The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 4

French Grand Prix

1962  ·  Rouen-Les-Essarts  ·  8 July 1962  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st Dan Gurney Porsche · 02:07:05.5
  2. 2nd Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax
  3. 3rd Richie Ginther BRM

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 11

Jack Brabham

Retirement Lotus-Climax  —  Suspension

03 Lap 34

Jim Clark

Retirement Lotus-Climax  —  Suspension

04 Lap 43

Jo Bonnier

Retirement Porsche  —  Fuel system

05 On the Charge

Carel Godin de Beaufort

Porsche  —  P17 → P6

06 Victory

Dan Gurney

Porsche  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Dan Gurney Porsche 6 54 02:07:05.5 9
2 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 11 53 +1 Lap 6
3 Richie Ginther BRM 10 52 +2 Laps 4
4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3 51 +3 Laps 3
5 John Surtees Lola 5 51 +3 Laps 2
6 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 17 51 +3 Laps 1
7 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 13 50 +4 Laps
8 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 12 48 +6 Laps
9 Graham Hill BRM 2 44 +10 Laps
10 Jo Bonnier Porsche 9 43 Fuel system
11 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 34 Suspension
12 Jackie Lewis Cooper 16 28 Accident
13 Roy Salvadori Lola 14 21 Oil pressure
14 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 7 15 Overheating
15 Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 4 11 Suspension
16 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 15 6 Clutch
17 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 8 1 Puncture
18 Peter Arundell Team Lotus 0 Withdrew
19 Tony Marsh BRM 0 Withdrew
20 Colin Davis Porsche 0 Withdrew
21 Carlo Abate Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew
22 Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 0 Withdrew

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