Rouen-Les-Essarts · 8 July 1962
Dan Gurney won the 1962 French Grand Prix for Porsche from 6th on the grid, 1 lap ahead of Tony Maggs. Carel Godin de Beaufort gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 6th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche Gurney 9 + Godin de Beaufort 1 + Bonnier 0 + Davis 0 | Gurney 9 + Godin de Beaufort 1 + Bonnier 0 + Davis 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax Maggs 6 + McLaren 3 + Lewis 0 + Burgess 0 | Maggs 6 + McLaren 3 + Lewis 0 + Burgess 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | BRM Ginther 4 + Hill 0 + Marsh 0 | Ginther 4 + Hill 0 + Marsh 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lola Surtees 2 + Salvadori 0 | Surtees 2 + Salvadori 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Lotus-Climax Trintignant 0 + Taylor 0 + Clark 0 + Brabham 0 + Ireland 0 + Abate 0 | Trintignant 0 + Taylor 0 + Clark 0 + Brabham 0 + Ireland 0 + Abate 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Lotus-BRM Gregory 0 + Siffert 0 | Gregory 0 + Siffert 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Team Lotus Arundell 0 | Arundell 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney Porsche | Porsche | 2:07:05.500 | 54 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 53 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 52 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +3 Laps | 51 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | John Surtees Lola | Lola | +3 Laps | 51 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | +3 Laps | 51 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | 50 | — | — | |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +6 Laps | 48 | — | — | |
| 9 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | +10 Laps | 44 | — | — | |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | Porsche | DNF Gearbox | 43 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Suspension | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Accident | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori Lola | Lola | DNF Oil pressure | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM | Lotus-BRM | DNF Overheating | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Suspension | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM | Lotus-BRM | DNF Clutch | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Puncture | 1 | — | — | |
| DNS | Peter Arundell Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Tony Marsh BRM | BRM | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Colin Davis Porsche | Porsche | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Carlo Maria Abate Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |