| Grand Prix: | French |
| Flag: | France |
| Location: | Charade Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 5.005 |
| Course Km: | 8.055 |
| Race No: | 2 |
| Season No: | 11 |
| Date: | 13 May |
| Year: | 1962 |
| First Rider 250: | Jim Redman |
| First Rider 250 Country: | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| First Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Second Rider 250: | Bob McIntyre |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | United Kingdom |
| Second Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 250: | Tom Phillis |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | Australia |
| Third Rider 250 Bike: | Honda |
| First Rider 125: | Kunimitsu Takahashi |
| First Rider 125 Country: | Japan |
| First Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Second Rider 125: | Jim Redman |
| Second Rider 125 Country: | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| Second Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 125: | Tommy Robb |
| Third Rider 125 Country: | United Kingdom |
| Third Rider 125 Bike: | Honda |
| First Rider 50: | Jan Huberts |
| First Rider 50 Country: | Netherlands |
| First Rider 50 Bike: | Kreidler |
| Second Rider 50: | Kunimitsu Takahashi |
| Second Rider 50 Country: | Japan |
| Second Rider 50 Bike: | Honda |
| Third Rider 50: | Luigi Taveri |
| Third Rider 50 Country: | Switzerland |
| Third Rider 50 Bike: | Honda |
| First Rider Sidecar: | Max Deubel |
| First Rider Sidecar Country: | Germany |
| First Passenger Sidecar: | Emil Hörner |
| First Passenger Sidecar Country: | Germany |
| First Rider Sidecar Bike: | BMW |
| Second Rider Sidecar: | Florian Camathias |
| Second Rider Sidecar Country: | Switzerland |
| Second Passenger Sidecar: | Horst Burkhardt |
| Second Passenger Sidecar Country: | Germany |
| Second Rider Sidecar Bike: | BMW |
| Third Rider Sidecar: | Chris Vincent |
| Third Rider Sidecar Country: | United Kingdom |
| Third Passenger Sidecar: | Eric Bliss |
| Third Passenger Sidecar Country: | United Kingdom |
| Third Rider Sidecar Bike: | BSA |
The 1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 13 May 1962 at Charade Circuit Clermont-Ferrand. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
8 laps (64.44km (40.04miles))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Huberts | Netherlands | Kreidler | 96.789km/h | 39:56.8 | 8 | ||
| 2 |  Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda RC110 / RC111 | 96.7km/h | 39:59.0 | 6 | ||
| 3 |  Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda RC110 / RC111 | 96.684km/h | 39:59.4 | 4 | ||
| 4 |  Tommy Robb | Britain | Honda RC110 | 96.563km/h | 40:02.4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Seichi Suzuki | Japan | Suzuki | 94.306km/h | 40:59.9 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Mitsuo Itoh | Japan | Suzuki | 94.126km/h | 41:04.6 | 1 |
Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 = 100.552km/h
13 laps (104.715km (65.067miles))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda RC145 | 108.276km/h | 58:01.6 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda RC145 | 107.201km/h | 58:36.5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Tommy Robb | Britain | Honda RC145 | 107.016km/h | 58:42.6 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda RC145 | 107.007km/h | 58:42.9 | 3 | ||
| 5 |  Ernst Degner | Germany | Suzuki | 101.984km/h | 1h.01:36.4 | 2 | ||
| 6 |  Jorge Kissling | Argentina | Bultaco | 100.238km/h | 1h.02:40.8 | 1 |
Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 = 114.707km/h
16 laps (128.88km (80.08miles))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda RC162 | 115.659km/h | 1:06:51.5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Bob McIntyre | Britain | Honda RC162 | 115.651km/h | 1h.06:51.8 | 6 | ||
| 3 |  Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda RC162 | 115.645km/h | 1h.06:52.0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Dan Shorey | Britain | Bultaco | + 1 lap | 3 | |||
| 5 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | France | Moto Morini | + 1 lap | 2 | |||
| 6 | Benjamin Savoye | France | Mondial | + 2 laps | 1 |
Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 3:59.7 = 120.974km/h
13 laps (104.715km (65.067miles))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | Germany | BMW | 108.404km/h | 57:57.5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt | Switzerland | BMW | 107.217km/h | 58:36.0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Chris Vincent / Eric Bliss | Britain | BSA | 103.069km/h | 1h.00:57.5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess | Germany | BMW | 103.069km/h | 1h.00:57.5 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Claude Lambert / Alfred Herzig | Switzerland | BMW | 100.5km/h | 1h.02:31.0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Eric Pickup / Keith Scott | Britain | BMW | 100.459km/h | 1h.02:32.5 | 1 |
Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 = 111.961km/h