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Graham Hill won the 1962 South African Grand Prix

Graham Hill won the 1962 South African Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of Bruce McLaren and Tony Maggs at Prince George Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Graham Hill
Team
BRM
Top listed
Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, and Tony Maggs
Race date
December 29, 1962
Pole
Jim Clark
Fastest lap
Jim Clark
Classified drivers
17
Circuit
Prince George Circuit

The decisive result

Graham Hill finished first for BRM. Bruce McLaren is listed 2 for Cooper, with Tony Maggs 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Bruce Johnstone from P17 to P9 (+8), Bruce McLaren from P8 to P2 (+6), and Carel Godin de Beaufort from P16 to P11 (+5) 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 Finished, 3 +4 laps, 1 +1 lap, 1 +11 laps, and 1 +6 laps. Jim Clark holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:31.000 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 HillBRM2:08:03.3009
2Bruce McLarenCooper2:08:53.1006
3Tony MaggsCooper2:08:53.6004
4Jack BrabhamBrabham2:08:57.1003
5Innes IrelandTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Neville LederleTeam Lotus+4 laps1
7Richie GintherBRM+4 laps0
8John LoveCooper+4 laps0
9Bruce JohnstoneBRM+6 laps0
10Ernie PieterseTeam Lotus+11 laps0
11Carel Godin de BeaufortPorscheFuel system0
DNFJim ClarkTeam LotusOil leak0
DNFDoug SerrurierLDSRadiator0
DNFRoy SalvadoriLolaFuel leak0
DNFMike HarrisCooperWheel bearing0
DNFJohn SurteesLolaEngine0
DNFTrevor TaylorTeam LotusGearbox0