- 1962 Belgian Grand Prix
Results from the
1962 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps onJune 17 ,1962 .Classification
* Dan Gurney practiced in a Lotus-BRM owned by
Wolfgang Seidel , but after a few laps he deemed the car unraceworthy. Gurney was also entered by the works Porsche team, along with Jo Bonnier, but the team withdrew after the factory was hit by strike action.* The #4 entry was originally allocated to Lewis, then to Ashmore on Lewis' withdrawal. After Ashmore also withdrew, the slot was filled by John Campbell-Jones.
* Lucien Bianchi was originally entered as #14, in a Porsche prepared by Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia, but withdrew. He later took #19 and drove Equipe National Belge's Lotus.
Notes
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Pole position : Graham Hill - 3:57.0
*Fastest L
*Ricardo Rodriguez became the youngest driver to score championship points (20 years, 123 days), a record which stood for 38 years beforeJenson Button , aged 20 years, 67 days, broke it at the2000 Brazilian Grand Prix .References
* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
F1 race report
Name_of_race =Belgian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1962
Previous_race_in_season =1962 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1962 French Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1961 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1963 Belgian Grand Prix
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