1962 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 8 July 1962 | ||
Official name | XLVIII Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. | ||
Location |
Rouen-Les-Essarts Rouen, France | ||
Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
Course length | 6.542 km (4.065 miles) | ||
Distance | 54 laps, 353.268 km (219.511 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 2:14.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 2:16.9 on lap 32 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Porsche | ||
Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
Third | BRM | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1962 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 8 July 1962. It was race 4 of 9 in both the 1962 World Championship of Drivers and the 1962 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Dan Gurney, his first Formula One victory, driving a Porsche, that company's only win as a constructor in a Formula One championship race coming after three years of racing. It was the third time that the French Grand Prix was held at Rouen, the previous time being 1957.[1]