1962 Aintree 200

1962 Aintree 200
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date	28 April 1962
Official name	VII Aintree 200
Location	Aintree Circuit, Merseyside
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.828 km (3 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 241.4 km (150 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:53.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:54.0
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Phil Hill	Ferrari

The 7th Aintree 200 was a Formula One motor race held on 28 April 1962 at Aintree Circuit, Merseyside. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 24-Climax. Clark also set pole position and fastest lap. Bruce McLaren in a Cooper-Climax was second and Ferrari driver Phil Hill was third.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	1.37.08.2	1
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 30.2 s	6
3	Phil Hill	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	+ 34.2 s	8
4	Giancarlo Baghetti	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	+ 35.0 s	9
5	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	49 laps	20
6	John Campbell-Jones	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	48 laps	11
7	Tony Shelly	John Dalton	Lotus-Climax	48 laps	13
8	Tony Settember	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	48 laps	19
9	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	46 laps	16
10	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	40 laps	12
11	David Piper	Speed Sport	Lotus-Climax	38 laps	17
12	Günther Seiffert	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	37 laps	22
13	Ian Burgess	Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper Special-Climax	24 laps	21
Ret	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Piston	2
Ret	John Surtees	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Valve gear	3
Ret	Masten Gregory	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Valve	7
Ret	Innes Ireland	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Valve	5
Ret	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Gearbox	4
Ret	Wolfgang Seidel	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Porsche	Differential	14
Ret	Roy Salvadori	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Throttle linkage	15
Ret	Tony Marsh	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Oil leak	10
Ret	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	23
DSQ	Jay Chamberlain	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus-Climax	Push-start	18
WD	Stirling Moss	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Driver injured	-
WD	Jack Lewis	Ecurie Galloise	BRM	Car not ready	-
WD	Ross Greenville	Ross Greenville	Cooper-Climax		-

References

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