South African Grand Prix
1962 · Round 9 · Eastern Cape Province, South Africa · Dec 29, 1962Race summary
Victory went to Hill (from 2nd on the grid), with a 49.8s margin. Johnstone made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 9th (up 8 places). Brabham had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 82 | 2:08:03.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 82 | +49.800 | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 6 | 82 | +50.300 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3 | 82 | +53.800 | 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 4 | 81 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | 10 | 78 | +4 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 7 | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 12 | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM | 17 | 76 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 71 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 16 | 70 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 62 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 14 | 62 | Radiator | 0 |
| – | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 11 | 56 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 15 | 31 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| – | John Surtees | Lola | 5 | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 9 | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Gary Hocking | Lotus-Climax | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Tony Settember | Emeryson | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Sam Tingle | Lotus-Climax | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |