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The United States Grand Prix 1962 was the 8th round of the 1962 F1 season, and took place at the Watkins Glen in New York State, USA, on October 7th.

Jim Clark won the race from the pole, followed by Graham Hill, and Bruce McLaren completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
2:07:13.0
Finished
2
1
Graham Hill
BRM
+9.2
Finished
3
3
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
+1 Lap
4
1
Jack Brabham
Brabham
+1 Lap
5
1
Dan Gurney
Porsche
+1 Lap
6
1
Masten Gregory
Lotus-BRM
+1 Lap
7
3
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
+3 Laps
8
8
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
+4 Laps
9
4
Roger Penske
Lotus-Climax
+4 Laps
10
7
Rob Schroeder
Lotus-Climax
+7 Laps
11
4
Hap Sharp
Cooper-Climax
+9 Laps
12
4
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
+15 Laps
13
4
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
+21 Laps
14
12
Richie Ginther
BRM
Engine
15
4
Maurice Trintignant
Lotus-Climax
Brakes
16
4
Timmy Mayer
Cooper-Climax
Ignition
17
3
John Surtees
Lola
Engine
18
4
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
Accident
19
19
Roy Salvadori
Lola
Withdrew
20
20
Jim Hall
Lotus-Climax
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 13 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Richie Ginther, and John Surtees, both suffered an engine malfunction, Maurice Trintignant, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 32, Timmy Mayer, who had issues with the ignition on lap 31, Carel Godin de Beaufort, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 9, and Roy Salvadori, and Jim Hall, both withdrew.

Engine

  • Richie Ginther
    Lap 35
  • John Surtees
    Lap 19

Brakes

  • Maurice Trintignant
    Lap 32

Ignition

  • Timmy Mayer
    Lap 31

Accident

  • Carel Godin de Beaufort
    Lap 9

Withdrew

  • Roy Salvadori
    Lap 0
  • Jim Hall
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.