Race details | ||
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Race 1 of 9 in the 1962 Formula One season | ||
Zandvoort original layout | ||
Date | May 20, 1962 | |
Official name | XI Grote Prijs van Nederland | |
Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.193 km (2.605 mi) | |
Distance | 80 laps, 335.440 km (208.433 mi) | |
Weather | Sunny | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | John Surtees | Lola-Climax |
Time | 1:32.5 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
Time | 1:34.4 on lap 5 | |
Podium | ||
First | Graham Hill | BRM |
Second | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
Third | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
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 as the opening round of the 1962 World Drivers' Championship on 20 May 1962. It was held over 80 laps of the compact 2.6 mile Circuit Park Zandvoort for a race distance of just over 200 miles.
It 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 25. The reigning World Champion, Ferrari's Phil Hill (Ferrari 156) completed the podium.
The race provided an indication of the season to come as the long-maligned British Racing Motors organisation were 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[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | 7 | |
9 | 4 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 70 | +10 Laps | 3 | |
Ret | 3 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 73 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 18 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 71 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 9 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 61 | Accident | 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 | Accident | 10 | |
WD | 16 | Rob Slotemaker | Porsche | Car not ready | |||
WD | 21 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | Car not ready |
Lap leaders[]
- Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 11 laps (1-11); Graham Hill 68 laps (12-54, 56-80); Phil Hill 1 lap (55).
Standings after the race[]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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