Graham Hill clinched the 1962 Formula One Drivers' Championship for BRM, the only time BRM won both the Drivers' and Manufacturers' titles.
Key Facts
- Season races (championship)
- 9 races
- Season span
- 20 May – 29 December 1962
- Drivers' Champion
- Graham Hill (BRM)
- Manufacturers' Champion
- BRM (first and only time)
- Notable debut
- Brabham BT3, United States Grand Prix
- Fatal incident
- Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican Grand Prix practice
By the Numbers
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1962 Formula One season took place amid fierce competition between BRM and Lotus, with the championship ultimately decided at the final round when Jim Clark, Hill's primary rival, retired from the race, handing the title to Hill.
The 16th FIA Formula One season ran over nine World Championship races. Graham Hill driving for BRM secured the Drivers' Championship, BRM also claimed the Manufacturers' title, Jack Brabham debuted his own constructor, and Ricardo Rodríguez died in a practice crash at the non-championship Mexican Grand Prix.
BRM's double championship in 1962 remained the only such achievement for the constructor. Jack Brabham's debut as a constructor pioneered driver-owned teams in Formula One, and the death of Ricardo Rodríguez, the youngest Ferrari driver, prompted renewed attention to safety during non-championship events.