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F1 1962 season
Quick answer: the 1962 F1 World Championship was won by Graham Hill of BRM, with 4 wins and 42 official points. The runner up was Bruce McLaren, with 32 points on the table below. Below are all races, winners and the standings.
The 9 races of 1962
| GP | Circuit | Country | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | Netherlands | Graham Hill (BRM) |
| Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | Monaco | Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) |
| Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) |
| French Grand Prix | Rouen-Les-Essarts | France | Dan Gurney (Porsche) |
| British Grand Prix | Aintree | UK | Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) |
| German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | Germany | Graham Hill (BRM) |
| Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Italy | Graham Hill (BRM) |
| United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | USA | Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) |
| South African Grand Prix | Prince George Circuit | South Africa | Graham Hill (BRM) |
1962 championship top 10
| # | Driver | Team | Wins | Points scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill (champion) | BRM | 4 | 52 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 32 |
| 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Lola | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche / Lotus-BRM | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax / Brabham | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 6 |
The year in numbers
The season packed 9 races across 9 countries, with 4 different winners over 1962: Graham Hill (4), Jim Clark (3), Bruce McLaren (1), Dan Gurney (1). Graham Hill won more than anyone, 4 of the 9 races. The title went to Graham Hill (United Kingdom), driving for BRM, the first of the driver's career. On the raw sums of the table, Graham Hill closed the year on 52 points, 20 more than Bruce McLaren. A note for anyone checking official records: until 1990 the rules dropped each driver's worst results, so the raw sums in the table can differ from the official 1962 scores.
To follow the championship thread, see the 1961 season and the 1963 season, or the full list of Formula 1 world champions.
Source: jolpica-f1 historical archive (Apache 2.0 license), successor to Ergast, snapshot of 2026-07-09. This site is independent and not affiliated with Formula One or any team, driver or circuit mentioned.
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