Graham Hill won the South African Grand Prix 1962 at Prince George Circuit on 29 December 1962, starting from P2 on the grid. Bruce McLaren finished second for Cooper-Climax, with Tony Maggs completing the podium for Cooper-Climax.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Graham HillHIL | BRM | 82 | 2:08:03.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 82 | +49.8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Tony MaggsMAG | Cooper-Climax | 82 | +50.3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham | 82 | +53.8 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | Innes IrelandIRE | Lotus-Climax | 81 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Neville LederleLED | Lotus-Climax | 78 | +4 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | Richie GintherGIN | BRM | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | John LoveLOV | Cooper-Climax | 78 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Bruce JohnstoneJOH | BRM | 76 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | Ernie PietersePIE | Lotus-Climax | 71 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Carel Godin de BeaufortDEB | Porsche | 70 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Jim ClarkCLA | Lotus-Climax | 62 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Doug SerrurierSER | LDS | 62 | Radiator | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Lola | 56 | Fuel leak | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Mike HarrisHAR | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 5 | John SurteesSUR | Lola | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Trevor TaylorTAY | Lotus-Climax | 11 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Gary HockingHOC | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Syd van der VyverVAN | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Tony SettemberSET | Emeryson | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Sam TingleTIN | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |