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United States Grand Prix 1962

Round 8 of 9  · 7 October 1962  · Watkins Glen  · 100 laps

Fastest Lap Jim Clark 1:15.000 (lap 70)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 CLA Jim Clark FL Lotus 1 2:07:13.000 9
2 HIL Graham Hill BRM 3 +9.200 6
3 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 6 +1 lap 4
4 BRA Jack Brabham Brabham 5 +1 lap 3
5 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 4 +1 lap 2
6 GRE Masten Gregory Lotus 7 +1 lap 1
7 MAG Tony Maggs Cooper 10 +3 laps
8 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 15 +4 laps
9 PEN Roger Penske Lotus 12 +4 laps
10 SCH Rob Schroeder Lotus 16 +7 laps
11 SHA Hap Sharp Cooper 14 +9 laps
12 TAY Trevor Taylor Lotus 8 +15 laps
13 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 9 +21 laps
DNF GIN Richie Ginther BRM 2 Engine
DNF TRI Maurice Trintignant Lotus 17 Brakes
DNF MAY Timmy Mayer Cooper 11 Ignition
DNF SUR John Surtees Lola 18 Engine
DNF DEB Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 13 Accident
DNS SAL Roy Salvadori Lola Car raced by Surtees
DNS HIL Phil Hill Porsche Car raced by Bonnier
DNS HAL Jim Hall Lotus Engine

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 CLA Jim Clark Lotus 1:15.800
2 GIN Richie Ginther BRM 1:16.600
3 HIL Graham Hill BRM 1:16.700
4 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 1:16.900
5 BRA Jack Brabham Brabham 1:16.900
6 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 1:17.300
7 GRE Masten Gregory Lotus 1:17.900
8 TAY Trevor Taylor Lotus 1:18.000
9 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:19.000
10 MAG Tony Maggs Cooper 1:19.700
11 SAL Roy Salvadori Lola 1:19.800
12 MAY Timmy Mayer Cooper 1:20.700
13 PEN Roger Penske Lotus 1:21.300
14 DEB Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:21.800
15 SHA Hap Sharp Cooper 1:22.400
16 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 1:24.000
17 SCH Rob Schroeder Lotus 1:24.000
18 HAL Jim Hall Lotus 1:24.700
19 TRI Maurice Trintignant Lotus 1:25.800
20 SUR John Surtees Lola 1:29.200