Graham Hill's first Formula One victory at the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix marked the beginning of BRM's path to their only constructors' championship.
Key Facts
- Race distance
- 80 laps of Circuit Park Zandvoort (~200 miles)
- Winner
- Graham Hill (BRM P57)
- Winning margin
- Over 27 seconds ahead of Trevor Taylor
- Championship round
- Race 1 of 9 in 1962 World Championship
- Previous BRM winner at Zandvoort
- Jo Bonnier, 1959
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1962 Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Park Zandvoort marked the opening round of the Formula One World Championship season, with British Racing Motors fielding a competitive BRM P57 for Graham Hill, who had shown promise but had only once previously stood on a Grand Prix podium.
On 20 May 1962, Graham Hill drove the BRM P57 to victory over 80 laps, finishing more than 27 seconds ahead of Trevor Taylor's Lotus 24, with reigning World Champion Phil Hill in a Ferrari 156 taking third place.
The result foreshadowed the 1962 season's outcome: Graham Hill went on to win three more races and claim the Drivers' Championship, while BRM secured their first and only Constructors' Championship, validating the long-criticized British outfit's potential.