1962 Reims Grand Prix

The 3rd Reims Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on July 1, 1962, at the Reims-Gueux circuit, near Reims in France. The race was run over 50 laps of the 8.302 km circuit and was won by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in a Cooper T60.

1962 Reims Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date	July 1, 1962
Official name	III Grand Prix de Reims
Location	Reims-Gueux, Reims
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	8.3 km (5.158 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 415 km (257.9 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	2:22.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	2:24.0
Podium
First	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax

Reims-Gueux hosted the French Grand Prix under Grand Prix regulations in 1932, 1938 and 1939 due to the popularity of the Grand Prix de la Marne, a Grand Prix racing series dating back to 1925. Post war changes in political and financial structures moved the 1962 Grand Prix de France to the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit. Reims secured a separate non-championship Formula One event instead. Most of the Formula One teams entered the competition except for Ferrari and Porsche.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor /Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax T60	2.02:30.2	4
2	2	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57-8	+ 8.0 s	2
3	30	Innes Ireland	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax 24	+ 1:36.3 s	7
4	22	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax 24	+ 2:03.6 s	5
5	24	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax 24	49 laps	8
6	28	Roy Salvadori	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax Mk4	49 laps	10
7	46	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	48 laps	11
8	36	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Serenissima	Porsche 718	48 laps	14
9	40	Jo Siffert	Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus-Climax 21	46 laps	15
10	34	Jack Lewis	Ecurie Galloise	Cooper-Climax	46 laps	18
11	44	Ian Burgess	Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper-Climax Special (Aiden Cooper)	45 laps	17
Ret	14	Peter Arundell Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-BRM 24	Out of fuel	13
Ret	4	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57-8	Gearbox	9
Ret	26	John Surtees	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax Mk4	Valve spring	3
Ret	38	Carlo Abate	Scuderia Serenissima	Lotus-Climax 18/21	Accident	20
Ret	8	Tony Maggs	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax T55	Oil pressure	16
Ret	10	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax 25	Header tank	1
Ret	12	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax 24	Accident	12
Ret	42	Tony Shelly	John Dalton	Lotus-Climax 18/21	Head gasket	19
Ret	32	Masten Gregory	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-BRM 24	Accident on grid	6
WD	16	Giancarlo Baghetti	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 156	Strike in Italy	-
WD	18	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 156	Strike in Italy	-
WD	18	Ricardo Rodríguez	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 156	Strike in Italy	-
WD	20	Willy Mairesse	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 156	Strike in Italy	-
WD	42	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	BRM P48/57	Car not ready	-
Sources:[1][2][3][4]