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XXe Grand Prix de Monaco

03 Jun 1962Monte Carlo314.500 km (3145 m x 100 Laps)

 Pole Position: Jim Clark, Lotus 25-Climax, 1:35.4 (118.7 km/h) Fastest Lap: Jim Clark, Lotus 25-Climax, 1:35.5 (118.6 km/h lap 42) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 2:46:29.7 113.3 km/h 2 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 2:46:31.0 113.3 km/h 3 38 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 156 2:47:53.8 112.4 km/h 4 28 John Surtees Lola Mk4-Climax -1 Lap 5 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718/2 -7 Laps 6 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 92 Engine 7 40 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 90 Oil pressure 8 22 Jack Brabham Lotus 24-Climax 77 Suspension/Spun off Did Not Finish: 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 24-Climax 64 Fuel pump 18 Jim Clark Lotus 25-Climax 55 Clutch 26 Roy Salvadori Lola Mk4-Climax 44 Suspension 16 Tony Maggs Cooper T55-Climax 43 Gearbox 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus 24-Climax 24 Oil leak 4 Dan Gurney Porsche 804 0 Accident at the start 30 Maurice Trintignant Lotus 24-Climax 0 Accident at the start 8 Richie Ginther BRM P48/57 0 Throttle jammed/Accident at the start Did Not Start: T Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 156 Did Not Qualify: 46 Jo Siffert Lotus 21-Climax 24 Jackie Lewis BRM P48/57 32 Masten Gregory Lotus 24-BRM 44 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 42 Nino Vaccarella Lotus 18/21-Climax Did Not Appear: 6 Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso F1-Alfa Romeo 12 Tony Marsh BRM P48/57 Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 1-6 14 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 7-92 86 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 93-100 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 18 Jim Clark Lotus 25-Climax 1:35.5 118.6 42 2 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 1:35.9 118.1 40 3 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 1:36.7 117.1 100 4 28 John Surtees Lola Mk4-Climax 1:36.9 116.8 49 5 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 24-Climax 1:37.2 116.5 40 6 22 Jack Brabham Lotus 24-Climax 1:37.4 116.2 67 7 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 1:37.4 116.2 51 8 38 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 156 1:37.6 116.0 49 9 40 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 1:37.9 115.6 62 10 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus 24-Climax 1:42.0 111.0 17 11 16 Tony Maggs Cooper T55-Climax 1:42.2 110.8 33 12 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718/2 1:42.5 110.5 27 13 26 Roy Salvadori Lola Mk4-Climax 1:42.9 110.0 18 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 18 Jim Clark Lotus 25-Climax 1:35.4 118.7 Team Lotus 2 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 1:35.8 118.2 Owen Racing Organisation 3 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 1:36.4 117.4 Cooper Car Co 4 40 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 1:36.4 117.4 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 5 4 Dan Gurney Porsche 804 1:36.4 117.4 Porsche System Engineering 6 22 Jack Brabham Lotus 24-Climax 1:36.5 117.3 Brabham Racing Organisation 7 30 Maurice Trintignant Lotus 24-Climax 1:36.8 117.0 R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 8 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 24-Climax 1:37.0 116.7 UDT Laystall Racing Team 9 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 1:37.1 116.6 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 10 38 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 156 1:37.2 116.5 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 11 28 John Surtees Lola Mk4-Climax 1:37.9 115.6 Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team 12 26 Roy Salvadori Lola Mk4-Climax 1:38.5 114.9 Bowmaker-Yeoman Racing Team 13 8 Richie Ginther BRM P48/57 1:39.0 114.4 Owen Racing Organisation 14 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus 24-Climax 1:40.0 113.2 Team Lotus 15 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718/2 1:42.4 110.6 Porsche System Engineering 16 16 Tony Maggs Cooper T55-Climax 1:42.7 110.2 Cooper Car Co Did Not Qualify: 17 46 Jo Siffert Lotus 21-Climax 1:38.9 114.5 Ecurie Nationale Suisse 18 24 Jackie Lewis BRM P48/57 1:39.0 114.4 Ecurie Galloise 19 32 Masten Gregory Lotus 24-BRM 1:39.2 114.1 UDT Laystall Racing Team 20 T Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 156 1:40.1 113.1 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 21 44 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 1:44.4 108.4 Ecurie Maarsbergen 22 42 Nino Vaccarella Lotus 18/21-Climax 2:01.8 93.0 Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Not Present: 6 Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso F1-Alfa Romeo - - Scuderia de Tomaso 12 Tony Marsh BRM P48/57 - - Owen Racing Organisation Thursday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 18 Jim Clark Lotus 25-Climax 1:37.4 116.2 2 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 1:37.7 115.9 3 28 John Surtees Lola Mk4-Climax 1:37.9 115.6 4 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 1:38.0 115.5 5 22 Jack Brabham Lotus 24-Climax 1:38.1 115.4 6 4 Dan Gurney Porsche 804 1:38.2 115.3 7 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 1:39.1 114.2 8 32 Masten Gregory Lotus 24-BRM 1:39.8 113.4 9 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 24-Climax 1:39.9 113.3 10 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus 24-Climax 1:40.0 113.2 11 26 Roy Salvadori Lola Mk4-Climax 1:40.1 113.1 12 T Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 156 1:40.1 113.1 13 24 Jackie Lewis BRM P48/57 1:40.5 112.7 14 30 Maurice Trintignant Lotus 24-Climax 1:41.8 111.2 15 38 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 156 1:42.2 110.8 16 16 Tony Maggs Cooper T55-Climax 1:42.7 109.6 17 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718/2 1:43.5 109.4 18 8 Richie Ginther BRM P48/57 1:44.9 107.9 19 44 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 1:45.9 106.9 20 46 Jo Siffert Lotus 21-Climax 1:48.0 104.8 21 40 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 1:48.2 104.6 Friday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 1:58.3 95.7 2 40 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 1:59.4 94.8 3 T Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 156 2:00.8 93.7 4 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 2:01.0 93.6 5 38 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 156 2:01.3 93.3 6 46 Jo Siffert Lotus 21-Climax 2:01.3 93.3 7 42 Nino Vaccarella Lotus 18/21-Climax 2:01.8 93.0 8 32 Masten Gregory Lotus 24-BRM 2:03.5 91.7 9 8 Richie Ginther BRM P48/57 2:04.5 90.9 10 30 Maurice Trintignant Lotus 24-Climax 2:04.7 90.8 11 16 Tony Maggs Cooper T55-Climax 2:05.5 90.2 12 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718/2 2:05.7 90.1 13 18 Jim Clark Lotus 25-Climax 2:07.2 89.0 14 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 24-Climax 2:07.4 88.9 15 44 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 2:07.4 88.9 16 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus 24-Climax 2:11.0 86.4 17 28 John Surtees Lola Mk4-Climax 2:22.3 79.6 18 4 Dan Gurney Porsche 804 2:22.4 79.5 19 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 2:23.7 78.8 20 24 Jackie Lewis BRM P48/57 2:23.9 78.7 Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 18 Jim Clark Lotus 25-Climax 1:35.4 118.7 2 10 Graham Hill BRM P57 1:35.8 118.2 3 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper T60-Climax 1:36.4 117.4 4 40 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 156 1:36.4 117.4 5 4 Dan Gurney Porsche 804 1:36.4 117.4 6 22 Jack Brabham Lotus 24-Climax 1:36.5 117.3 7 30 Maurice Trintignant Lotus 24-Climax 1:36.8 117.0 8 34 Innes Ireland Lotus 24-Climax 1:37.0 116.7 9 36 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 1:37.1 116.6 10 38 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 156 1:37.2 116.5 11 26 Roy Salvadori Lola Mk4-Climax 1:38.5 114.9 12 46 Jo Siffert Lotus 21-Climax 1:38.9 114.5 13 24 Jackie Lewis BRM P48/57 1:39.0 114.4 14 8 Richie Ginther BRM P48/57 1:39.0 114.4 15 32 Masten Gregory Lotus 24-BRM 1:39.2 114.1 16 8T Richie Ginther BRM 57 1:41.4 111.7 17 34T Innes Ireland Lotus 18-Climax 1:41.8 111.2 18 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718/2 1:42.4 110.6 19 16 Tony Maggs Cooper T55-Climax 1:42.7 110.2 20 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus 24-Climax 1:43.2 109.7 21 44 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 1:44.4 108.4 22 28 John Surtees Lola Mk4-Climax 1:49.9 103.5
Starting Grid:
18 Jim Clark
Lotus 25-Climax
1:35.4
10 Graham Hill
BRM P57
1:35.8
14 Bruce McLaren
Cooper T60-Climax
1:36.4
40 Willy Mairesse
Ferrari 156
1:36.4
4 Dan Gurney
Porsche 804
1:36.4
22 Jack Brabham
Lotus 24-Climax
1:36.5
30 Maurice Trintignant
Lotus 24-Climax
1:36.8
34 Innes Ireland
Lotus 24-Climax
1:37.0
36 Phil Hill
Ferrari 156
1:37.1
38 Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari 156
1:37.2
28 John Surtees
Lola Mk4-Climax
1:37.9
26 Roy Salvadori
Lola Mk4-Climax
1:38.5
8 Richie Ginther
BRM P48/57
1:39.0
20 Trevor Taylor
Lotus 24-Climax
1:40.0
2 Jo Bonnier
Porsche 718/2
1:42.4
16 Tony Maggs
Cooper T55-Climax
1:42.7
Notes:
  • 2 entries each from 5 works teams (Lotus, BRM, Ferrari, Cooper, Porsche) invited to participate leaving 6 places open for qualification.
  • Weather: Overcast, Dry.
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    Race Review:

    The weather in Monaco in 1962 was not what one would have expected in early June and practice was disrupted by rain. Jim Clark took pole position in his Lotus with Graham Hill (BRM) and Bruce McLaren (Cooper) sharing the front row. Behind them were Willy Mairesse in a Ferrari and Dan Gurney's Porsche's while Jack Brabham's privately-entered Lotus was alongside the similar Rob Walker car of Maurice Trintignant and the British Racing Partnership Lotus of Innes Ireland. Then came the factory Ferraris of Phil Hill and Lorenzo Bandini, in his first race for the team.

    Race day was overcast and the track was damp when the race began with Mairesse bursting through to try to take the lead at the start. He nearly lost control at the first corner and this enabled Hill and McLaren to get ahead while Clark was caught up in a traffic jam. Richie Ginther did not stop his BRM in time (although he was sure that his throttle stuck open) and he crashed into the Lotuses of Trintignant and Ireland, while Gurney's Porsche and Trevor Taylor's factory Lotus were also involved. Ireland and Taylor were able to rejoin but both were out of the running. To add to the excitement on that first lap Mairesse spun at the Station Hairpin and dropped to the back of the field. At the end of the lap McLaren led Graham Hill, Phil Hill, Jo Bonnier (Porsche), Bandini and Clark. Behind them came Tony Maggs (Cooper), Brabham and the Reg Parnell Racing Lolas of John Surtees and Roy Salvadori.

    McLaren and Graham Hill battled for the lead during the first 10 laps exchanging places several times but then Hill began to pull away. Phil Hill dropped behind behind both Brabham and Clark, recovering from the first lap adventures and on lap 22 Clark moved ahead of Brabham to take third place. Six laps later Clark overtook McLaren for second. He then closed on the leader and was right behind Hill when the Lotus began having gearbox trouble. Hill was able to ease away again. On lap 55 Clark retired with a broken clutch. Graham Hill was left with a 48-second lead over McLaren with Brabham third although the Australian then came under pressure from Phil Hill and on lap 76 the Ferrari moved ahead. On the following lap Brabham made a mistake in Casino Square and bent his suspension.

    Graham Hill's BRM then began to smoke badly and the lead came down until lap 93 when the BRM failed. McLaren took the lead and seven laps later the win. Phil Hill was second with Bandini third.