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| 1962 Reims Grand Prix | 
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| Held on July 1, 1962 at Circuit de Reims-Gueux in Gueux, France | |
| 50 L, 257.95 M, 415.15 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor ▾ | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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| 1 | 4 | 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax V8 T60 'F1-18-61' | 50 | 21 | running | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organization | BRM P578 '5781' | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 7 | 30 | Innes Ireland | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-Climax V8 24 '943' | 50 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 5 | 22 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Lotus-Climax V8 24 '947' | 50 | 3 | running | |
| 5 | 8 | 24 | Maurice Trintignant | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax V8 24 '940' | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 10 | 28 | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Lola-Climax V8 T4 'BRGP43' | 49 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 11 | 46 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche 718 '201' | 48 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 14 | 36 | Jo Bonnier | Scuderia Republica di Venezia | Porsche 718 '203' | 48 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 15 | 40 | Jo Siffert | Scuderia Filipinetti | Lotus-Climax 21 '938' | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 18 | 34 | Jackie Lewis | Ecurie Galloise | Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' | 46 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 17 | 44 | Ian Burgess | Anglo-American Equipe | Cooper-Climax Special | 45 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | Peter Arundell Jim Clark |
Team Lotus | Lotus-BRM 24 '950' | 37 | 0 | out of fuel | |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Richie Ginther | Owen Racing Organization | BRM P587 '5784' | 30 | 0 | gearbox | |
| 14 | 3 | 26 | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Lola-Climax T4 'BRGP42' | 28 | 26 | valve spring | |
| 15 | 20 | 38 | Carlo Mario Abate | Scuderia Republica di Venezia | Lotus-Climax 18/21 '912' | 23 | 0 | accident | |
| 16 | 16 | 8 | Tony Maggs | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-11-61' | 21 | 0 | oil pressure | |
| 17 | 1 | 10 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax 25 'R1' | 4 | 0 | header tank | |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax 24 '949' | 1 | 0 | accident | |
| 19 | 19 | 42 | Tony Shelly | John Dalton | Lotus-Climax 18/21 'P1' | 1 | 0 | cylinder head gasket | |
| 20 | 6 | 32 | Masten Gregory | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM 24 '944' | 0 | 0 | accident |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 2h:02:30.2 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Jim Clark - 142.9 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 8 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 126.330 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps - none | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers - John Surtees (1-26); Bruce McLaren (27-33); Jack Brabham (34-36); Bruce McLaren (37-50) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Graham Hill - 144 seconds |
