1962 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 8 Jul 1962
- Circuit
- Rouen-Les-Essarts, Rouen, France
- Round
- 4 of 9
- Winner
- Dan Gurney (Porsche)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | GURDan Gurney | Porsche | 6 | 54 | 2:07:05.5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 24 | MAGTony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 11 | 53 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | GINRichie Ginther | BRM | 10 | 52 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 22 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 51 | +3 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 18 | SURJohn Surtees | Lola | 5 | 51 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 38 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | 51 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 28 | TRIMaurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | TAYTrevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 12 | 48 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 8 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 2 | 44 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 32 | BONJo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | 43 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 12 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 34 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 42 | LEWJackie Lewis | Cooper | 16 | 28 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SALRoy Salvadori | Lola | 14 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 34 | GREMasten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 7 | 15 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 26 | BRAJack Brabham | Lotus-Climax | 4 | 11 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 40 | SIFJo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 15 | 6 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 36 | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 1 | Puncture | 0 | |
| W | 16 | ARUPeter Arundell | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | MARTony Marsh | BRM | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | ||
| W | DAVColin Davis | Porsche | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | ||
| W | ABACarlo Abate | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | ||
| W | BURIan Burgess | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Phil Hill | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | John Surtees | Lola | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRM | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 17 |
| 3 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Porsche | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Lola | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Cooper | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Emeryson | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |