1962 British Grand Prix

Championship standings

Hill and Clark both retired in France, leaving Gurney to take his and Porsche’s first championship victory. Hill holds the championship lead but neither of the title favourites scored at Rouen.

Previous race

Gurney won at Rouen for Porsche’s first and only Formula One victory. Hill led the first 41 laps before his BRM’s fuel injection and throttle linkage failed. Clark retired with a broken front suspension after his car failed to run competitively. Ginther drove the closing laps holding his broken throttle wire by hand — his gear shifter was on the same side — and finished third. Tony Maggs took second for Cooper, his first championship podium.

Entrants

Ferrari, still hampered by the Italian metalworkers’ strike, sends a single car for Phil Hill. Jack Brabham’s new BT3 — which mechanics worked through the night to prepare — cannot make its debut after the wrong exhaust system was delivered at 3 am. The Brabham BT3 will wait for the Nürburgring.

Milestones

This is the final Formula One World Championship race at Aintree. From 1963 the British Grand Prix will alternate between Silverstone and Brands Hatch.