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Jim Clark won the 1962 British Grand Prix

Jim Clark won the 1962 British Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of John Surtees and Bruce McLaren at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jim Clark
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Jim Clark, John Surtees, and Bruce McLaren
Race date
July 21, 1962
Pole
Jim Clark
Fastest lap
Jim Clark
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Jim Clark finished first for Team Lotus. John Surtees is listed 2 for Lola, with Bruce McLaren 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Tony Settember from P19 to P11 (+8), Tony Maggs from P13 to P6 (+7), and Masten Gregory from P14 to P7 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jim Clark started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 2 +4 laps, 2 Engine, and 1 +11 laps. Jim Clark holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:55.000 on lap 36. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jim ClarkTeam Lotus2:26:20.8009
2John SurteesLola2:27:10.0006
3Bruce McLarenCooper2:28:05.6004
4Graham HillBRM2:28:17.6003
5Jack BrabhamTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Tony MaggsCooper+1 lap1
7Masten GregoryTeam Lotus+1 lap0
8Trevor TaylorTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Dan GurneyPorsche+2 laps0
10Jackie LewisCooper+3 laps0
11Tony SettemberEmeryson+4 laps0
12Ian BurgessCooper+4 laps0
13Richie GintherBRM+5 laps0
14Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+6 laps0
15Jay ChamberlainTeam Lotus+11 laps0
16Innes IrelandTeam Lotus+14 laps0
DNFPhil HillFerrariEngine0
DNFRoy SalvadoriLolaBattery0
DNFJo BonnierPorscheDifferential0
DNFWolfgang SeidelTeam LotusBrakes0