Colors of the Glen

The 1962 United States Formula One Grand Prix was held on October 7, 1962, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1962 Formula 1 Drivers and Constructors World Championship.

Picture above: Hap Sharp, who had qualified 15th in his Cooper-Climax, but who was forced to retire on lap 15, is being passed by Dan Gurney’s Porsche, who qualified fourth and finished fifth, at the 1962 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. Note the beautiful autumn colours in the background.

New Lotus star Jim Clark of Scotland took his third victory of the season (picture below), and the third of his young career, to keep alive his hopes of catching Graham Hill for the 1962 World Drivers’ Championship with one race remaining. Hill finished nine seconds back in second place for BRM, while Bruce McLaren was third, a lap down.

Picture below: A dominant Jim Clark (Lotus) passes the finishing line victoriously, at the 1962 US Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, but he will have to wait another year before being crowned.