Round 9 · 29 December 1962
South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit · Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
48 drivers
After Round 8
1
Graham Hill
BRM
39
pts
2
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
30
pts
3
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
24
pts
4
John Surtees
Lola
19
pts
5
Dan Gurney
Lotus-BRM
15
pts
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6
Phil Hill
Ferrari
14
pts
7
Richie Ginther
BRM
10
pts
8
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
9
pts
9
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
6
pts
10
Jack Brabham
Brabham
6
pts
11
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
5
pts
12
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
4
pts
13
Ricardo Rodríguez
Ferrari
4
pts
14
Willy Mairesse
Ferrari
3
pts
15
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
3
pts
16
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
2
pts
17
Masten Gregory
Lotus-BRM
1
pts
-
Maurice Trintignant
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Jackie Lewis
Cooper
0
pts
-
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Nino Vaccarella
Porsche
0
pts
-
Lucien Bianchi
ENB
0
pts
-
Roger Penske
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Rob Schroeder
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Ian Burgess
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Tony Settember
Emeryson
0
pts
-
John Campbell-Jones
Emeryson
0
pts
-
Hap Sharp
Cooper-Climax
0
pts
-
Heini Walter
Porsche
0
pts
-
Jay Chamberlain
Lotus-Climax
0
pts
-
Roy Salvadori
Lola
0
pts
-
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-BRM
0
pts
-
Timmy Mayer
Cooper-Climax
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
-
Jim Hall
Lotus-Climax
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
57 drivers
After Round 9
1
Graham Hill
BRM
—
42
+3
2
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
—
30
+0
3
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
—
27
+3
4
John Surtees
Lola
—
19
+0
5
Dan Gurney
Lotus-BRM
—
15
+0
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6
Phil Hill
Ferrari
—
14
+0
7
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
↑1
13
+4
8
Richie Ginther
BRM
↓1
10
+0
9
Jack Brabham
Brabham
↑1
9
+3
10
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
↓1
6
+0
11
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
—
5
+0
12
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
—
4
+0
13
Ricardo Rodríguez
Ferrari
—
4
+0
14
Willy Mairesse
Ferrari
—
3
+0
15
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
—
3
+0
16
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
↑983
2
+2
17
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
↓1
2
+0
18
Masten Gregory
Lotus-BRM
↓1
1
+0
19
Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax
NEW
1
+1
-
Maurice Trintignant
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Lewis
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
John Love
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Nino Vaccarella
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Lucien Bianchi
ENB
—
0
+0
-
Roger Penske
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Bruce Johnstone
BRM
NEW
0
+0
-
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Rob Schroeder
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Ernie Pieterse
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
—
0
+0
-
Heini Walter
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Jay Chamberlain
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Roy Salvadori
Lola
—
0
+0
-
Doug Serrurier
LDS
NEW
0
+0
-
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Mike Harris
Cooper-Alfa Romeo
NEW
0
+0
-
Timmy Mayer
Cooper-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Peter Arundell
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Gary Hocking
Lotus-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Tony Marsh
BRM
—
0
+0
-
Syd van der Vyver
Lotus-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Keith Greene
Gilby
—
0
+0
-
Ben Pon
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Colin Davis
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Jim Hall
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Rob Slotemaker
Porsche
—
0
+0
-
Carlo Abate
Lotus-Climax
—
0
+0
-
Tony Shelly
Lotus-BRM
—
0
+0
-
Sam Tingle
Lotus-Climax
NEW
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
21 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIL Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 2:08:03.300 | 9 |
| 2 | MCL Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +49.800 | 6 |
| 3 | MAG Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 6 | +50.300 | 4 |
| 4 | BRA Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3 | +53.800 | 3 |
| 5 | IRE Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | LED Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | 10 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | GIN Richie Ginther | BRM | 7 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | LOV John Love | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | JOH Bruce Johnstone | BRM | 17 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | PIE Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | DE Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 16 | Fuel system | 0 |
| R | CLA Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | SER Doug Serrurier | LDS | 14 | Radiator | 0 |
| R | SAL Roy Salvadori | Lola | 11 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| R | HAR Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 15 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| R | SUR John Surtees | Lola | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| R | TAY Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Gearbox | 0 |
| W | HOC Gary Hocking | Lotus-Climax | Pit | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | VAN Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax | Pit | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | SET Tony Settember | Emeryson | Pit | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | TIN Sam Tingle | Lotus-Climax | Pit | Withdrew | 0 |