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1962 Season
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1962 Solitude GP
1962 ACF GP
1961 British GP

1962 British GP

1962 German GP
1963 British GP
 XV  RAC British Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSaturday 21 July 1962
Start time14:00
Event British GP
Circuit Aintree
Event FormatRace of 75 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#5 of 9 in 1962
#107 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps75
Circuit Perimeter4828 m
Race Distance4828 × 75 = 362.100 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries21
Qualifiers21
Finishers16
Debutants
Jay Chamberlain (Driver),
Tony Settember (Driver),
Aiden-Cooper (Car Manufacturer),
Aiden-Cooper T59 Special (Car Model),
   Anglo-American Equipe (Entrant),
Ecurie Excelsior (Entrant),
John Dalton (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 2 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
BRM – 100th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
 Porsche – 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Bruce McLaren (20),
2. Most 14th Place Finishes Carel Godin de Beaufort (4),
3. Most Consecutive 8th Place Finishes Lotus (4),
4. Highest 12th Place Finish Ratio Aiden-Cooper (100.00%)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (71),
2. Most 15th Place Qualifications Cooper (24),
3. Most 17th Place Qualifications Carel Godin de Beaufort (6)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 19 
2  Jim Clark 18 up
3  Bruce McLaren 16 
4  Phil Hill 14 up
5  John Surtees 13 up
6  Dan Gurney 9 up
7  Tony Maggs 9 up
8  Trevor Taylor 6 
9  Richie Ginther 4 
  Lorenzo Bandini 4 
11  Giancarlo Baghetti 3 
  Ricardo Rodriguez 3 
13  Jack Brabham 3 up
14  Jo Bonnier 2 up
15  Carel Godin de Beaufort 2 up
1  Lotus / Climax 24 up
2  BRM / BRM 23 up
3  Cooper / Climax 21 up
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 14 
5  Lola / Climax 13 up
6  Porsche / Porsche 12 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 20Car 20Car 20
EntrantTeam LotusTeam LotusTeam Lotus
Driver Jim Clark Jim Clark Jim Clark
Car Lotus 25 Lotus 25 Lotus 25
EngineClimax 1.5 V8Climax 1.5 V8Climax 1.5 V8
Time2:26'20.81'53.61'55.0
Speed148.456 km/h153.000 km/h151.137 km/h