1962 Elite Racing League season

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1962 Elite Racing League season
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Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
Template:GBR Jim Clark	Ferrari

The 1962 Elite Racing League season was the 3rd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was for the first time in the championship's history not won by Jack Brabham instead his close rival through the past 2 seasons: Jim Clark from Great Britain won the championship driving for Lotus. Ferrari won the Constructors Championship following a very consistent and strong season. The drivers championship was decided at the final race in the United States whilst Ferrari won the Constructors Championship with a race to go.

Season Review

The French Grand Prix was moved to the new (at the time) Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours as the FIA said that it would make the series look more modern, the French Grand Prix would remain at Magny-Cours from this date.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
1	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Bruce McLaren	Jo Bonnier	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax
2	European Grand Prix	Aintree	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:USA Phil Hill	Template:USA Phil Hill	Ferrari
3	Template:FRA French Grand Prix	Magny-Cours	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Brabham-Ford
4	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Template:USA Phil Hill	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Brabham-Ford
5	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Jo Bonnier	Porsche
6	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Bruce McLaren	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax
7	Portuguese Grand Prix	Boavista	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Bruce McLaren	Jo Bonnier	Porsche
8	Template:USA United States Grand Prix	Sebring	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Bruce McLaren	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax

Teams and Drivers

In 1962, Jack Brabham created his own Formula 1 team and because the Elite Racing League was an F1 supported series at the time he was allowed to bring it over to the series for 1962 onwards.

Team	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Template:GBR Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop	1	Bruce McLaren	All
				2	Template:USA Roger Penske	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 155 2.4 V6	Template:Dunlop	3	Template:USA Phil Hill	All
				4	Lorenzo Bandini	All
Template:GBR Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop	5	Template:GBR Jim Clark	All
				6	Template:GBR Trevor Taylor	All
Maserati Factory Team	Maserati	Maserati Tipo 6 1.5 L4	Template:Dunlop	7	Roberto Lippi	All
Template:GBR Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Climax FPF 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop	8	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	All
Porsche Racing	Porsche	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	Template:Dunlop	9	Jo Bonnier	All
				10	Template:USA Dan Gurney	All

Drivers Championship

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Template:GBR Jim Clark	42
2	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	31
3	Jo Bonnier	30
4	Template:USA Phil Hill	27
5	Bruce McLaren	26
6	Lorenzo Bandini	26
7	Template:USA Roger Penske	11
8	Template:USA Dan Gurney	4
9	Roberto Lippi	3
10	Template:GBR Trevor Taylor	0

Constructors Championship

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	53
2	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax	42
3	Template:GBR Cooper-Climax	37
4	Porsche	34
5	Template:GBR Brabham-Climax	31
6	Maserati	3