1962 · Round 9 · Race South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit, South Africa
Saturday, December 29, 1962
Prince George Circuit, South Africa
Saturday, December 29, 1962
Winner
HIL
2:08:03.300
Winning margin
+49.800
to MCL
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
11/17
7 retirements
MCL
Bruce McLaren
+49.800
HIL
Graham Hill
2:08:03.300
MAG
Tony Maggs
+50.300
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HILBRM · P57 P48 | 82 | 2:08:03.300 | 9 |
| 02 | MCLCooper · Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 ~ Cooper T55 ~ Cooper T60 · Climax | 82 | +49.800 | 6 |
| 03 | MAGCooper · Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 ~ Cooper T55 ~ Cooper T60 · Climax | 82 | +50.300 | 4 |
| 04 | BRABrabham · Brabham BT3 ~ Brabham BT4 · Climax | 82 | +53.800 | 3 |
| 05 | IREBRP · Lotus 25 Coventry Climax ~ Lotus Mk18/21 ~ Lotus Mk18 ~ Lotus 21 ~ Lotus 24 · Climax | 81 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 06 | LEDNeville Lederle · Lotus 25 Coventry Climax ~ Lotus Mk18/21 ~ Lotus Mk18 ~ Lotus 21 ~ Lotus 24 · Climax | 78 | +4 lap | 1 |
| 07 | GINBRM · P57 P48 | 78 | +4 lap | — |
| 08 | LOVJohn Love · Cooper T51 ~ Cooper T53 ~ Cooper T55 ~ Cooper T60 · Climax | 78 | +4 lap | — |
| 09 | JOHBruce Johnstone · P57 P48 · BRM | 76 | +6 lap | — |
| 10 | PIEErnie Pieterse · Lotus 25 Coventry Climax ~ Lotus Mk18/21 ~ Lotus Mk18 ~ Lotus 21 ~ Lotus 24 · Climax | 71 | +11 lap | — |
| 11 | DEBMaarsbergen · Porsche 804 F1 ~ Porsche 718 ~ Porsche 787 · Porsche | 70 | DNF | — |
| — | HARMike Harris · T53 · Alfa Romeo | 31 | DNF | — |
| — | SURReg Parnell · Mk4 · Climax | 26 | DNF | — |
| — | TAYTeam Lotus · Lotus 25 Coventry Climax ~ Lotus Mk18/21 ~ Lotus Mk18 ~ Lotus 21 ~ Lotus 24 · Climax | 11 | DNF | — |
| — | SEROtello Nucci · Mk 1 · Alfa Romeo | 62 | DNF | — |
| — | CLATeam Lotus · Lotus 25 Coventry Climax ~ Lotus Mk18/21 ~ Lotus Mk18 ~ Lotus 21 ~ Lotus 24 · Climax | 61 | DNF | — |
| — | SALReg Parnell · Mk4 · Climax | 56 | DNF | — |