The 1962 South African Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1962 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Prince George Circuit in South Africa on Sunday, 8 October 1962. Jim Clark started on pole position in the Lotus Climax and Graham Hill was the race winner for BRM. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1962 Drivers’ Championship and Hill won the title for the first time.
1962 South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 82 | 2:08:03.300 | 2:08:03.300 | - | - | 1:32.000 | 55 | 150.598 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 82 | +49.800 | 2:08:53.100 | +49.800 | +49.800 | 1:32.300 | 71 | 149.628 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | Tony Maggs | South Africa | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 82 | +50.300 | 2:08:53.600 | +50.300 | +0.500 | 1:32.400 | 77 | 149.619 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Climax | Dunlop | 82 | +53.800 | 2:08:57.100 | +53.800 | +3.500 | 1:31.800 | 77 | 149.551 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Innes Ireland | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 81 | +1 lap | 2:09:03.600 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:33.600 | 52 | 147.603 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Neville Lederle | South Africa | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 78 | +4 laps | 2:08:08.700 | 4 laps | 3 laps | 1:35.800 | 4 | 143.151 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Richie Ginther | United States | BRM | Dunlop | 78 | +4 laps | 2:08:37.200 | 4 laps | +28.500 | 1:33.400 | 3 | 142.623 | |
| 8 | 18 | John Love | Zimbabwe | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 78 | +4 laps | 2:09:29.100 | 4 laps | +51.900 | 1:37.100 | 65 | 141.670 | |
| 9 | 5 | Bruce Johnstone | South Africa | BRM | Dunlop | 76 | +6 laps | 2:08:37.600 | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:36.500 | 67 | 138.958 | |
| 10 | 14 | Ernie Pieterse | South Africa | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 71 | +11 laps | 2:08:13.000 | 11 laps | 5 laps | 1:38.000 | 43 | 130.232 | |
| 11 | 15 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Netherlands | Porsche | Dunlop | 70 | DNF | 2:00:52.500 | 12 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.700 | 48 | 136.196 | |
| DNF | 21 | Doug Serrurier | South Africa | LDS Alfa Romeo | Dunlop | 62 | DNF | 1:59:22.800 | 1:38.600 | 36 | 122.141 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 61 | DNF | 1:34:35.000 | 1:31.000 | 3 | 151.676 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Roy Salvadori | Great Britain | Lola Climax | Dunlop | 56 | DNF | 1:30:55.800 | 1:34.900 | 54 | 144.838 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Mike Harris | South Africa | Cooper Alfa Romeo | Dunlop | 31 | DNF | 53:17.500 | 1:40.000 | 14 | 136.806 | |||
| DNF | 6 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Lola Climax | Dunlop | 26 | DNF | 41:04.300 | 1:33.000 | 6 | 148.879 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Trevor Taylor | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 11 | DNF | 17:30.900 | 1:32.900 | 6 | 147.702 |