1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 14th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 14 October. Defending 350cc and 500cc world champion Gary Hocking was deeply affected by the death of his friend, Tom Phillis at the 1962 Isle of Man TT and, announced his retirement from motorcycle racing after winning the 1962 Senior TT.[1] Hocking's MV Agusta teammate, Mike Hailwood went on to win his first 500cc world championship.[2]
1962 Grand Prix season calendar
[edit]Standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 50cc, 125cc, 250cc championships, best of five in 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of four races were counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings
[edit]350cc standings
[edit]Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 32 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 22 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 20 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 16 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | Bianchi | 8 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS / MZ | 7 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 7 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Canada | AJS | 5 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
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Sweden | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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Finland | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
New Zealand | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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USSR | CKEB C360 | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 1 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 1 | 0 |
250cc standings
[edit]Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 48 | 6 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 32 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 19 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda | 12 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 10 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 8 | 1 | |
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United Kingdom | Honda | 8 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda | 8 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Italy | Aermacchi | 8 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Bultaco | 8 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MZ | 6 | 0 | |
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Italy | Morini | 6 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
West Germany | Adler | 6 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
15 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 4 | 0 | |
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East Germany | MZ | 4 | 0 | |
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Argentina | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
18 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Ducati | 3 | 0 | |
20 | ![]() |
France | Morini | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Suzuki | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
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USSR | CKEB C259 | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Aermacchi | 2 | 0 | |
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Uruguay | Parilla | 2 | 0 | |
26 | ![]() |
Belgium | Benelli | 1 | 0 | |
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France | FB-Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
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Belgium | Aermacchi | 1 | 0 | |
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West Germany | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Aermacchi | 1 | 0 | |
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Italy | Benelli | 1 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Aermacchi | 1 | 0 |
125cc standings
[edit]Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda | 48 | 6 | |
2 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 38 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 30 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 16 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | EMC | 12 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 11 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
New Zealand | Suzuki | 11 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Argentina | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
South Africa | EMC | 6 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
West Germany | Suzuki | 5 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | EMC | 5 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda | 4 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MZ | 4 | 0 | |
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Japan | Suzuki | 4 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Bultaco | 3 | 0 | |
19 | ![]() |
Gibraltar | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
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East Germany | MZ | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Suzuki | 2 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
24 | ![]() |
Italy | FB-Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
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Czechoslovakia | ČZ | 1 | 0 | |
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Italy | Ducati | 1 | 0 | |
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East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 | |
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Finland | MZ | 1 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Tohatsu | 1 | 0 |
50cc standings
[edit]Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
West Germany | Suzuki | 41 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
West Germany | Kreidler | 36 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda | 29 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Kreidler | 29 | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
Japan | Suzuki | 23 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 17 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
New Zealand | Suzuki | 16 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() |
Japan | Suzuki | 10 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 7 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Spain | Derbi | 6 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
West Germany | Kreidler | 6 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
Japan | Suzuki | 2 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
Japan | Suzuki | 2 | 0 | |
15 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Kreidler | 1 | 0 | |
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West Germany | Kreidler | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Zuehlke, Jeffrey (2008). Motorcycle Road Racing. ISBN 9780761341970. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2010-07-06.