1962 South African Grand Prix
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Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Hill | 2 | 17 | 49.800 | 82 | 321.4 | Jim Clark |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | 82 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 82 | +49.800s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | Climax | 82 | +50.300s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Climax | 82 | +53.800s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 11 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Climax | 81 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | 20 | Neville Lederle | Team Lotus | Climax | 78 | +4 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM | BRM | 78 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 12 | 18 | John Love | Cooper | Climax | 78 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 17 | 5 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM | BRM | 76 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 13 | 14 | Ernie Pieterse | Team Lotus | Climax | 71 | +11 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 16 | 15 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Porsche | 70 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 62 | ★ | — | Oil leak | |
| — | 14 | 21 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | Alfa Romeo | 62 | — | Radiator | ||
| — | 11 | 7 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | Climax | 56 | — | Fuel leak | ||
| — | 15 | 22 | Mike Harris | Cooper | Alfa Romeo | 31 | — | Wheel bearing | ||
| — | 5 | 6 | John Surtees | Lola | Climax | 26 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 9 | 2 | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Climax | 11 | — | Gearbox |