1962 International Gold Cup

The 9th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 September 1962 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 73 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 25.

1962 International Gold Cup
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date	1 September 1962
Official name	IX Gold Cup
Location	Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.4434 km (2.761 mi)
Distance	73 laps, 324.25 km (201.48 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Richie Ginther	BRM
Time	1:38.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:40.0
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax

Grid

	_______1_______ Richie Ginther 1:38.6		_______2_______ Jim Clark 1:38.6		_______3_______ Graham Hill 1:39.0		_______4_______ Bruce McLaren 1:40.0
		_______5_______ Jack Brabham 1:40.4		_______6_______ John Surtees 1:40.4		_______7_______ Innes Ireland 1:40.8
	_______8_______ Roy Salvadori 1:41.0		_______9_______ Bruce Johnstone 1:42.0		_______10_______ Trevor Taylor 1:42.2		_______11_______ Gary Hocking 1:43.2
		_______12_______ Jo Bonnier 1:45.4		_______13_______ Masten Gregory 1:45.6		_______14_______ Tony Shelly 1:45.6
	_______15_______ Ian Burgess 1:45.8		_______16_______ Philip Robinson 1:46.0		_______17_______ Jack Lewis 1:46.6		_______18_______ Carel Godin de Beaufort 1:47.0
		_______19_______ Gerry Ashmore 1:48.8		_______20_______ Wolfgang Seidel - -- ---		_______21_______ Graham Eden 1:54.0
	_______22_______ Günther Seifert 1:56.4		_______23_______ Bernard Collomb 2:00.2		_______24_______ Tony Settember - -- ---		_______25_______ Keith Greene - -- ---

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	2.03:46.6	2
2	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	+ 1:17.6 s	3
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	70 laps	5
4	Bruce Johnstone	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	70 laps	9
5	Tony Shelly	John Dalton	Lotus-Climax	69 laps	14
6	Masten Gregory	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-BRM	69 laps	13
7	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	68 laps	18
8	Gerry Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	67 laps	19
9	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	61 laps	23
10	Günther Seiffert	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	50 laps	22
Ret	Gary Hocking	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	Oil pipe	11
Ret	Ian Burgess	Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper Special-Climax	Oil pipe	15
Ret	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Cooper-Climax	Fire	4
Ret	John Surtees	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Valve	6
Ret	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Piston	1
Ret	Jack Lewis	Ecurie Galloise	Cooper-Climax	Lost wheel	17
Ret	Graham Eden	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	Engine	21
Ret	Innes Ireland	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Clutch	7
Ret	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-BRM	Gearbox oil leak	25
Ret	Roy Salvadori	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Throttle	8
Ret	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	10
Ret	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	12
Ret	Philip Robinson	A. Robinson & Sons	Lotus-Climax	Engine	16
EX	Wolfgang Seidel	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-BRM	Licence revoked	(20)
DNS	Tony Settember	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	Withdrawn after practice	(24)
WD	Chris Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	No car	-

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.