- Winner
- Jim Clark
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Jim Clark, Graham Hill, and Bruce McLaren
- Race date
- October 7, 1962
- Pole
- Jim Clark
- Fastest lap
- Jim Clark
- Classified drivers
- 21
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Jim Clark finished first for Team Lotus. Graham Hill is listed 2 for BRM, with Bruce McLaren 3 for Cooper.
Grid to finish
Innes Ireland from P15 to P8 (+7), Rob Schroeder from P16 to P10 (+6), and Bruce McLaren from P6 to P3 (+3) 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, 3 Engine, 2 +4 laps, 2 Finished, and 1 +15 laps. Jim Clark holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:15.000 on lap 70. 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.