1962 Lombank Trophy

The 3rd Lombank Trophy was a motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 14 April 1962 at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 24.

1962 Lombank Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date	14 April 1962
Official name	III Lombank Trophy
Location	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.361 km (2.71 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 218.07 km (135.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:34.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:33.6
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Jo Bonnier	Porsche

After Graham Hill had led for the first five laps, Stirling Moss passed him and stretched ahead, his car using the new Coventry Climax V8 engine. However, he experienced throttle problems after 17 laps and had to make a number of pitstops, leaving Clark to dominate the rest of the race. Clark's car was the only other Climax-engined runner to use the new V8 engine.

Prior to the race, two of the entrants withdrew after accidents: Richie Ginther crashed his BRM P57 in testing and suffered injuries which left him unable to race, and Jack Brabham's Lotus 21 had been damaged in a fire at his workshop.^[1]

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	3	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	1.20:25.6	2
2	9	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	+ 57.4 s	3
3	2	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Porsche	49 laps	8
4	20	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	49 laps	10
5	15	Tony Shelly	John Dalton	Lotus-Climax	47 laps	12
6	17	Wolfgang Seidel	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche	46 laps	13
7	7	Stirling Moss	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	45 laps	1
8	18	Chris Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Cooper-Climax	42 laps	15
Ret	14	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	Overheating	9
Ret	12	John Surtees	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Overheating	4
Ret	16	Graham Eden	Gerry Ashmore	Emeryson-Climax	Clutch	14
Ret	4	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Engine	7
Ret	6	Innes Ireland	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Accident	6
Ret	8	Masten Gregory	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Accident	5
Ret	11	Roy Salvadori	Bowmaker Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	Engine	11
WD	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax	Car damaged	-
WD	5	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	No car	-
WD	10	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Driver unfit	-
WD	19	Ross Greenville	Ross Greenville	Cooper-Climax	Driver unfit	-
WD	21	Ian Burgess	Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper-Climax	Car not ready	-
WD	22	Tony Settember	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	Car not ready	-