Round 9 · 1962
South African Grand Prix
WinnerHIGBRM · from P2
PoleCLA
Fastest lap1:31.000Clark · L3
Biggest gain+8Johnstone P17→P9
Retirements6of 17 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 2 | +1 | 82 | 2:08:03.300 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 8 | +6 | 82 | +49.800 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Maggs MGG | Cooper | 6 | +3 | 82 | +50.300 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham BRB | Brabham | 3 | -1 | 82 | +53.800 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Innes Ireland IRE | Team Lotus | 4 | -1 | 81 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Neville Lederle LED | Team Lotus | 10 | +4 | 78 | +4 laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther GIN | BRM | 7 | 0 | 78 | +4 laps | — | |
| 8 | John Love LOV | Cooper | 12 | +4 | 78 | +4 laps | — | |
| 9 | Bruce Johnstone JOT | BRM | 17 | +8 | 76 | +6 laps | — | |
| 10 | Ernie Pieterse PIT | Team Lotus | 13 | +3 | 71 | +11 laps | — | |
| 11 | Porsche | 16 | +5 | 70 | +12 laps | — | ||
| — | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1 | 62 | DNF · L62 FL | — | ||
| — | Roy Salvadori SAV | Lola | 11 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | ||
| — | Trevor Taylor TAT | Team Lotus | 9 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Lola | 5 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Doug Serrurier SEU | LDS | 14 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | ||
| — | Mike Harris HAK | Cooper | 15 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — |
Session schedule
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