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1962 Italian GP
1961 United States GP

1962 United States GP

1962 Mexican GP
1962 South African GP
1963 United States GP
 V  United States Grand Prix

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

Details
DateSunday 7 October 1962
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 100 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#8 of 9 in 1962
#110 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps100
Circuit Perimeter3701 m
Race Distance3701 × 100 = 370.100 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Dry
Participants
Entries21
Qualifiers21
Finishers13
Debutants
Rob Schroeder (Driver),
Tim Mayer (Driver),
   Dupont Team Zerex (Entrant),
John Mecom (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 6 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
 Lotus – 200th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 13th Place Finishes in a Season Porsche (3)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (74),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Bruce McLaren (23),
3. Most Retirements Maurice Trintignant (37),
4. Most 11th Place Finishes Cooper (13),
5. Most Consecutive Retirements Lotus (14),
6. Most Consecutive 13th Place Finishes Porsche (3),
7. Most Race Entries Maurice Trintignant (76)

World Championship standings
1  Graham Hill 39 
2  Jim Clark 30 up
3  Bruce McLaren 24 up
4  John Surtees 19 
5  Dan Gurney 15 up
6  Phil Hill 14 up
7  Richie Ginther 10 
8  Tony Maggs 9 
9  Trevor Taylor 6 
10  Jack Brabham 6 up
11  Giancarlo Baghetti 5 up
12  Lorenzo Bandini 4 up
13  Ricardo Rodriguez 4 up
14  Willy Mairesse 3 up
15  Jo Bonnier 3 up
16  Carel Godin de Beaufort 2 
17  Masten Gregory 1 
1  BRM / BRM 39 
2  Lotus / Climax 36 
3  Cooper / Climax 27 
4  Lola / Climax 19 
5  Porsche / Porsche 18 up
6  Ferrari / Ferrari 18 up
7  Brabham / Climax 3 
8  Lotus / BRM 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 8Car 8Car 8
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
Time2:07'13.01'15.81'15.0
Speed174.553 km/h175.773 km/h177.648 km/h