The 1962 Dutch Grand Prix was the eleventh time the Dutch Grand Prix (or Grote Prijs van Nederland) motor race was held. The race also held the honorary designation of the 22nd European Grand Prix. It was run to Formula One regulations on 20 May 1962 as race 1 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was held over 80 laps of the compact 2.6 mile Circuit Park Zandvoort for a race distance of just over 200 miles.

The race was won by British driver Graham Hill driving a BRM P57. It was the first Grand Prix victory for the future dual-World Champion and the second time a BRM driver had won the race after Jo Bonnier in 1959. Hill finished over 27 seconds ahead of Team Lotus driver Trevor Taylor driving a Lotus 24. The reigning World Champion, Ferrari's Phil Hill (Ferrari 156) placed third.

The race indicated the season to come as the long-maligned British Racing Motors organisation was on their way to their first and ultimately only constructor's championship. It also signalled Hill's own rise in the sport, having only stood on the podium once before, at the same circuit two years previously. He would win three more races this year and be crowned World Champion.

Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2Q31 19 John Surtees Lola-Climax1:37.0 1:35.01:32.5—2 17 Graham Hill BRM1:33.3 1:32.61:33.4 +0.13 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax1:36.1 1:33.61:33.2 +0.74 8 Jack Brabham Lotus-ClimaxNo time 1:35.91:33.3 +0.85 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax1:44.1 1:35.21:33.9 +1.46 9 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax1:35.4 1:34.11:36.4 +1.67 18 Richie Ginther BRM1:35.6 1:34.51:36.9 +2.08 12 Dan Gurney Porsche1:37.1 1:34.71:34.9 +2.29 1 Phil Hill Ferrari1:36.5 1:35.01:35.4 +2.510 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax1:35.4 No time1:36.0 +2.911 3 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari1:36.2 1:36.11:36.1 +3.612 2 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari1:39.3 1:36.31:39.3 +3.813 11 Jo Bonnier Porsche1:38.1 1:37.01:37.5 +4.514 14 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche1:38.6 1:37.41:39.8 +4.915 7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax1:38.7 1:37.51:41.1 +5.016 10 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax1:38.0 No timeNo time +5.517 20 Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax1:40.2 1:38.81:38.9 +6.318 15 Ben Pon Porsche1:42.0 1:40.91:42.2 +8.419 21 Jackie Lewis Cooper-ClimaxNo time No time1:43.2 +10.720 16 Wolfgang Seidel Emeryson-ClimaxNo time 1:50.21:46.0 +13.5 Source:

Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Graham Hill BRM 80 2:11:02.1 2 9 2 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 80 +27.2 secs 10 6 3 1 Phil Hill Ferrari 80 +1:21.1 9 4 4 2 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 79 +1 Lap 12 3 5 7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 78 +2 Laps 15 2 6 14 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 76 +4 Laps 14 1 7 11 Jo Bonnier Porsche 75 +5 Laps 13 8 21 Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 70 +10 Laps 19 9 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 70 +10 Laps 3 3 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 73 Spun off 11 18 Richie Ginther BRM 71 Accident 7 9 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 61 Spun off 6 10 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 54 Halfshaft 16 16 Wolfgang Seidel Emeryson-Climax 52 Not classified 20 12 Dan Gurney Porsche 47 Gearbox 8 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 21 Gearbox 5 20 Roy Salvadori Lola-Climax 12 Withdrew 17 19 John Surtees Lola-Climax 8 Accident 1 8 Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 4 Accident 4 15 Ben Pon Porsche 2 Spun off 18 16 Rob Slotemaker Porsche Car not ready - Entry taken by Seidel 21 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax Car not ready - Entry taken by Lewis

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British manufacturer Lola. Also, it was their very first and only pole position.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Graham Hill 9 2 Trevor Taylor 6 3 Phil Hill 4 4 Giancarlo Baghetti 3 5 Tony Maggs 2Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 9 2 Lotus-Climax 6 3 Ferrari 4 4 Cooper-Climax 2 5 Porsche 1Source:

Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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