Round 5 · 21 July 1962
1962 British Grand Prix: results
Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) won the 1962 British Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 21 July 1962 at Aintree (UK), starting from position 1. John Surtees (Lola) and Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:26:20.800 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | John Surtees | Lola | 2 | +49.200 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 4 | +104.800 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | +116.800 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 13 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 6 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Tony Settember | Emeryson | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 16 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 8 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 15 | Jay Chamberlain | Lotus-Climax | 20 | +11 Laps | — | +11 Laps |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 3 | +14 Laps | — | +14 Laps |
| 17 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Roy Salvadori | Lola | 11 | — | — | Battery |
| 19 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 7 | — | — | Differential |
| 20 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | 21 | — | — | Brakes |
| 21 | Tony Shelly | Lotus-Climax | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 24 | John Campbell-Jones | Emeryson | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 25 | Keith Greene | Gilby | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 26 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | — | — | — | Withdrew |