +1.4
6 9   Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:35.4 1:34.1 1:36.4 +1.6
7 18   Richie Ginther BRM 1:35.6 1:34.5 1:36.9 +2.0
8 12   Dan Gurney Porsche 1:37.1 1:34.7 1:34.9 +2.2
9 1   Phil Hill Ferrari 1:36.5 1:35.0 1:35.4 +2.5
10 5   Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 1:35.4 No time 1:36.0 +2.9
11 3   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 1:36.2 1:36.1 1:36.1 +3.6
12 2   Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 1:39.3 1:36.3 1:39.3 +3.8
13 11   Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:38.1 1:37.0 1:37.5 +4.5
14 14   Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:38.6 1:37.4 1:39.8 +4.9
15 7   Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 1:38.7 1:37.5 1:41.1 +5.0
16 10   Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 1:38.0 No time No time +5.5
17 20   Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 1:40.2 1:38.8 1:38.9 +6.3
18 15   Ben Pon Porsche 1:42.0 1:40.9 1:42.2 +8.4
19 21   Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax No time No time 1:43.2 +10.7
20 16   Wolfgang Seidel Emeryson-Climax No time 1:50.2 1:46.0 +13.5
Source:[1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17   Graham Hill BRM 80 2:11:02.1 2 9
2 5   Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 80 +27.2 secs 10 6
3 1   Phil Hill Ferrari 80 +1:21.1 9 4
4 2   Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 79 +1 Lap 12 3
5 7   Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 78 +2 Laps 15 2
6 14   Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 76 +4 Laps 14 1
7 11   Jo Bonnier Porsche 75 +5 Laps 13
8 21   Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 70 +10 Laps 19
9 4   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 70 +10 Laps 3
Ret 3   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 73 Spun off 11
Ret 18   Richie Ginther BRM 71 Accident 7
Ret 9   Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 61 Spun off 6
Ret 10   Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 54 Halfshaft 16
NC 16   Wolfgang Seidel Emeryson-Climax 52 Not classified 20
Ret 12   Dan Gurney Porsche 47 Gearbox 8
Ret 6   Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 21 Gearbox 5
Ret 20   Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 12 Withdrew 17
Ret 19   John Surtees Lola-Climax 8 Accident 1
Ret 8   Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 4 Accident 4
Ret 15   Ben Pon Porsche 2 Spun off 18
WD 16   Rob Slotemaker Porsche Car not ready - Entry taken by Seidel
WD 21   Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax Car not ready - Entry taken by Lewis
Source:[2]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British manufacturer Lola. Also, it was their very first pole position.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1962 Dutch GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "1962 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Netherlands 1962 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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