1962 Rand Grand Prix

The 5th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 December 1962 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 25.

1962 Rand Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date	15 December 1962
Official name	V Rand Grand Prix
Location	Kyalami, Johannesburg
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.096 km (2.545 mi)
Distance	50 laps, 204.8 km (127.25 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.3
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax
Third	John Surtees	Lola-Climax

There were a very large number of entries for this race, and many of the local drivers did not qualify. Among the more unusual entries was the Lotus 7 of Brausch Niemann, and the non-qualifying Cooper of Dave Riley, which was fitted with a BMC engine.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	1.20:47.4	1
2	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 0.3 s	2
3	John Surtees	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	+ 23.7 s	4
4	Gary Hocking	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	49 laps	11
5	Neville Lederle	Neville Lederle	Lotus-Climax	49 laps	8
6	Doug Serrurier	Otelle Nucci	LDS-Alfa Romeo	48 laps	9
7	Peter de Klerk	Otelle Nucci	Alfa Romeo Special	47 laps	13
8	Sam Tingle	Sam Tingle	LDS-Alfa Romeo	47 laps	19
9	Fanie Viljoen	G.E. Mennie	LDS-Climax	46 laps	15
10	Brausch Niemann	Brausch Niemann	Lotus-Ford	46 laps	21
11	Ernie Pieterse	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus-Climax	46 laps	12
12	Bernard Podmore	Grosvenor Motors	Lotus-Climax	44 laps	17
13	Gene Bosman	Gene Bosman	LDS-Alfa Romeo	43 laps	18
14	Bob van Niekerk	Equipe Judette	Lotus-Climax	40 laps	14
15	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	36 laps / Engine	5
Ret	Tony Maggs	John Love	Cooper-Climax	Gearbox	10
Ret	Syd van der Vyver	Syd van der Vyver	Lotus-Climax	Clutch	7
Ret	Innes Ireland	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Front suspension	6
Ret	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Gearbox	3
Ret	Mike Harris	Mike Harris	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	Puncture	20
Ret	Adrian Pheiffer	Adrian Pheiffer	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	Gearbox	16
DNQ	Trevor Blokdyk	Hoffman Racing Team	Cooper-Alfa Romeo		–
DNQ	Bill Dunlop	Bill Dunlop	Cooper-Alfa Romeo		–
DNQ	Tony Kotze	Bond Cars	Assegai-Alfa Romeo		–
DNQ	Vern McWilliams	Vern McWilliams	Lotus-Borgward		–
DNQ	Peter van Niekerk	Ted Lanfear	Lotus-Ford		–
DNQ	Errol Hammon	Errol Hammon	LDS-Ford		–
DNQ	Lionel Wilmot	Lionel Wilmot	Lotus-Ford		–
DNQ	Clive Trundell	Clive Trundell	Cooper-Climax		–
DNQ	Dave Charlton	Ecurie Tomahawk	Lotus-Ford		–
DNQ	Dave Riley	Dave Riley	Cooper-BMC		–
DNQ	Eric Glasby	Eric Glasby	Cooper-Alfa Romeo		–
DNQ	Jack Holme	Jack Holme	Lotus-Climax		–
DNQ	Rauten Hartmann	Rauten Hartmann	Netuar-Peugeot		–
WD	Ray Cresp	Hoffman Racing Team	Cooper-Alfa Romeo		–
WD	Neville Austin	Neville Austin	Cooper-Climax	Car driven by Trundell	–
WD	Bruce Johnstone	Bruce Johnstone	BRM	No car	–

• Gary Hocking was also entered in his own Lotus-Climax, but raced the one entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team.
• Scuderia Lupini entered a Cooper-Maserati but withdrew it without designating a driver.

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
• Race results at www.silhouet.com