| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 9 in the 1962 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | July 8, 1962 | |
| Official name | XLVIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. | |
| Location | Rouen-Les-Essarts Rouen, France | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 6.542 km (4.065 mi) | |
| Distance | 54 laps, 353.268 km (219.511 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 2:14.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Graham Hill
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BRM |
| Time | 2:16.9 on lap 32 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Dan Gurney
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Porsche |
| Second |  Tony Maggs
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Cooper-Climax |
| Third | Richie Ginther
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BRM |
The 1962 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 8 July 1962. The race was won by Dan Gurney, his first Formula One victory, driving a Porsche, that company's only win as a constructor in a Formula One championship race.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Dan Gurney
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Porsche | 54 | 2:07:05.5 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 24 | Tony Maggs
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Cooper-Climax | 53 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | Richie Ginther
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BRM | 52 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 22 |  Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax | 51 | + 3 Laps | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 | John Surtees
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Lola-Climax | 51 | + 3 Laps | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 38 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Porsche | 51 | + 3 Laps | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 |  Maurice Trintignant
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Lotus-Climax | 50 | + 4 Laps | 13 | |
| 8 | 14 | Trevor Taylor
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Lotus-Climax | 48 | + 6 laps | 12 | |
| 9 | 8 | Graham Hill
|
BRM | 44 | + 10 Laps | 2 | |
| Ret | 32 |  Jo Bonnier
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Porsche | 43 | Fuel System | 9 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax | 34 | Suspension | 1 | |
| Ret | 42 | Jackie Lewis
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Cooper-Climax | 28 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 20 | Roy Salvadori
|
Lola-Climax | 21 | Oil Pressure | 14 | |
| Ret | 34 | Masten Gregory
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Lotus-BRM | 15 | Overheating | 7 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Jack Brabham
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Lotus-Climax | 11 | Suspension | 4 | |
| Ret | 40 |  Jo Siffert
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Lotus-BRM | 6 | Clutch | 15 | |
| Ret | 36 | Innes Ireland
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Lotus-Climax | 1 | Puncture | 8 | |
| WD | 16 | Peter Arundell
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Lotus | No car | |||
| WD | - | Tony Marsh
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BRM | No car | |||
| WD | - | Colin Davis
|
Porsche | ||||
| WD | - |  Carlo Abate
|
Lotus-Climax | ||||
| WD | - | Ian Burgess
|
Cooper-Climax |
- Scuderia Ferrari withdrew from the event, and their allocated numbers of 2, 4 and 6 were not used. No drivers were named by the team as having been entered.
Notes[]
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 2:14.8
- Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 2:16.9
- This was the last win of a German constructor until BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica won the Canadian Grand Prix in 2008.
- First and only win for an air cooled engine
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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