Round 8 · 7 October 1962
United States Grand Prix
Watkins Glen · New York State, USA
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
43 drivers
After Round 7
1
Graham Hill
BRM
36
pts
2
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
22
pts
3
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
21
pts
4
John Surtees
Lola
19
pts
5
Phil Hill
Ferrari
14
pts
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6
Dan Gurney
Lotus-BRM
13
pts
7
Richie Ginther
BRM
10
pts
8
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
9
pts
9
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
6
pts
10
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
5
pts
11
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
4
pts
12
Ricardo Rodríguez
Ferrari
4
pts
13
Willy Mairesse
Ferrari
3
pts
14
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
3
pts
15
Jack Brabham
Brabham
3
pts
16
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
2
pts
-
Maurice Trintignant
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Masten Gregory
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Jackie Lewis
Cooper
0
pts
-
Nino Vaccarella
Porsche
0
pts
-
Lucien Bianchi
ENB
0
pts
-
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Tony Settember
Emeryson
0
pts
-
John Campbell-Jones
Emeryson
0
pts
-
Heini Walter
Porsche
0
pts
-
Jay Chamberlain
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Roy Salvadori
Lola
0
pts
-
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Peter Arundell
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Tony Marsh
BRM
0
pts
-
Keith Greene
Gilby
0
pts
-
Ben Pon
Porsche
0
pts
-
Colin Davis
Porsche
0
pts
-
Rob Slotemaker
Porsche
0
pts
-
Carlo Abate
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Tony Shelly
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Roberto Bussinello
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Gerry Ashmore
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Heinz Schiller
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Bernard Collomb
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Kurt Kuhnke
Lotus-Borgward
0
pts
After the race
48 drivers
After Round 8
1
Graham Hill
BRM
—
39
+3
2
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
↑1
30
+9
3
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
↓1
24
+2
4
John Surtees
Lola
—
19
+0
5
Dan Gurney
Lotus-BRM
↑1
15
+2
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6
Phil Hill
Ferrari
↓1
14
+0
7
Richie Ginther
BRM
—
10
+0
8
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
—
9
+0
9
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
—
6
+0
10
Jack Brabham
Brabham
↑5
6
+3
11
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
↓1
5
+0
12
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
↓1
4
+0
13
Ricardo Rodríguez
Ferrari
↓1
4
+0
14
Willy Mairesse
Ferrari
↓1
3
+0
15
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
↓1
3
+0
16
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
—
2
+0
17
Masten Gregory
Lotus-BRM
↑982
1
+1
-
Maurice Trintignant
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Lewis
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Nino Vaccarella
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Lucien Bianchi
ENB
—
0
+0
-
Roger Penske
Lotus-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Rob Schroeder
Lotus-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Tony Settember
Emeryson
—
0
+0
-
John Campbell-Jones
Emeryson
—
0
+0
-
Hap Sharp
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Heini Walter
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Jay Chamberlain
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Roy Salvadori
Lola
—
0
+0
-
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Timmy Mayer
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Peter Arundell
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Tony Marsh
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Keith Greene
Gilby
—
0
+0
-
Ben Pon
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Colin Davis
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Jim Hall
Lotus-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Rob Slotemaker
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Carlo Abate
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Tony Shelly
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Roberto Bussinello
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Gerry Ashmore
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Heinz Schiller
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Bernard Collomb
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Kurt Kuhnke
Lotus-Borgward
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLA Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:07 | 9 |
| 2 | HIL Graham Hill | BRM | 3 | +9.200 | 6 |
| 3 | MCL Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 6 | 1L | 4 |
| 4 | BRA Jack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | GUR Dan Gurney | Porsche | 4 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | GRE Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 7 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | MAG Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 3L | 0 |
| 8 | IRE Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 16 | 4L | 0 |
| 9 | PEN Roger Penske | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 4L | 0 |
| 10 | SCH Rob Schroeder | Lotus-Climax | 17 | 7L | 0 |
| 11 | SHA Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 15 | 9L | 0 |
| 12 | TAY Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 15L | 0 |
| 13 | BON Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | 21L | 0 |
| R | GIN Richie Ginther | BRM | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | TRI Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | MAY Timmy Mayer | Cooper-Climax | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | SUR John Surtees | Lola | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 14 | — | 0 |
| W | SAL Roy Salvadori | Lola | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | HAL Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |