Prince George Circuit · 29 December 1962
Graham Hill won the 1962 South African Grand Prix for BRM from 2nd on the grid, 49.8s ahead of Bruce McLaren. Bruce Johnstone gained the most places, from 17th on the grid to 9th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper-Climax McLaren 6 + Maggs 4 + Love 0 | McLaren 6 + Maggs 4 + Love 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | BRM Hill 9 + Ginther 0 + Johnstone 0 | Hill 9 + Ginther 0 + Johnstone 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Brabham Brabham 3 | Brabham 3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lotus-Climax Ireland 2 + Lederle 1 + Pieterse 0 + Clark 0 + Taylor 0 + Hocking 0 + van der Vyver 0 + Tingle 0 | Ireland 2 + Lederle 1 + Pieterse 0 + Clark 0 + Taylor 0 + Hocking 0 + van der Vyver 0 + Tingle 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Porsche Godin de Beaufort 0 | Godin de Beaufort 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | LDS Serrurier 0 | Serrurier 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Lola Salvadori 0 + Surtees 0 | Salvadori 0 + Surtees 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Cooper-Alfa Romeo Harris 0 | Harris 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Emeryson Settember 0 | Settember 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | 2:08:03.300 | 82 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +49.800s | 82 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +50.300s | 82 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham Brabham | Brabham | +53.800s | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +1 Lap | 81 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | 78 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Richie Ginther BRM | BRM | +4 Laps | 78 | — | — | |
| 8 | John Love Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +4 Laps | 78 | — | — | |
| 9 | Bruce Johnstone BRM | BRM | +6 Laps | 76 | — | — | |
| 10 | Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +11 Laps | 71 | — | — | |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | DNF Fuel system | 70 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Oil leak | 62 | — | — | |
| DNF | Doug Serrurier LDS | LDS | DNF Radiator | 62 | — | — | |
| DNF | Roy Salvadori Lola | Lola | DNF Fuel leak | 56 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mike Harris Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | DNF Wheel bearing | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Surtees Lola | Lola | DNF Engine | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Gearbox | 11 | — | — | |
| DNS | Gary Hocking Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Tony Settember Emeryson | Emeryson | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Sam Tingle Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |