Pit Lane F1
1962 Season - Round 9 - 1962-12-29
Graham Hill won the 1962 South African Grand Prix for BRM, with Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) second and Tony Maggs (Cooper-Climax) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Bruce Johnstone (BRM) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1962 South African Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jack Brabham |
| Brabham |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | 10 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 7 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM | 17 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 12 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 13 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 14 | Radiator | 0 |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 11 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 15 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 16 | John Surtees | Lola | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Gary Hocking | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 19 | Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 20 | Tony Settember | Emeryson | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 21 | Sam Tingle | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
