IV Grand Prix of the United States
7 October 1962 - Watkins Glen: 370.100 km (3.701 km x 100 laps)
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:07:13.0 = 174.575 km/h
2 Graham Hill BRM 2:07:22.2
3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 99 laps
4 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 99 laps
5 Dan Gurney Porsche 99 laps
6 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 99 laps
7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 97 laps
8 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 96 laps
9 Roger Penske Lotus-Climax 96 laps
10 Robert Schroeder Lotus-Climax 93 laps
11 Hap Sharp Cooper-Cimax 91 laps
12 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 85 laps
13 Jo Bonnier Porsche 79 laps
Fastest Lap: Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax, 1:15.0 = 177.672 km/h on lap 70
Did Not Finish
Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 9 laps Accident
John Surtees Lola-Climax 19 laps Oil pipe
Timmy Mayer Cooper-Climax 31 laps Shift linkage
Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 32 laps Brake fluid leak
Richie Ginther BRM 35 laps Engine
Did Not Start:
Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax Car taken by Surtees
Jim Hall Lotus-Climax Dropped valve on starting grid
Also Practised:
Phil Hill Porsche
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Starting Grid
Richie Ginther Jim Clark
BRM P57 #5 Lotus 25-Climax #8
R3
1:16.6 1:15.8
Dan Gurney Graham Hill
Porsche 804 #10 BRM P57 #4
1:16.9 1:16.7
Bruce McLaren Jack Brabham
Cooper T60-Climax #21 Brabham BT3-Climax #17
1:17.1 1:16.9
Trevor Taylor Masten Gregory
Lotus 24-Climax #9 Lotus 24-BRM #16
R1 944
1:18.0 1:17.9
Tony Maggs Jo Bonnier
Cooper T60-Climax #22 Porsche 804 #11
1:19.7 1:19.0
Roger Penske Timmy Mayer
Lotus 24-Climax #14 Cooper T53-Climax #23
943
1:21.3 1:20.7
Hap Sharp Carel Godin de Beaufort
Cooper T53-Climax #24 Porsche 718 #12
1:22.4 1:21.8
Robert Schroeder Innes Ireland
Lotus 24-Climax #26 Lotus 24-Climax #15
940 942
1:24.0 1:24.0
John Surtees Maurice Trintignant
Lola Mk4-Climax #18 Lotus 24-Climax #6
BRGP43 941
1:29.2 1:25.8
Did Not Start:
Roy Salvadori
Lola Mk4-Climax #19
1:19.8
Jim Hall
Lotus 21-Climax #25
936
1:24.7
Also Practiced:
Phil Hill
Porsche 804 #11T
804F8
1:32.6
Did Not Appear:
Ferrari 156
#1 - withdrawn
Ferrari 156
#2 - withdrawn
Ferrari 156
#3 - withdrawn
Ferrari 156
#7 - withdrawn