1962 British Saloon Car Championship
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
[edit]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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 14 April |  John Love
|
 Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries?) | Mike Parkes
| |
| 2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 23 April | Christabel Carlisle
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries) | Graham Hill
| |
| 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 28 April | John Love
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Nicky Byrne
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 12 May | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Innes Ireland
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 5 | Crystal Palace, London | 11 June | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
None (no entries) | Roy Salvadori
| |
| NC | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | Unknown. | Unknown. | Nicky Byrne
|
 P.J. Woodroffe
| ||
| NC | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 15 July | Mick Clare
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Unknown. | Graham Hill
| |
| 6 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 21 July | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Nicky Byrne
|
Jack Sears
| |
| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 6 August | John Love
|
Peter Jopp
|
David Haynes
|
Mike Parkes
| |
| 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 1 September | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Chris McLaren?
|
Graham Hill
| |
| NC* | Brands Hatch, Kent | 6 October | John Aley Denny Hulme
|
Not contested. |  Piero Frescobaldi Cesare Fiorio
|
Mike Parkes Jimmy Blumer
| |
- 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
[edit]| Driver's championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | John Love
|
Morris Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper |
Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper
|
Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd | B | 49 |
| 3 | Jack Sears
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 38 |
| 4 | Graham Hill
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | John Coombs | D | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Parkes
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 32 |
| 6 | Peter Jopp
|
Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson
|
Riley 1.5 | Barwell Motorsport | B | 31 |
| 8 | John Whitmore
|
Austin Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Co. | A | 29 |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1962 standings.
- ^ "British Saloon Car Championship - 1962". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.