1962 Dutch GP

## Track Facts

* Name – Zandvoort
* Location – Netherlands
* Corners – 10
* Laps – 80
* Base (Worst) Lap Time – 2:00.000
* Lap Record (Real Life) – 1:32.500 (John Surtees)
* Lap Record (F1R) – 1:33.786 (André Testut – S Fuerte)
* Pit Lane Length – 20 seconds
* Fuel Consumption – Low
* Tyre Wear – Medium

## Qualifying & Grid

Lotus are still the team to beat in qualifying, come rain or shine - as Gurney claims another Pole Position after his strong showing at the Indy 500 in qualifying also! Siffert lines up 3rd with Lotus looking like a force to be reckoned with, if their race pace is as good as their quali pace...

Baghetti puts Emeryson back on the map in 2nd place, but with no Ginther on the grid it looks like another lonely race for the Italian - while speaking of resurgences brings us to Cooper, who endured a challenging season in 1961 but look to be back on track here with Bonnier 4th, McLaren 5th and Rodríguez 6th overall (or perhaps their car just loves the wet conditions here in the Netherlands?!?).

"Where are Ferrari?" I hear you cry...well, in an unusually quiet start to the season for them, von Trips is a respectable 7th with Gregory down in 13th place - although at Zandvoort, the races are often so crazy we see victorys from anywhere on the grid! Gilby continue to push forward with renewed optimism - and 2 cars inside the Top 10 on the grid is a great effort, with Hill 8th and Love 9th...although Vaccarella's accident in qualifying means he is only 16th overall.

Salvadori rounds out the Top 10, as the veteran outqualifies the BRM by the looks, considering that Lippi is only 17th and Surtees only 23rd...although both did sustain accidents in qualifying, which hampered their ability to set competitive lap-times. Mairesse represents for Lola impressively in 11th, but is also the sole Lola on the grid, as Burgess fails to turn up for the session.

LDS put in some solid qualifying runs to put Greene 12th, Bandini 14th and Bianchi 15th overall, while Porsche have a tough session that sees home favourite de Beaufort down in 18th, veteran Trintignant in 19th and Clark down in 22nd overall. That just leaves Brabham, who look like their car does not suit these conditions - as Maggs qualifies 20th and Phil Hill 21st after his move from De Tomaso in the pre-season.

## Race Link

https://race.f1revisited.co.uk/results/zandvoort/1962/e5d0e277-63c7-4ac4-8a84-807ab63ccc4c

## Race Results

Bonnier crosses the line in 1st position to take his 1st victory since his trio of victories at the end of the 1960 F1R season! Gregory wins the Ferrari former Champion battle in the end, with von Trips coming home in 3rd - as Ferrari certainly still have pace on their side.

McLaren and Baghetti come home 4th and 5th after a fairly uneventful day for them both - although Emeryson will bemoan the lack of a second driver to help them maximise their opportunity in the rain today.

Driver of the day perhaps should go to Rodríguez in 6th after an incredible comeback and Fastest Lap (on lap 46)...although you have to wonder what might have been for the Mexican, if it wasn't for that earlier crash with Bianchi!

Gurney finishes 7th, with Lotus once again not able to back up their qualifying pace...although there are tracks with harder overtaking than Zandvoort, which should serve them better in future.

Hill finishes 8th on Gilby's debut, which is a strong performance ahead of Salvadori, who must be wondering if his time in F1R will soon be up as a points position went begging today.

Siffert rounds out the Top 10 for Lotus on his Championship debut, while Bandini finishes a creditable 11th for LDS.

Love is 12th while Mairesse finishes 13th on Lola's Championship debut, with Vaccarella 14th after a tricky weekend for the Italian.

Bianchi and Greene come home a lonely 15th and 16th for LDS, though should be pleased with a Top 20 on LDS' Championship debut.

Brabham should likewise be content with 17th and 18th on their debut for Maggs and Hill, while Trintignant and de Beaufort round out the Top 20 for Porsche.

Clark misses out on that Top 20 by less than a second, while an inquest will surely be due at BRM after Lippi and Surtees finished so far behind team-mate Salvadori...! Surtees finished the race pushing his car over the line, as seems to have become customary for the Englishman.

The next race of the season will be the 1962 Monaco GP...we look forward to more action on the streets of the Principality!!!

## Race Setups

**How close setups were to perfect - WET**

**How close setups were to perfect - DRY**

No Data Available

## Milestones

* 50th race entry for Bonnier and von Trips
* 50th start for von Trips
* 30th start for Gregory
* Trintignant moves up to 8th for Most Starts ever (47) at the expense of Brabham
* Graham Hill is up to 10th for the Most Races without a Win ever, at the expense of Umberto Maglioli
* Ian Burgess and Jim Clark are up to 8th and 9th for Most Races without Points, both at the expense of Paul Emery
* Bonnier moves up to 4th for Most Wins at the expense of Giuseppe Farina
* Rodríguez won in the Netherlands in 1961, with Brabham victorious in 1960 and Bonnier winning in 1959 (and again here this season!), while other past winners are Gerard (’58 and ’53 – retired), Wharton (’55 – retired) and Whitehead (’52 - retired).
* Bonnier makes it 3 consecutive points finishes here
* Points finishes for von Trips and Rodríguez make it their 2nd consecutive points finishes respectively
* FL for Rodríguez is only his 2nd ever Fastest Lap
* FL at the Netherlands in ’61 was Scarlatti (now retired), ’60 was Brabham, in ’59 it was Testut (retired), in ‘58 it was Gerard (retired); other past FLs were Wharton (’55 – retired), Ascari (’53 – retired) and Whitehead (‘52 – retired)
* Pole for Gurney moves him up to 7th in Most Pole Positions ever, at the expense of Élie Bayol, Giuseppe Farina, Ken Wharton and Peter Whitehead
* Pole for Gurney also makes it 2 Pole Positions in a row, making him only the 12th driver to achieve that particular feat
* Pole in ’59 and ’60 here was McLaren, while in the past Pole at Zandvoort in ’61 went to Moss (now retired), ’58 went to Gerard (retired); other past Pole-Sitters were Wharton (’55 – retired), Bayol (’53 – retired) and Whitehead (’52 – retired)
* Podium for Bonnier moves him into 5th for Most Podiums ever, at the expense of Peter Collins
* Podium for Gregory moves him into 8th for Most Podiums ever, at the expense of Giuseppe Farina and Brabham
* Podium for von Trips makes it two consecutive Podium finishes for him