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Programme for the race.

Status: Partially Found

The 1962 British Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1962 Formula One Season. Occurring on 21st July at the Aintree Circuit, the race was ultimately won by Lotus-Climax driver and polesitter Jim Clark, achieving a Grand Chelem in the process.

Background

The 1962 British Grand Prix was the 13th running of the event within Formula One, with the race lasting 75 laps.[1][2][3] The 17th British Grand Prix overall, the event has remained an annual race on the Formula One calendar, primarily taking place at Silverstone, although Aintree and Brands Hatch have also hosted the event.[1]

Heading into the race, the Italian metalworks strike was finally resolved, but had taken its toll on Ferrari's operations short-term.[4][5][6] Nevertheless, unlike the 1962 French Grand Prix, Ferrari were able to enter one car for the race, for defending champion Phil Hill.[4][5][6] However, Hill struggled with his Ferrari's cornering ability, eventually qualifying only 12th.[5][4][6][3] Meanwhile, after comparing the Lotus 24 with the new Lotus 25, Clark achieved pole position with a time of 1:53.6.[4][5][6][3] This occurred on the last qualifying session; beforehand Lola-Climax's John Surtees set the pace, but was now forced to accept second place.[4][5][6][3] Innes Ireland took third in a privateer Lotus-Climax, while BRM and title contender Graham Hill struggled after blowing an engine and suffering an oil leak with its replacement.[4][5][6][3] Hill eventually qualified fifth out of 22 competitors.[6][4][3]

The Race

With the starting order decided, the 1962 British Grand Prix commenced on 21st July.[3] Clark got away strongly, while Ireland immediately suffered a gearbox failure, leaving him stranded at the start.[4][5][6] Clark was considerably ahead of Surtees, while Porsche's Dan Gurney and McLaren battled for third, Hill having passed Lotus-Climax's Jack Brabham to regain fifth on lap 7.[4][6][5][3] Surtees attempted to close the gap for first, setting a fastest lap and being right on Clark's tail by lap 8.[4] However, the Lotus proved consistently quick, forcing the Lola to drop back.[4][6] McLaren overtook Gurney on lap 13, with Hill doing the same by lap 20.[4] From this point, Clark began to expand his lead over Surtees by about a second per lap, while Gurney dropped back following a clutch slip issue.[4][5][6][3]

By the halfway mark, Clark led Surtees by 14 seconds, with McLaren almost 30 seconds behind in third.[4][6] Clark set another fastest lap, while Surtees was consistent in second.[4][6] On lap 67, Clark had lapped Brabham, and with a few laps remaining, was almost about to lap Hill.[4] However, he decided to let Hill complete every lap of the event, with the Scot taking a dominant victory and eight points in the Drivers' Championship.[4][6][5][3] Surtees finished second nearly 50 seconds behind the winner, while McLaren took third despite a radiator failure that burned one of his feet.[4][5][6][3] Hill finished fourth, while Brabham and Cooper-Climax's Tony Maggs were a lap down in fifth and sixth respectively.[4][6][5][3] Clark would earn his first of a record eight Grand Chelems; this is an accolade where a driver qualified in pole position, set the fastest lap, and led every lap of the event.[7] Despite this, Clark claimed he faced a significant challenge from Surtees, stating "I had a great deal of trouble trying to shake off Surtees. It was not until halfway through the race that I began to make any impression on him."[5]

Availability

The race was reportedly televised partially live by the BBC and Belgium's RTBF.[8][9] According to Issue 2,019 of Radio Times, the BBC broadcast occurred as part of Summer Grandstand, with coverage commencing intermittently alongside the broadcast of various other sports.[9][8] Meanwhile, the RTBF broadcast lasted around 35 minutes.[8] The television broadcasts have yet to resurface, though a three-second video containing footage from the RTBF broadcast was uploaded to YouTube. Other race footage can be found in newsreels.

Gallery

Videos

Footage from the Eurovision Network broadcast.

British Pathé newsreel of the race.

British Movietone newsreel of the race.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History Press detailing the history of the British Grand Prix. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  2. ↑ Ultimate Car Page listing all instances of the British Grand Prix. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Racing-Reference detailing the qualifying and race results of the event. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 Motor Sport providing a detailed race report. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 ESPN summarising the race. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 Grand Prix summarising the event. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  7. ↑ Sportskeeda listing drivers who have achieved Grand Chelems in World Championship races. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting the outlets that provided partial live race coverage. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 BBC Genome archive of Radio Times issues detailing the BBC's coverage of the race. Retrieved 9th Nov '22
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