| Race details | ||
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| Race 3 of 9 in the 1962 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | June 17, 1962 | |
| Official name | XXII Grote Prijs van Belgie | |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 14.100 km (8.761 mi) | |
| Distance | 32 laps, 451.200 km (280.363 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Graham Hill
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BRM |
| Time | 3:57.0 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 3:55.6 on lap 15 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax |
| Second | Graham Hill
|
BRM |
| Third |  Phil Hill
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Ferrari |
The 1962 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 17 June 1962. This race was notable for being the first grand prix win for Jim Clark, and the first of four consecutive victories at Spa for the Scotsman (despite thoroughly disliking the circuit) and Team Lotus. It was also the first win for the famous Lotus 25, and the beginning of the famous 6-year-long rivalry between Clark and Graham Hill.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax | 32 | 2:07:32.3 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Graham Hill
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BRM | 32 | + 44.1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Phil Hill
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Ferrari | 32 | + 2:06.5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 |  Ricardo Rodriguez
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Ferrari | 32 | + 2:06.6 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | John Surtees
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Lola-Climax | 31 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 |  Jack Brabham
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Lotus-Climax | 30 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Porsche | 30 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
| 8 | 18 |  Maurice Trintignant
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Lotus-Climax | 30 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 9 | 19 |  Lucien Bianchi
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Lotus-Climax | 29 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
| 10 | 22 |  Jo Siffert
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Lotus-Climax | 29 | + 3 Laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 4 | John Campbell-Jones
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Lotus-Climax | 16 | + 16 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 17 | Trevor Taylor
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Lotus-Climax | 25 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 10 | Willy Mairesse
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Ferrari | 25 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 2 | Richie Ginther
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BRM | 22 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Tony Maggs
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Cooper-Climax | 22 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax | 19 | Wheel bearing | 2 | |
| Ret | 21 | Masten Gregory
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Lotus-BRM | 13 | Withdrew | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Innes Ireland
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Lotus-Climax | 8 | Suspension | 5 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Giancarlo Baghetti
|
Ferrari | 3 | Ignition | 14 | |
| DNS | 23 | Dan Gurney
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Lotus-BRM | Seidel's car - unraceworthy | |||
| WD | 3 | Tony Marsh
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BRM | Car not ready | |||
| WD | 4 | Jack Lewis
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BRM | ||||
| WD | 4 | Gerry Ashmore
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BRM | ||||
| WD | 6 | Roy Salvadori
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Lola-Climax | ||||
| WD | 8 | Heinz Schiller
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Porsche | ||||
| WD | 24 |  Jo Bonnier
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Porsche |
- Dan Gurney practiced in a Lotus-BRM owned by Wolfgang Seidel, but after a few laps he deemed the car unraceworthy. Gurney was also entered by the works Porsche team, along with Jo Bonnier, but the team withdrew after the factory was hit by strike action.
- The #4 entry was originally allocated to Lewis, then to Ashmore on Lewis' withdrawal. After Ashmore also withdrew, the slot was filled by John Campbell-Jones.
- Lucien Bianchi was originally entered as #14, in a Porsche prepared by Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, but withdrew. He later took #19 and drove Equipe National Belge's Lotus.
Notes[]
- Pole position: Graham Hill - 3:57.0
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 3:55.6
- Ricardo Rodriguez became the youngest driver to score championship points (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.
- Last podium for Phil Hill.
- Trevor Taylor and Willy Mairesse were fighting for 2nd place until the 2 cars touched, crashed into a ditch and Mairesse's car landed upside down and caught fire. Both drivers were thrown out of their cars, but were unhurt.
- First Belgian Grand Prix to allocate odd numbers to vehicles.
- First win for a car with a monocoque.
Championship standings after the race[]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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