The 1962 Brussels Grand Prix was a motor race run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 1 April 1962 at Heysel Park, Belgium. The race was run in three heats of 22 laps each and the results were aggregated. The race was won by Belgian driver Willy Mairesse in a Ferrari 156. The course was somewhat altered over previous years, as part of the area that had held spectators was now in commercial use. This was the debut for BRM's new V8 engine, as well as the first race for the upgraded Coventry-Climax V8 used in Jim Clark's Lotus.[1]
| 1962 Brussels Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 April 1962 | ||
| Official name | IV Grand Prix de Bruxelles | ||
| Location | Heysel Park, Belgium | ||
| Course | Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.553 km (2.829 miles) | ||
| Distance | 22 (x3) laps, 300.454 km (186.693 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 2:03.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 2:02.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Porsche | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
Qualifying
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1Vaccarella was 'bumped' to make way for the invited home-country drivers Pilette and Bianchi
2car burnt out in practice accident
3entry taken by Campbell-Jones
Results
editConventional Aggregate
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Heat 1 / 2 / 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari | 66 | 2:18'37.1 | 3rd / 1st / 1st |
| 2 | 16 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Porsche | 66 | +1'50.2 | 6th / 2nd / 2nd |
| 3 | 2 | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus-Climax | 66 | +2'40.6 | 7th / 3rd / 3rd |
| 4 | 21 | Keith Greene
|
Gilby-Climax | 65 | +1 Lap | 9th / 5th / 5th |
| 5 | 14 |  Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 62 | +3 Laps | 13th / 7th / 6th |
| 6 | 18 | Heinz Schiller
|
Porsche | 62 | +3 Laps | 12th / 8th / 7th |
Official Aggregate
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Heat 1 / 2 / 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari | 66 | 3+1+1=5 |
| 2 | 16 | Jo Bonnier
|
Porsche | 66 | 6+2+2=10 |
| 3 | 2 | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus-Climax | 66 | 7+3+3=13 |
| 4 | 21 | Keith Greene
|
Gilby-Climax | 65 | 9+5+5=19 |
| 5 | 8 | John Campbell-Jones
|
Emeryson-Climax | 55 | 8+4+10=22 |
| 6 | 14 | Jo Siffert
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 62 | 13+7+6=26 |
| 7 | 20 | Ian Burgess
|
Cooper-Climax | 60 | 11+6+9=26 |
| 8 | 18 | Heinz Schiller
|
Porsche | 62 | 12+8+8=28 |
| 9 | 17 |  Wolfgang Seidel
|
Porsche | 62 | 14+9+7=30 |
| 10 | 7 | Trevor Taylor
|
Lotus-Climax | 50 | 15+12+4=31 |
| NC | 5 | Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper-Climax | 34 | 10th/Ret, 14 laps, engine |
| NC | 1 | Stirling Moss
|
Lotus-Climax | 33 | 2nd/Ret, 11 laps, valve gear |
| NC | 4 | John Surtees
|
Lola-Climax | 25 | 5th/Ret, 3 laps, engine |
| NC | 12 | Graham Hill
|
BRM | 24 | 1st/DSQ - push start, 2 laps |
| NC | 14 | Tony Marsh
|
BRM | 24 | 4th/DSQ - push start, 2 laps |
| NC | 3 |  Masten Gregory
|
Lotus-Climax | 18 | Ret, 18 laps,front wishbone |
| NC | 11 | Lucien Bianchi
|
ENB-Maserati | 15 | Ret, 15 laps, engine |
| NC | 9 | André Pilette
|
Emeryson-Climax | 8 | Ret, 8 laps, engine |
| NC | 6 | Jim Clark
|
Lotus-Climax | 1 | Ret, 1 lap, valve |
References
edit- ^ Björklund, Bengt, ed. (March 1962). "Hemmatriumf - Willy Mairesse" [Domestic Triumph: Willy Mairesse]. Illustrerad Motor Sport (in Swedish). No. 3. Lerum, Sweden. p. 5.
- http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1962/1962.html#bru
- http://www.formula2.net/F162_3.htm