1962 Formula One season
The 1962 Formula One season was the 16th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers which were contested concurrently over a nine race series that commenced on 20 May and ended on 29 December. The season also included a number of non-championship races for Formula One cars.
Season summary
Ferrari were completely eclipsed in 1962, partly as a result of internal upheavals, partly because the British teams had made great progress. BRM finally came good with Graham Hill taking the championship after a season long battle with the revolutionary monocoque Lotus 25 driven by Jim Clark. Dan Gurney gave Porsche their only Grand Prix win at Rouen, and Cooper won their last race until 1966. Lola made their first of their sporadic forays into Grand Prix racing, and Jack Brabham emerged as a constructor, scoring his first points in his own car. Stirling Moss, widely considered to be the greatest driver to never win the championship and one of the greatest drivers in motorsport, was due to drive for Scuderia Ferrari this season however he crashed heavily in an off-season race at Goodwood and never raced in Formula One again. Ricardo Rodríguez, age 20 years 123 days, became the youngest driver to score championship points with his fourth place in Belgium, a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, age 20 years 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix.Two drivers were to die during this season. Mexican Ricardo Rodríguez during the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix at the Mixhuca circuit, and noted Rhodesian motorcycle rider Gary Hocking during the non-championship Natal Grand Prix at the Westmead Circuit in South Africa. Ferrari started the year well, with Phil Hill in second place after having been on the podium in the first three races. However, personality differences, loss of most of the engineering team in the 1961 "walk-out", a prolonged industrial strike, led to Enzo Ferrari withdrawing his team from the last two races.
Season review
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1962 FIA World Championship.Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | Phil Hill | 1–3, 5–7 | |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 1, 3, 6–7 | |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | Ricardo Rodríguez | 1–3, 6–7 | |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2, 6–7 | |
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | Willy Mairesse | 2–3, 7 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 25 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Jim Clark | All | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 25 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Trevor Taylor | All | |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | T60 T55 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Bruce McLaren | All | |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | T60 T55 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Tony Maggs | All | |
Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | T60 T55 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Timmy Mayer | 8 | |
Brabham Racing Organisation | Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Jack Brabham | 1–5 | |
Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | BT3 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Jack Brabham | 6, 8–9 | |
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 24 18/21 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Innes Ireland | 1–5, 7–9 | |
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 24 18/21 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Masten Gregory | 1, 5 | |
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Masten Gregory | 2–4, 7–8 | |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 804 718 | Porsche 753 1.5 F8 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Jo Bonnier | 1–2, 4–8 | |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 804 718 | Porsche 753 1.5 F8 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Dan Gurney | 1–2, 5–8 | |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 804 718 | Porsche 753 1.5 F8 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Phil Hill | 8 | |
Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | 718 787 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | All | |
Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | 718 787 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Ben Pon | 1 | |
Ecurie Maarsbergen | Emeryson-Climax | 61 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Wolfgang Seidel | 1 | |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P57 P48/57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Graham Hill | All | |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P57 P48/57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Richie Ginther | All | |
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P57 P48/57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Bruce Johnstone | 9 | |
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team | Lola-Climax | Mk4 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | John Surtees | All | |
Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team | Lola-Climax | Mk4 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Roy Salvadori | 1–2, 4–9 | |
Ecurie Galloise | Cooper-Climax | T53 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Jackie Lewis | 1, 4–6 | |
Ecurie Galloise | BRM | P48/57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Jackie Lewis | 2 | |
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Maurice Trintignant | 2–4, 6–8 | |
Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia | Lotus-Climax | 18/21 24 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Nino Vaccarella | 2, 7 | |
Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia | Porsche | 718 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Nino Vaccarella | 6 | |
Ecurie Nationale Suisse | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Jo Siffert | 2 | |
Emeryson Cars | Lotus-Climax | 18 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | John Campbell-Jones | 3 | |
Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | 61 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Tony Settember | 5, 7 | |
Equipe Nationale Belge | Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Lucien Bianchi | 3 | |
Equipe Nationale Belge | ENB-Maserati | F1 | Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4 | Lucien Bianchi | 6 | |
Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Jo Siffert | 3, 6 | |
Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Jo Siffert | 4, 7 | |
Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Heinz Schiller | 6 | |
Ecurie Filipinetti | Porsche | 718 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | Heini Walter | 6 | |
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Dan Gurney | 3 | |
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Wolfgang Seidel | 5–6 | |
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Gunther Seiffert | 6 | |
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Tony Shelly | 7 | |
Anglo-American Equipe | Cooper-Climax | T59 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Ian Burgess | 5–7 | |
Ecurie Excelsior | Lotus-Climax | 18 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Jay Chamberlain | 5–7 | |
John Dalton | Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Tony Shelly | 5–6 | |
Gilby Engineering | Gilby-BRM | 62 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Keith Greene | 6–7 | |
Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | T53 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Bernard Collomb | 6 | |
Scuderia de Tomaso | De Tomaso | 801 | De Tomaso 1.5 F8 | Nasif Estéfano | 7 | |
Scuderia Settecolli | De Tomaso-OSCA | F1 | OSCA 372 1.5 L4 | Roberto Lippi | 7 | |
Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Gerry Ashmore | 7 | |
Scuderia Jolly Club | Lotus-Climax | 18 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Ernesto Prinoth | 7 | |
Dupont Team Zerex | Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Roger Penske | 8 | |
Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | T53 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Hap Sharp | 8 | |
Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Jim Hall | 8 | |
John Mecom | Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Rob Schroeder | 8 | |
Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Ernie Pieterse | 9 | |
John Love | Cooper-Climax | T55 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | John Love | 9 | |
Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | Neville Lederle | 9 | |
Otelle Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Mk 1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 | Doug Serrurier | 9 | |
Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | T53 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 | Mike Harris | 9 |
1962 Drivers' Championship – final standings
Points towards the 1962 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first six finishers in each race, with the best five race results retained by each driver.
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