The 3rd Reims Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on July 1, 1962, at the Reims-Gueux circuit, near Reims in France. The race was run over 50 laps of the 8.302 km circuit and was won by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in a Cooper T60.
Reims-Gueux hosted the French Grand Prix under Grand Prix regulations in 1932, 1938 and 1939 due to the popularity of the Grand Prix de la Marne, a Grand Prix racing series dating back to 1925. Post war changes in political and financial structures moved the 1962 Grand Prix de France to the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit. Reims secured a separate non-championship Formula One event instead. Most of the Formula One teams entered the competition except for Ferrari and Porsche.
Results
Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor /Car Time/Retired Grid 1 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T60 2.02:30.2 4 2 2 Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57-8 + 8.0 s 2 3 30 Innes Ireland UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 24 + 1:36.3 s 7 4 22 Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 24 + 2:03.6 s 5 5 24 Maurice Trintignant Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 24 49 laps 8 6 28 Roy Salvadori Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Mk4 49 laps 10 7 46 Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 48 laps 11 8 36 Jo Bonnier Scuderia Serenissima Porsche 718 48 laps 14 9 40 Jo Siffert Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-Climax 21 46 laps 15 10 34 Jack Lewis Ecurie Galloise Cooper-Climax 46 laps 18 11 44 Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax Special (Aiden Cooper) 45 laps 17 Ret 14 Peter Arundell Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-BRM 24 Out of fuel 13 Ret 4 Richie Ginther Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57-8 Gearbox 9 Ret 26 John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Mk4 Valve spring 3 Ret 38 Carlo Abate Scuderia Serenissima Lotus-Climax 18/21 Accident 20 Ret 8 Tony Maggs Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T55 Oil pressure 16 Ret 10 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 25 Header tank 1 Ret 12 Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 24 Accident 12 Ret 42 Tony Shelly John Dalton Lotus-Climax 18/21 Head gasket 19 Ret 32 Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-BRM 24 Accident on grid 6 WD 16 Giancarlo Baghetti Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 156 Strike in Italy - WD 18 Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 156 Strike in Italy - WD 18 Ricardo Rodríguez Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 156 Strike in Italy - WD 20 Willy Mairesse Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 156 Strike in Italy - WD 42 Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM P48/57 Car not ready - Sources:
References
External links "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 96–97 Aiden Cooper T59 Climax (photos)