The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 8

United States Grand Prix

1962  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  7 October 1962  ·  100 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Climax · 02:07:13
  2. 2nd Graham Hill BRM · +9.2
  3. 3rd Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 35

Richie Ginther

Retirement BRM  —  Engine

03 On the Charge

Innes Ireland

Lotus-Climax  —  P16 → P8

04 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 100 02:07:13 9
2 Graham Hill BRM 3 100 +9.2 6
3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 99 +1 Lap 4
4 Jack Brabham Brabham 5 99 +1 Lap 3
5 Dan Gurney Porsche 4 99 +1 Lap 2
6 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 7 99 +1 Lap 1
7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 10 97 +3 Laps
8 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 16 96 +4 Laps
9 Roger Penske Lotus-Climax 13 96 +4 Laps
10 Rob Schroeder Lotus-Climax 17 93 +7 Laps
11 Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax 15 91 +9 Laps
12 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 8 85 +15 Laps
13 Jo Bonnier Porsche 9 79 +21 Laps
14 Richie Ginther BRM 2 35 Engine
15 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 19 32 Brakes
16 Timmy Mayer Cooper-Climax 12 31 Ignition
17 John Surtees Lola 20 19 Engine
18 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 14 9 Accident
19 Roy Salvadori Lola 0 Withdrew
20 Jim Hall Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew

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