1962 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1962 Mexican Grand Prix was a non-championship race, held as the 'dress rehearsal' for a full championship event in 1963. The race was held on November 4, and was won by Jim Clark and Trevor Taylor sharing the drive in a factory . Second place went to Jack Brabham in one of his own cars; this was the first ever podium for a car. And third place went to Innes Ireland in a UDT Leystall privateer Lotus.
The weekend was marred by the death of local favorite Ricardo Rodríguez in practice. He had been entered in a Rob Walker Lotus, and the right rear suspension broke in the banked high-speed Peraltada corner, pitching him head-on into the barrier. He died instantly of a basal skull fracture.
==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Ricardo Rodríguez 	Rob Walker Racing Team 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
2 	Wolfgang Seidel 	Autosport Team Seidel 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
4 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen 	 	718 	 	547/6 F4 1.5	
5 	Alan Connell 	Privateer 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
8 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	25 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
9 	Moisés Solana 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	T58 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
10 	Dan Gurney 	Porsche System Engineering 	 	804 	 	753 F8 1.5 	
11 	Jo Bonnier 	Porsche System Engineering 	 	804 	 	753 F8 1.5 	
14 	Roger Penske 	Dupont Team Zerex 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
15 	Innes Ireland 	Team Lotus 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
16 	Masten Gregory 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
17 	Jack Brabham 	Brabham Racing Organisation	 	BT3 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
18 	Roy Salvadori 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	Mk4 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
19 	John Surtees 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
21 	Bruce McLaren 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T60 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
24 	Homer Rader 	Jim Hall 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
25 	Jim Hall 	Privateer 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
29 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Lotus 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
52 	Jay Chamberlain 	Ecurie Excelsior 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
60 	Walt Hansgen 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
77 	Rob Schroeder 	John Mecom 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	8 	Jim Clark 	 	2:00.1 	—
2 	15 	Innes Ireland 	 	2:01.1 	+1.0s
3 	29 	Trevor Taylor 	 	2:02.0 	+1.9s
4 	19 	John Surtees 	 	2:02.1 	+2.0s
5 	21 	Bruce McLaren 	 	2:02.1 	+2.0s
6 	14 	Roger Penske 	 	2:03.0 	+2.9s
7 	17 	Jack Brabham 	 	2:03.0 	+2.9s
8* 	1 	Ricardo Rodríguez 	 	2:04.0 	+3.9s
9 	18 	Roy Salvadori 	 	2:04.1 	+4.0s
10 	16 	Masten Gregory 	 	2:06.1 	+6.0s
11 	25 	Jim Hall 	 	2:06.1 	+6.0s
12 	77 	Rob Schroeder 	 	2:07.0 	+6.9s
13 	4 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	2:07.1 	+7.0s
14 	60 	Walt Hansgen 	 	2:12.0 	+11.9s
15 	24 	Homer Rader 	 	2:12.1 	+12.0s
16 	5 	Alan Connell 	 	2:16.1 	+16.0s
17 	52 	Jay Chamberlain 	 	2:21.1 	+21.0s
18 	2 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	2:23.1 	+23.0s
DNQ 	9 	Moisés Solana 	 	Too slow 	Too slow
DNA 	10 	Dan Gurney 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
DNA 	11 	Jo Bonnier 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
**Ricardo would not take the start when he was killed in the Thursday practice session.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	29 	Trevor Taylor 	 	12 	2:03:50.9 	3
1 	29 	Jim Clark 	 	48 	2:03:50.9 	3
2 	17 	Jack Brabham 	 	60 	+ 1:01.9 	7
3 	15 	Innes Ireland 	 	59 	+ 1 lap 	2
4 	25 	Jim Hall 	 	59 	+ 1 lap 	10
5 	16 	Masten Gregory 	 	59 	+ 1 lap 	9
6 	77 	Rob Schroeder 	 	57 	+ 3 laps 	11
7 	4 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	57 	+ 3 laps 	12
8 	24 	Homer Rader 	 	57 	+ 3 laps 	14
9 	52 	Jay Chamberlain 	 	53 	+ 7 laps 	16
Ret 	60 	Walt Hansgen 	 	45 	Ignition 	13
Ret 	14 	Roger Penske 	 	39 	Gearbox 	6
Ret 	21 	Bruce McLaren 	 	36 	Engine 	5
DSQ 	8 	Jim Clark 	 	10 	Push start 	1
Ret 	18 	Roy Salvadori 	 	9 	Accident 	8
Ret 	5 	Alan Connell 	 	4 	Suspension 	15
Ret 	2 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	2 	Engine 	17
Ret 	19 	John Surtees 	 	0 	Ignition 	4
DNS 	1 	Ricardo Rodríguez 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	9 	Moisés Solana 	 	 	 	
DNA 	10 	Dan Gurney 	 	 	 	
DNA 	11 	Jo Bonnier 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
* Final Formula One race to be won with a shared drive.
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