The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 9

South African Grand Prix

1962  ·  Prince George Circuit  ·  29 December 1962  ·  82 laps

  1. 1st Graham Hill BRM · 02:08:03.3
  2. 2nd Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax · +49.8
  3. 3rd Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax · +50.3

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 26

John Surtees

Retirement Lola  —  Engine

03 Lap 62

Jim Clark

Retirement Lotus-Climax  —  Oil leak

04 Lap 62

Doug Serrurier

Retirement LDS  —  Radiator

05 On the Charge

Bruce Johnstone

BRM  —  P17 → P9

06 Victory

Graham Hill

BRM  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Graham Hill BRM 2 82 02:08:03.3 9
2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8 82 +49.8 6
3 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 6 82 +50.3 4
4 Jack Brabham Brabham 3 82 +53.8 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
8 John Love Cooper-Climax 12 78 +4 Laps
9 Bruce Johnstone BRM 17 76 +6 Laps
10 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 13 71 +11 Laps
11 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 16 70 Fuel system
12 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 62 Oil leak
13 Doug Serrurier LDS 14 62 Radiator
14 Roy Salvadori Lola 11 56 Fuel leak
15 Mike Harris Cooper-Alfa Romeo 15 31 Wheel bearing
16 John Surtees Lola 5 26 Engine
17 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 9 11 Gearbox
18 Gary Hocking Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew
19 Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew
20 Tony Settember Emeryson 0 Withdrew
21 Sam Tingle Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew

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