1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1962 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 11 races in the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	6 May 1962
Location	Montjuïc Park
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.791 km (2.356 mi)
250cc
Rider Podium First Jim Redman Honda Second Bob McIntyre Honda Third Tom Phillis Honda
125cc
Rider Podium First Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda Second Jim Redman Honda Third Luigi Taveri Honda
50cc
Rider Podium First Hans Georg Anscheidt Kreidler Second José Busquets Derbi Third Luigi Taveri Honda
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider Podium First Max Deubel BMW Second Florian Camathias BMW Third Otto Kölle BMW

The 1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 6 May 1962 at Montjuïc circuit. It was the first round of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the 100th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1949.

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 50cc final standings

12 laps (45.487 kilometres (28.264 mi))

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Hans Georg Anscheidt		Germany	Kreidler	97.448 km/h (60.551 mph)	28:00.41	8
2	José Busquets		Spain	Derbi	97.362 km/h (60.498 mph)	28:01.90	6
3	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda RC110 / RC111	96.561 km/h (60.000 mph)	28:15.86	4
4	Wolfgang Gedlich		Germany	Kreidler	95.974 km/h (59.635 mph)	28:26.23	3
5	Tommy Robb		Britain	Honda RC110	95.379 km/h (59.266 mph)	28:36.86	2
6	Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda RC110 / RC111	95.373 km/h (59.262 mph)	28:36.97	1

Number of finishers: 14

Fastest Lap Hans Georg Anscheidt 2:15.83 = 100.547 km/h (62.477 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 125cc final standings

27 laps (102.347 kilometres (63.595 mi))

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda RC145	109.459 km/h (68.015 mph)	56:06.08	8
2	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda RC145	109.450 km/h (68.009 mph)	56:06.36	6
3	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda RC145	109.447 km/h (68.007 mph)	56:06.45	4
4	Mike Hailwood		Britain	EMC	108.090 km/h (67.164 mph)	56:48.72	3
5	Rex Avery		Britain	EMC	101.984 km/h (63.370 mph)	57:29.15	2
6	Francesco Villa		Italy	Mondial		+ 1 lap	1

Number of finishers: 10

Fastest Lap Luigi Taveri 2:01.68 = 112.316 km/h (69.790 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 250cc final standings

33 laps (125.070 kilometres (77.715 mi))

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda RC162	114.622 km/h (71.223 mph)	1h:05:28.16	8
2	Bob McIntyre		Britain	Honda RC162	114.299 km/h (71.022 mph)	1h.05:39.25	6
3	Tom Phillis		Australia	Honda RC162	114.283 km/h (71.012 mph)	1h.05:39.81	4
4	Dan Shorey		Britain	Bultaco		+ 2 laps	3
5	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Aermacchi		+ 3 laps	2
6	Marcel Toussaint		Belgium	Benelli		+ 7 laps	1

Number of finishers: 7

Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 1:57.8 = 116.564 km/h (72.430 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix Side-car final standings

27 laps (102.347 kilometres (63.595 mi))

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Max Deubel / Emil Hörner		Germany	BMW	110.053 km/h (68.384 mph)	55:47.92	8
2	Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt		Switzerland	BMW	105.932 km/h (65.823 mph)	57:58.18	6
3	Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess		Germany	BMW	104.244 km/h (64.774 mph)	58:54.49	4
4	Arsenius Butscher / Heinrich Vester		Germany	BMW		+ 1 lap	3
5	Harold Scholes / Ray Lindsay		Britain	BMW		+ 1 lap	2
6	Chris Vincent / Eric Bliss		Britain	BSA		+ 1 lap	1

Number of finishers: 8

Fastest Lap Max Deubel / Emil Hörner 2:03.82 = 110.207 km/h (68.479 mph)

References

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5