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Graham Hill won the 1962 German Grand Prix

Graham Hill won the 1962 German Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of John Surtees and Dan Gurney at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Graham Hill
Team
BRM
Top listed
Graham Hill, John Surtees, and Dan Gurney
Race date
August 5, 1962
Pole
Dan Gurney
Fastest lap
Graham Hill
Classified drivers
30
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Graham Hill finished first for BRM. John Surtees is listed 2 for Lola, with Dan Gurney 3 for Porsche.

Grid to finish

Tony Maggs from P23 to P9 (+14), Lucien Bianchi from P25 to P16 (+9), and Ian Burgess from P16 to P11 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Dan Gurney started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 13 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 +1 lap, 3 Gearbox, and 3 Suspension. Graham Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 10:12.200 on lap 3. 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
1Graham HillBRM2:38:45.3009
2John SurteesLola2:38:47.8006
3Dan GurneyPorsche2:38:49.7004
4Jim ClarkTeam Lotus2:39:27.4003
5Bruce McLarenCooper2:40:04.9002
6Ricardo RodríguezFerrari2:40:09.1001
7Jo BonnierPorsche2:43:22.6000
8Richie GintherBRM2:43:45.4000
9Tony MaggsCooper2:43:52.1000
10Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari2:47:00.0000
11Ian BurgessCooper2:47:00.6000
12Jo SiffertTeam Lotus2:47:03.8000
13Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche2:47:57.1000
14Heini WalterPorsche+1 lap0
15Nino VaccarellaPorsche+1 lap0
16Lucien BianchiENB+1 lap0
DNFJackie LewisCooperSuspension0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamThrottle0
DNFPhil HillFerrariSuspension0
DNFKeith GreeneGilbySuspension0