1962 International Gold Cup

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = NC

|Country = UK

|Grand Prix = International Gold Cup

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = IX Gold Cup

|Location = Oulton Park, Cheshire

|Date = 1 September

|Year = 1962

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.761

|Course_km = 4.4434

|Distance_laps = 73

|Distance_mi = 201.48

|Distance_km = 324.25

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Richie Ginther

|Pole_Country = USA

|Pole_Team = BRM

|Pole_Time = 1:38.6

|Fast_Driver = Jim Clark

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Fast_Time = 1:40.0

|Fast_Country = UK

|First_Driver = Jim Clark

|First_Country = UK

|First_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Second_Driver = Graham Hill

|Second_Country = UK

|Second_Team = BRM

|Third_Driver = Jack Brabham

|Third_Country = Australia

|Third_Team = Brabham-Climax

}}

The 9th Gold Cup was a motor race, run for Formula One cars, held on 1 September 1962 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 73 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 25.

Grid

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! _______1_______ Richie Ginther 1:38.6 \| ! _______2_______ Jim Clark 1:38.6 \| ! _______3_______ Graham Hill 1:39.0 \| ! _______4_______ Bruce McLaren 1:40.0
\| ! _______5_______ Jack Brabham 1:40.4 \| ! _______6_______ John Surtees 1:40.4 \| ! _______7_______ Innes Ireland 1:40.8 \|
! _______8_______ Roy Salvadori 1:41.0 \| ! _______9_______ Bruce Johnstone 1:42.0 \| ! _______10_______ Trevor Taylor 1:42.2 \| ! _______11_______ Gary Hocking 1:43.2
\| ! _______12_______ Jo Bonnier 1:45.4 \| ! _______13_______ Masten Gregory 1:45.6 \| ! _______14_______ Tony Shelly 1:45.6 \|
! _______15_______ Ian Burgess 1:45.8 \| ! _______16_______ Philip Robinson 1:46.0 \| ! _______17_______ Jack Lewis 1:46.6 \| ! _______18_______ Carel Godin de Beaufort 1:47.0
\| ! _______19_______ Gerry Ashmore 1:48.8 \| ! _______20_______ Wolfgang Seidel - -- --- \| ! _______21_______ Graham Eden 1:54.0 \|
! _______22_______ Günther Seifert 1:56.4 \| ! _______23_______ Bernard Collomb 2:00.2 \| ! _______24_______ Tony Settember - -- --- \| ! _______25_______ Keith Greene - -- ---

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! _______1_______
Richie Ginther
1:38.6

!
_______2_______
Jim Clark
1:38.6

!

_______3_______
Graham Hill
1:39.0

!

_______4_______
Bruce McLaren
1:40.0

! _______5_______
Jack Brabham
1:40.4

!
_______6_______
John Surtees
1:40.4

!

_______7_______
Innes Ireland
1:40.8

! _______8_______
Roy Salvadori
1:41.0

!
_______9_______
Bruce Johnstone
1:42.0

!

_______10_______
Trevor Taylor
1:42.2

!

_______11_______
Gary Hocking
1:43.2

! _______12_______
Jo Bonnier
1:45.4

!
_______13_______
Masten Gregory
1:45.6

!

_______14_______
Tony Shelly
1:45.6

! _______15_______
Ian Burgess
1:45.8

!
_______16_______
Philip Robinson
1:46.0

!

_______17_______
Jack Lewis
1:46.6

!

_______18_______
Carel Godin de Beaufort
1:47.0

! _______19_______
Gerry Ashmore
1:48.8

!
_______20_______
Wolfgang Seidel
- -- ---

!

_______21_______
Graham Eden
1:54.0

! _______22_______
Günther Seifert
1:56.4

!
_______23_______
Bernard Collomb
2:00.2

!

_______24_______
Tony Settember
- -- ---

!

_______25_______
Keith Greene
- -- ---

Results

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Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jim Clark \| Team Lotus \| Lotus-Climax \| 2.03:46.6 \|style="text-align:center"\| 2
2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Graham Hill \| Owen Racing Organisation \| BRM \| + 1:17.6 s \|style="text-align:center"\| 3
3 \| {{flagicon\|Australia}} Jack Brabham \| Brabham Racing Organisation \| Brabham-Climax \| 70 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 5
4 \| {{flagicon\|South Africa\|1928}} Bruce Johnstone \| Owen Racing Organisation \| BRM \| 70 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 9
5 \| {{flagicon\|New Zealand}} Tony Shelly \| John Dalton \| Lotus-Climax \| 69 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 14
6 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Masten Gregory \| UDT-Laystall Racing Team \| Lotus-BRM \| 69 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 13
7 \| {{flagicon\|Netherlands}} Carel Godin de Beaufort \| Ecurie Maarsbergen \| Porsche \| 68 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 18
8 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Gerry Ashmore \| Gerry Ashmore \| Lotus-Climax \| 67 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 19
9 \| {{flagicon\|France}} Bernard Collomb \| Bernard Collomb \| Cooper-Climax \| 61 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 23
10 \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Günther Seiffert \| Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel \| Lotus-Climax \| 50 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 22
Ret \| {{flagicon\|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} Gary Hocking \| Tim Parnell \| Lotus-Climax \| Oil pipe \|style="text-align:center"\| 11
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Ian Burgess \| Anglo-American Equipe \| Cooper Special-Climax \| Oil pipe \|style="text-align:center"\| 15
Ret \| {{flagicon\|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren \| Cooper \| Cooper-Climax \| Fire \|style="text-align:center"\| 4
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Surtees \| Bowmaker Racing Team \| Lola-Climax \| Valve \|style="text-align:center"\| 6
Ret \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Richie Ginther \| Owen Racing Organisation \| BRM \| Piston \|style="text-align:center"\| 1
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jack Lewis \| Ecurie Galloise \| Cooper-Climax \| Lost wheel \|style="text-align:center"\| 17
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Graham Eden \| Gerry Ashmore \| Lotus-Climax \| Engine \|style="text-align:center"\| 21
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Innes Ireland \| UDT-Laystall Racing Team \| Lotus-Climax \| Clutch \|style="text-align:center"\| 7
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Keith Greene \| Gilby Engineering \| Gilby-BRM \| Gearbox oil leak \|style="text-align:center"\| 25
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Roy Salvadori \| Bowmaker Racing Team \| Lola-Climax \| Throttle \|style="text-align:center"\| 8
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Trevor Taylor \| Team Lotus \| Lotus-Climax \| Gearbox \|style="text-align:center"\| 10
Ret \| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier \| Rob Walker Racing Team \| Lotus-Climax \| Gearbox \|style="text-align:center"\| 12
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Philip Robinson \| A. Robinson & Sons \| Lotus-Climax \| Engine \|style="text-align:center"\| 16
EX \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Wolfgang Seidel \| Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel \| Lotus-BRM \| Licence revoked \|style="text-align:center"\| (20)
DNS \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Tony Settember \| Emeryson Cars \| Emeryson-Climax \| Withdrawn after practice \|style="text-align:center"\| (24)
WD \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Chris Ashmore \| Gerry Ashmore \| Lotus-Climax \| No car \|style="text-align:center"\| -

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Pos

Driver

Entrant

Constructor

Time/Retired

Grid

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| Team Lotus

| Lotus-Climax

| 2.03:46.6

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