1962 British Saloon Car Championship
1962 British Saloon Car Championship | |||
Previous: | 1961 | Next: | 1963 |
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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None (no entries) | ![]() | |
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 |
2 | ![]() |
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 Official BTCC 1962 standings.
- ↑ http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html
External links
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