1962 BRDC International Trophy

The 14th BRDC International Trophy was a motor race, run for cars complying with the Formula One rules, held on 12 May 1962 at the Silverstone Circuit, England. The race was run over 52 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and was won by British driver Graham Hill in a BRM P57.

1962 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date 12 May 1962
Official name XIV BRDC International Trophy
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.711 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 52 laps, 244.972 km (152.204 miles)
Pole position
Driver BRM
Time 1:34.6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:36.4
Podium
First BRM
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Lola-Climax

Results edit

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1   Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM 1.31:34.2 1
2   Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 0.0 s 2
3   John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax + 1:56.4 s 3
4   Innes Ireland UDT-Laystall Racing Team Ferrari 51 laps 6
5   Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 51 laps 7
6   Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 51 laps 13
7   Tony Marsh Owen Racing Organisation BRM 51 laps 11
8   Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 51 laps 8
9   Jack Lewis Ecurie Galloise BRM 50 laps 5
10   Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 50 laps 9
11   John Campbell-Jones Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax 49 laps 10
12   Jo Bonnier Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Porsche 49 laps 14
13   John Rhodes Gerard Racing Cooper-Ford 49 laps 17
14   Tony Settember Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax 48 laps 19
15   Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax 47 laps 15
16   Jay Chamberlain Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax 46 laps 22
17   David Piper Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 45 laps 21
18   Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax 43 laps 24
Ret   Maurice Trintignant Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax Ignition 16
Ret   Nino Vaccarella Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Lotus-Climax Valve 18
Ret   Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Oil pressure 23
Ret   Richie Ginther Owen Racing Organisation BRM Accident 4
Ret   Tony Shelly John Dalton Lotus-Climax Accident 20
Ret   Roy Salvadori Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Accident 12
WD   Gerry Ashmore Derek Wilkinson BRM Car not ready -
WD   Ross Greenville Ross Greenville Cooper-Climax Driver in New Zealand -

References edit

  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.


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