French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Rouen-Les-Essarts
RACE DATE
8 Jul 1962
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1962 French Grand Prix.
WINNERGurneyP6 → P1
RACE LAPS54
BIGGEST GAIN+11de Beaufort
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 6 | +5 | 54 | 2:07:05.500Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 11 | +9 | 53 | +1 Lap | 6 | — |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 10 | +7 | 52 | +2 Laps | 4 | — |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 3 | -1 | 51 | +3 Laps | 3 | — |
| 5 | John Surtees | Lola | 5 | 0 | 51 | +3 Laps | 2 | — |
| 6 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | +11 | 51 | +3 Laps | 1 | — |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 13 | +6 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 12 | +4 | 48 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | -7 | 44 | +10 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | -1 | 43 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | -10 | 34 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | 16 | +4 | 28 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 14 | +1 | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 7 | -7 | 15 | Overheating | 0 | — |
| R | Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax | 4 | -11 | 11 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 15 | -1 | 6 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 8 | -9 | 1 | Puncture | 0 | — |
| W | Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| W | Tony Marsh | BRM | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| W | Colin Davis | Porsche | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| W | Carlo Abate | Lotus-Climax | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| W | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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