Gridpedia1962 United States Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Oct 1962
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen, New York State, USA
- Round
- 8 of 9
- Winner
- Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 100 | 2:07:13.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3 | 100 | +9.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 21 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 6 | 99 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | 99 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 4 | 99 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 7 | 99 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 22 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 97 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 16 | 96 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | Roger Penske | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 96 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 26 | Rob Schroeder | Lotus-Climax | 17 | 93 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 24 | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 15 | 91 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 85 | +15 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | 79 | +21 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 19 | 32 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Timmy Mayer | Cooper-Climax | 12 | 31 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 18 | John Surtees | Lola | 20 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 14 | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 19 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 25 | Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3 | 39 |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Lola | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Phil Hill | 0 | 14 | |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRM | 3 | 39 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 36 |
| 3 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 27 |
| 4 | Lola | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Porsche | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Ferrari | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Brabham | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Emeryson | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | ENB | 0 | 0 |