1962 British Saloon Car Championship
Appearance
The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fifth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 14 April and finished at Oulton Park on 1 September. Rhodesian driver John Love became the first non-British BSCC winner, driving a Morris Mini Cooper and an Austin Mini Cooper, making it the second consecutive championship win for a Mini driver.[1][2]
Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.
Round | Circuit | Date | Class A Winner | Class B Winner | Class C Winner | Class D Winner | |
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1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 14 April | ![]() |
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None (no entries?) | ![]() | |
2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 23 April | ![]() |
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3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 28 April | ![]() |
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4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 12 May | ![]() |
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5 | Crystal Palace, London | 11 June | ![]() |
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None (no entries) | ![]() | |
NC | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | Unknown. | Unknown. | ![]() |
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NC | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 15 July | ![]() |
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6 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 21 July | ![]() |
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7 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 6 August | ![]() |
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8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 1 September | ![]() |
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NC* | Brands Hatch, Kent | 6 October | ![]() ![]() |
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- The final race at Brands Hatch did not follow the same class structure as the preceding events. There were additional classes with 1300 & 1600cc engine capacity limits which were won by
Alan Foster/
Andrew Hedges and
Peter Procter/
Peter Harper, respectively.
Championship results
Driver's championship | |||||
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Pos. | Driver | Car | Team | Class | Points |
1 | ![]() |
Morris Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper |
Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
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Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd | B | 49 |
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Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 38 |
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Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | John Coombs | D | 37 |
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Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 32 |
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Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
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Riley 1.5 | Barwell Motorsport | B | 31 |
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Austin Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Co. | A | 29 |
References
- ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1962 standings.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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