Dan Gurney won the French Grand Prix 1962 at Rouen-Les-Essarts on 8 July 1962, starting from P6 on the grid. Tony Maggs finished second for Cooper-Climax, with Richie Ginther completing the podium for BRM.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Dan GurneyGUR | Porsche | 54 | 2:07:05.5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 11 | Tony MaggsMAG | Cooper-Climax | 53 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Richie GintherGIN | BRM | 52 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 51 | +3 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | John SurteesSUR | Lola | 51 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | Carel Godin de BeaufortDEB | Porsche | 51 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Lotus-Climax | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Trevor TaylorTAY | Lotus-Climax | 48 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | Graham HillHIL | BRM | 44 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Jo BonnierBON | Porsche | 43 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Jim ClarkCLA | Lotus-Climax | 34 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Jackie LewisLEW | Cooper | 28 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Lola | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Masten GregoryGRE | Lotus-BRM | 15 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Lotus-Climax | 11 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jo SiffertSIF | Lotus-BRM | 6 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Innes IrelandIRE | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Puncture | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Peter ArundellARU | Team Lotus | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Tony MarshMAR | BRM | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Colin DavisDAV | Porsche | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Carlo AbateABA | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Ian BurgessBUR | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |