1962 Belgian Grand Prix
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1962 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 17 June 1962. It was race 3 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. This race was notable for being the first Grand Prix win for Jim Clark, and the first of four consecutive victories at Spa for the Scotsman (despite thoroughly disliking the circuit) and Team Lotus. It was also the first win for the famous Lotus 25, and the beginning of the famous 6-year-long rivalry between Clark and Graham Hill. This race was held the same day as the 1962 FIFA World Cup Final in Santiago, Chile, but that event took place later in the day from this Grand Prix.
The Porsche factory team skipped this race due to large metal workers' union strikes in (West) Germany.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While Carel Godin de Beaufort raced his private 718, Jo Bonnier remained absent and Dan Gurney practised with a private Lotus-BRM, but did not start.
Ricardo Rodríguez became the youngest driver to score championship points (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years before Jenson Button, aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the 2000 Brazilian Grand Prix. Trevor Taylor and Willy Mairesse were fighting for 2nd place until the 2 cars touched, crashed into a ditch and Mairesse's car landed upside down and caught fire. Both drivers were thrown out of their cars, but were unhurt.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
- Dan Gurney practiced in a Lotus-BRM owned by Wolfgang Seidel, but after a few laps he deemed the car unraceworthy. Gurney was also entered by the works Porsche team, along with Jo Bonnier, but the team withdrew after the factory was hit by strike action.
- The #4 entry was originally allocated to Lewis, then to Ashmore on Lewis' withdrawal. After Ashmore also withdrew, the slot was filled by John Campbell-Jones.
- Lucien Bianchi was originally entered as #14, in a Porsche prepared by Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, but withdrew. He later took #19 and drove Equipe National Belge's Lotus.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | 16 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon Phil Hill | 14 |
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3 | Template:Flagicon Jim Clark | 9 |
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4 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | 9 |
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5 | Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor | 6 |
| Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
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1 | Template:Flagicon BRM | 16 |
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2 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax | 15 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 3 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 14 |
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4 | Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax | 11 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 5 | Template:Flagicon Lola-Climax | 5 |
| Source: <ref name="champ"/> | |||
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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