The 2nd Natal Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 22 December 1962 at Westmead Circuit, South Africa. The field was split into two heats, with a subsequent final. The heats consisted of 22 laps, and the final was run over 33 laps, and was won by British driver Trevor Taylor in his Lotus 25.
| 1962 Natal Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 December 1962 | ||
| Official name | II Natal Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Westmead Circuit, Durban | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:22.11 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:24.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
The event was marred by the death of Rhodesian driver Gary Hocking, who was killed in practice driving the Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus 24.
Jim Clark posted the fastest time in practice, and was on pole position for the first heat. However, after exchanging the lead several times with Richie Ginther, he experienced problems during the heat and was classified 12th. Ginther won the heat with local driver Bruce Johnstone finishing second. Graham Hill was on pole for the second heat, which was won by Taylor with Hill second, after a battle throughout the race.
Clark started at the back of the grid for the final, with Ginther, Taylor and Hill forming the front row. Hill's car suffered ignition failure, but Clark raced through the field to beat Ginther and take second behind Taylor, who led throughout.[1]
Qualifying
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1:22.11 | - | |
| 2 | 3 | BRM | 1:22.67 | + 0.56 | |
| 3 | 2 | Lotus-Climax | 1:22.79 | + 0.68 | |
| 4 | 4 | BRM | 1:24.06 | + 1.95 | |
| 5 | 6 | Lotus-Climax | 1:25.10 | + 2.99 | |
| 6 | 26 | BRM | 1:25.95 | + 3.84 | |
| 7 | 9 | Lotus-Climax | 1:26.20 | + 4.09 | |
| 8 | 14 | Lotus-Climax | 1:26.62 | + 4.51 | |
| 9 | 15 | Cooper-Climax | 1:27.35 | + 5.24 | |
| 10 | 12 | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo | 1:27.92 | + 5.81 | |
| 11 | 7 | Lotus-Climax | 1:27.96 | + 5.85 | |
| 12 | 11 | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 1:28.89 | + 6.78 | |
| 13 | 17 | Lotus-Climax | 1:29.27 | + 7.16 | |
| 14 | 10 | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 1:30.17 | + 8.06 | |
| 15 | 18 | LDS-Climax | 1:30.22 | + 8.11 | |
| 16 | 21 | Lotus-Climax | 1:30.35 | + 8.24 | |
| 17 | 16 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 1:31.38 | + 9.27 | |
| 18 | 25 | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 1:31.43 | + 9.32 | |
| 19 | 31 | Lotus-Ford | 1:32.59 | + 10.48 | |
| 20 | 35 | Cooper-Maserati | 1:33.54 | + 11.43 | |
| 21 | 32 | Lotus-Ford | 1:33.65 | + 11.54 | |
| 22 | 19 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 1:33.80 | + 11.69 | |
| 23 | 29 | Scorpion-Alfa Romeo | 1:34.28 | + 12.17 | |
| 24 | 37 | Cooper-BMC | 1:34.97 | + 12.86 | |
| 25 | 30 | Lotus-Borgward | 1:36.44 | + 14.33 | |
| 26 | 39 | Lotus-Climax | 1:36.46 | + 14.35 | |
| 27 | 33 | LDS-Ford | 1:36.61 | + 14.50 | |
| 28 | 36 | Lotus-Ford | 1:36.83 | + 14.72 | |
| 29 | 27 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 1:37.13 | + 15.02 | |
| 30 | 5 | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 1:37.23 | + 15.12 | |
| 31 | 20 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 1:37.94 | + 15.83 | |
| 32 | 38 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 1:40.30 | + 18.19 | |
| 33 | 24 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 1:45.82 | + 23.71 |
Non-starters
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS | 6 | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | |
| WD | 8 | John Guthrie | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | |
| WD | 22 | Neville Austin | Cooper-Climax | |
| WD | 23 | Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | |
| WD | 28 | Bond Cars | Assegai-Alfa Romeo | |
| WD | 34 | Lionel Wilmot | Lotus-Ford | |
| WD | 40 | Windhoek Motor Club | Heron-Alfa Romeo | |
| WD | 41 | Windhoek Motor Club | Cooper-Climax |
- Car #23 was withdrawn by Serrurier, who drove #11 in the race. The withdrawn car was ultimately driven by Trundell and wore #35.
Results
editHeat one
edit| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | 31:56.8 | 2 | |
| 2 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM | + 53.5 s | 3 | |
| 3 | Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax | + 1:00.9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 8 | ||
| 5 | G.E. Mennie | LDS-Climax | 9 | ||
| 6 | Clive Trundell | Cooper-Maserati | 10 | ||
| 7 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 5 | ||
| 8 | Jack Holme | Lotus-Climax | 14 | ||
| 9 | Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | 11 | ||
| 10 | Otelle Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 6 | ||
| 11 | Bill Dunlop | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 15 | ||
| 12 | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 1 | ||
| 13 | Grosvenor Motors | Lotus-Climax | 7 | ||
| 14 | Vern McWilliams | Lotus-Borgward | 13 | ||
| Ret | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | 12 | ||
| Ret | Eric Glasby | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 16 |
Heat two
edit| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 32:19.6 | 2 | |
| 2 | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | + 2.2 s | 1 | |
| 3 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | + 51.0 s | 3 | |
| 4 | Otelle Nucci | Alfa Special | + 1:15.6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | + 1:22.2 | 5 | |
| 6 | Equipe Judette | Lotus-Climax | 6 | ||
| 7 | Gene Bosman | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 8 | ||
| 8 | Hoffman Racing Team | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 15 | ||
| 9 | Dave Riley | Cooper-BMC | 11 | ||
| 10 | Hoffman Racing Team | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 9 | ||
| 11 | Gordon Henderson | Scorpion-Alfa Romeo | 10 | ||
| Ret | Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 7 | ||
| Ret | Errol Hammon | LDS-Ford | 12 | ||
| Ret | Ecurie Tomahawk | Lotus-Ford | 13 | ||
| Ret | H. Muller | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 14 | ||
| Ret | A & G Conversions | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 16 |
Final
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.64-65
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]