1962 German Grand Prix

The 1962 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 5 August 1962. It was race 6 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill after he started from second position. John Surtees finished second for the Lola team and Porsche driver Dan Gurney came in third. The race was notable for having six different constructors taking the first six positions.[1]

1962 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 5 August 1962
Official name XXIV Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 342.015 km (212.595 miles)
Weather Heavy rain showers
Attendance 350,000
Pole position
Driver Porsche
Time 8:47.2
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM
Time 10:12.2 on lap 3
Podium
First BRM
Second Lola-Climax
Third Porsche
Lap leaders

Race

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Graham Hill, leading Surtees and Gurney. These are the positions in which the race ended.

After a heavy midday downpour, the race was delayed by over an hour as streams of water and mud covered parts of the track. It never dried fully, and the race was run in wet conditions.[2] Graham Hill drove masterfully in the wet conditions, followed by John Surtees who was gradually proving himself a great driver.[2] He reached third position in the championship with this race, but was not to score any more points in 1962. Dan Gurney's Porsche had less than impressive handling but he finished third after passing Phil Hill, whose Ferrari was doing much better than at Aintree just 2 weeks prior. Hill, however, had to pit with oil on his visor and retired with a broken rear suspension soon thereafter. After a disastrous strike had kept them out of the last two races, Ferrari returned in force with four 156s built to different specifications. Hill had the newest version, with a six-speed transmission mounted fore of the engine. Giancarlo Baghetti drove a car with the usual transmission and finished tenth, whereas Ricardo Rodríguez drove last year's model with the 65 degree Tipo 188 engine - and got the best result of the team, finishing sixth. Lorenzo Bandini used a development car, with a regular nosecone, smaller radiator, and modified front and rear suspension. He crashed on the third lap, while in eleventh position.[3]

Jim Clark absentmindedly forgot to turn on the fuel pump at the start, losing thirteen seconds and being in 26th place after the start. A rapid climb began, and he passed seventeen cars on the opening lap. He was closing in to the leaders with three to four seconds per lap, but after a few near crashes in the middle of the race he chose to ease off the pace a bit.[1] Clark finished fourth, ahead of Bruce McLaren in a V8 Cooper. The other V8-engined Cooper was driven in practice by Tony Maggs, but a German TV-company's camera fell off Carel Godin de Beaufort's Porsche in practice, causing Graham Hill and Maggs to crash and total their cars.[3] Maggs ran a Climax-engined backup car and finished ninth. The Grand Prix Drivers' Association's policy was to not carry cameras due to the safety risks, but de Beaufort was not a member.[2]

Three new cars appeared in this race; the new BRM V8-engined Gilby, driven by Keith Greene, retired after about half the race with gearbox problems. The Belgian Maserati-engined ENB finished last; this car was a hodgepodge of parts from three old Emerysons equipped with a sharknose-style front end. This was its only appearance, and a hard worked Lucien Bianchi was only allowed to start thanks to the fact that several faster racers had not finished the minimum-required five laps. Gurney's fastest qualifying lap was 8:47.2; the ENB's fastest lap was 10:40.7, nearly two minutes slower.[4] Most importantly, Jack Brabham's new BT3 finally appeared after a marathon effort by his mechanics. He spun the main bearings on the first day practice, and qualified with an engine built using parts from Trevor Taylor's car (his engine bent a valve). He started the race from the rear of the field, with the Climax engine from his Lotus 24. He climbed to ninth place by the end of the first lap, but then his throttle broke and he had to retire after nine laps. Nonetheless, Brabham was happy with the car, particularly the handling.[3]

 
Phil Hill driving for Ferrari. He retired at just over half distance.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Qualifying times Gap Grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 7   Dan Gurney Porsche 9:08.8 8:47.2 9:20.5 1
2 11   Graham Hill BRM 9:01.8 8:50.2 9:15.3 +3.0 2
3 5   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 9:17.2 8:51.2 9:51.7 +4.0 3
4 14   John Surtees Lola-Climax 9:08.6 8:57.5 9:45.0 +10.3 4
5 9   Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9:08.4 9:00.7 9:28.1 +13.5 5
6 8   Jo Bonnier Porsche 9:10.8 9:04.0 9:12.2 +16.8 6
7 12   Richie Ginther BRM 9:05.9 9:06.1 9:16.1 +18.7 7
8 18   Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 9:12.9 9:17.5 9:31.8 +25.7 8
9 15   Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 9:29.1 9:14.1 10:36.7 +26.9 9
10 3   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari No time 9:14.2 9:20.3 +27.0 10
11 17   Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 9:27.1 9:19.0 9:30.7 +31.8 11
12 1   Phil Hill Ferrari No time 9:33.0 9:24.7 +37.5 12
13 2   Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari No time 9:28.1 10:07.3 +40.9 13
14 32   Heini Walter Porsche No time 9:30.0 10:16.1 +42.8 14
15 26   Nino Vaccarella Porsche 9:33.8 9:35.7 10:21.4 +46.6 15
16 25   Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 10:20.1 9:42.6 9:39.2 +52.0 16
17 19   Jo Siffert Lotus-Climax 10:04.0 9:39.3 9:56.7 +52.1 17
18 4   Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari No time 9:39.7 10:26.4 +52.5 18
19 27   Keith Greene Gilby-BRM 10:08.1 10:22.7 9:47.1 +59.9 19
20 28   Heinz Schiller Lotus-BRM 11:20.4 9:51.5 9:55.0 +1:04.7 20
21 6   Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax No time No time 9:57.0 +1:09.8 261
22 20   Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 9:58.0 No time 10:35.4 +1:10.8 21
23 31   Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 10:09.7 10:11.9 14:09.4 +1:22.5 22
24 29   Tony Shelly Lotus-Climax No time No time 10:18.6 +1:31.4 DNQ1
25 10   Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax (9:12.7) (9:04.8) 10:21.2 +1:34.0 23
26 16   Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax No time No time 10:21.6 +1:34.4 24
27 34   Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM 10:38.2 No time 10:44.1 +1:51.0 DNQ1
28 21   Lucien Bianchi ENB-Maserati 11:55.5 10:42.5 10:40.7 +1:53.5 25
29 30   Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax 11:36.2 No time 11:12.9 +2:25.7 DNQ1
- 34   Günther Seiffert Lotus-BRM No time 11:38.9 12:54.1 +2:51.7
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1 – Four drivers were not allowed to start, as race organisers deemed they had not completed sufficient laps in practice. Trevor Taylor was eventually allowed, but was demoted to the back of the field.[6]
  • – Maggs switched from his V8 primary machine to a four-cylinder back-up car after a crash during the second practice. His time during the third practice session was the only one that counted towards the grid.

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Graham Hill BRM 15 2:38:45.3 2 9
2 14   John Surtees Lola-Climax 15 + 2.5 4 6
3 7   Dan Gurney Porsche 15 + 4.4 1 4
4 5   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 15 + 42.1 3 3
5 9   Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 15 + 1:19.6 5 2
6 3   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 15 + 1:23.8 10 1
7 8   Jo Bonnier Porsche 15 + 4:37.3 6  
8 12   Richie Ginther BRM 15 + 5:00.1 7  
9 10   Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 15 + 5:07.0 23  
10 2   Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 15 + 8:14.7 13  
11 25   Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 15 + 8:15.3 16  
12 19   Jo Siffert Lotus-Climax 15 + 8:15.5 17  
13 18   Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 15 + 9:11.8 8  
14 32   Heini Walter Porsche 14 + 1 Lap 14  
15 26   Nino Vaccarella Porsche 14 + 1 Lap 15  
16 21   Lucien Bianchi ENB-Maserati 14 + 1 Lap 25  
Ret 20   Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 10 Suspension 21  
Ret 1   Phil Hill Ferrari 9 Suspension 12  
Ret 16   Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 9 Throttle 24  
Ret 27   Keith Greene Gilby-BRM 7 Suspension 19  
Ret 15   Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 4 Gearbox 9  
Ret 17   Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 4 Gearbox 11  
Ret 4   Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 4 Accident 18  
Ret 28   Heinz Schiller Lotus-BRM 4 Oil Pressure 20  
Ret 31   Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 2 Gearbox 22  
Ret 6   Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 0 Accident 26  
DNQ 29   Tony Shelly Lotus-Climax        
DNQ 34   Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM        
DNQ 30   Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax        
DNQ 34   Günther Seiffert Lotus-BRM        
WD -   Tony Marsh BRM Car not ready
WD -   Carlo Abate Lotus-Climax Withdrawn
Source:[7]

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swiss driver Heini Walter and German driver Günther Seiffert.
  • Dan Gurney achieved his first pole position; it was also the first for Porsche - both as a constructor and as an engine supplier.
  • Jack Brabham debuted with a car of his own making, as Brabham made its debut in the Formula One World Championship.
  • ENB also made its debut in this race, being the first Belgian constructor in Formula One World Championship history.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best five results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

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  1. ^ a b Blunsden, John (September 1962). "Skyfall över Tysklands GP" [Deluge on German GP]. Illustrerad Motor Sport (in Swedish). No. 9. Lerum, Sweden. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b c Blunsden, p. 32
  3. ^ a b c Blunsden, p. 25
  4. ^ Diepraam, Mattijs. "Lucien Bianchi and the ENB-née-Emeryson". 8W. autosport.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  5. ^ "1962 German GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. ^ Jenkinson, Denis (September 1962). "1962 German Grand Prix race report: Hill the rain meister at the Nordschleife". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. ^ "1962 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Germany 1962 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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