1962 Dutch Grand Prix

  1962 Dutch Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 9 in the 1962 Formula One season
Zandvoort original layout
Date	May 20, 1962
Official name	XI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 335.440 km (208.433 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	John Surtees	Lola-Climax
Time	1:32.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:34.4 on lap 5
Podium
First	Graham Hill	BRM
Second	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax
Third	Phil Hill	Ferrari

The 1962 Dutch Grand Prix was the eleventh time the Dutch Grand Prix (or Grote Prijs van Nederland) motor race was held. The race also held the honorary designation of the 22nd European Grand Prix. It was run to Formula One regulations as the opening round of the 1962 World Drivers' Championship on 20 May 1962. It was held over 80 laps of the compact 2.6 mile Circuit Park Zandvoort for a race distance of just over 200 miles.

It was won by British driver Graham Hill driving a BRM P57. It was the first Grand Prix victory for the future dual-World Champion and the second time a BRM driver had won the race after Jo Bonnier in 1959. Hill finished over 27 seconds ahead of Team Lotus driver Trevor Taylor driving a Lotus 24. The reigning World Champion, Ferrari's Phil Hill (Ferrari 156) completed the podium.

The race provided an indication of the season to come as the long-maligned British Racing Motors organisation were on their way to their first and ultimately only constructor's championship. It also signalled Hill's own rise in the sport, having only stood on the podium once before, at the same circuit two years previously. He would win three more races this year and be crowned World Champion.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Graham Hill	BRM	80	2:11:02.1	2	9
2	5	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	80	+27.2 secs	10	6
3	1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	80	+1:21.1	9	4
4	2	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	79	+1 Lap	12	3
5	7	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	78	+2 Laps	15	2
6	14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	76	+4 Laps	14	1
7	11	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	75	+5 Laps	13
8	21	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	70	+10 Laps	19
9	4	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	70	+10 Laps	3
Ret	3	Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari	73	Spun off	11
Ret	18	Richie Ginther	BRM	71	Accident	7
Ret	9	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	61	Spun off	6
Ret	10	Masten Gregory	Lotus-Climax	54	Halfshaft	16
NC	16	Wolfgang Seidel	Emeryson-Climax	52	Not Classified	20
Ret	12	Dan Gurney	Porsche	47	Gearbox	8
Ret	6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	21	Gearbox	5
Ret	20	Roy Salvadori	Lola-Climax	12	Withdrew	17
Ret	19	John Surtees	Lola-Climax	8	Accident	1
Ret	8	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax	4	Accident	4
Ret	15	Ben Pon	Porsche	2	Spun off	18
WD	16	Rob Slotemaker	Porsche		Car not ready
WD	21	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax		Car not ready
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Lap leaders

• Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 11 laps (1-11); Graham Hill 68 laps (12-54, 56-80); Phil Hill 1 lap (55).

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 9 2 Trevor Taylor 6 3 Phil Hill 4 4 Giancarlo Baghetti 3 5 Tony Maggs 2

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 9 2 Lotus-Climax 6 3 Ferrari 4 4 Cooper-Climax 2 5 Porsche 1

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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