1962 - Grand Prix of Germany

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1962 - Grand Prix of Germany

Race Name - Grand Prix of Germany
Date - 8/5/1962
Race Track - Nurburgring
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 15
Pole Winner Dan Gurney
Average Race Speed - 129.316 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Graham Hill
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8
2	4	John Surtees	BowmakerYeoman Racing Team	Lola Mk4	Climax 1.5 V8
3	1	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 804	Porsche 1.5 B8
4	3	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8
5	5	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T60	Climax 1.5 V8
6	10	Ricardo Rodrguez	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 1.5 V6
7	6	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 804	Porsche 1.5 B8
8	7	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8
9	23	Tony Maggs	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
10	13	Giancarlo Baghetti	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 1.5 V6
11	16	Ian Burgess	AngloAmerican Equipe	Cooper Special	Climax 1.5 L4
12	17	Jo Siffert	Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
13	8	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
14	14	Heini Walter	Ecurie Filipinetti	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
15	15	Nino Vaccarella	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
16	25	Lucien Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	ENB	Maserati 1.5 L4
17	21	Jackie Lewis	Ecurie Galloise	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
18	12	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 1.5 V6
19	24	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT3	Climax 1.5 V8
20	19	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering Co Ltd	Gilby	BRM 1.5 V8
21	9	Roy Salvadori	BowmakerYeoman Racing Team	Lola Mk4	Climax 1.5 V8
22	11	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 L4
23	18	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 1.5 V6
24	20	Heinz Schiller	Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus 24	BRM 1.5 V8
25	22	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
26	26	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8