1962 Naples Grand Prix

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Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Date 20 May 1962
Official name XX Gran Premio di Napoli
Location Posillipo Circuit, Posillipo, Naples
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.491 km (1.548 mi)
Distance 60 laps, 149.444 km (92.86 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:18.7
Fastest lap
Drivers Belgium Willy Mairesse Ferrari
Fastest lap Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari
Time 1:17.7
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Gilby-Climax

The 20th Naples Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 May 1962 at Posillipo Circuit, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Belgian driver Willy Mairesse in a Ferrari 156.

This race was held on the same day as the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix, and consequently many of the top drivers at that time were not present in Naples. Only the 10 fastest cars in qualifying were allowed to start the race, leaving a number of the more unusual entrants on the sidelines. The two Ferraris were dominant throughout the weekend, with Lorenzo Bandini leading from the start of the race until lap 24, when he was passed by Mairesse, who led until the end. Carlo Abate finished fourth in his first Formula One race, narrowly beaten by Keith Greene.[1]

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap
1 6 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:18.7
2 10 Belgium Willy Mairesse Ferrari 1:18.9 +0.2
3 12 United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 1:21.2 +2.5
4 14 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 1:21.2 +2.5
5 4 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 1:22.4 +3.7
6 2 New Zealand Tony Shelly Lotus-Climax 1:22.9 +4.2
7 32 Italy Carlo Abate Porsche 1:23.3 +4.6
8 24 United States Tony Settember Emeryson-Climax 1:23.4 +4.7
9 46 United Kingdom David Piper Lotus-Climax 1:24.4 +5.7
10 26 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 1:25.1 +6.4
11 42 United Kingdom Graham Eden Emeryson-Climax 1:26.8 +8.1
12 18 Italy Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 1:27.0 +8.3
13 8 United States Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax 1:27.1 +8.4
14 40 Switzerland Heinz Schiller Porsche 1:27.2 +8.5
15 34 France Maurice Caillet Cegga-Maserati 1:28.1 +9.4
16 38 Italy Gastone Zanarotti De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 1:29.6 +10.9
17 48 Germany Günther Seiffert Lotus-Climax 1:33.0 +14.3

Results

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 10 Belgium Willy Mairesse SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari 1.19:36.1 2
2 6 Italy Lorenzo Bandini SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari +3.3 s 1
3 12 United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax 59 laps 3
4 32 Italy Carlo Abate Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Porsche 59 laps 7
5 4 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax 58 laps 5
6 2 New Zealand Tony Shelly John Dalton Lotus-Climax 58 laps 6
7 14 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 55 laps 4
8 46 United Kingdom David Piper David Piper Lotus-Climax 51 laps 9
9 24 United States Tony Settember Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax 50 laps 8
Ret 26 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati Half-shaft - 0 laps 10
DNQ 42 United Kingdom Graham Eden Graham Eden Emeryson-Climax -
DNQ 18 Italy Roberto Lippi Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. -
DNQ 8 United States Jay Chamberlain Jay Chamberlain Lotus-Climax -
DNQ 40 Switzerland Heinz Schiller Scuderia Filipinetti Porsche -
DNQ 34 France Maurice Caillet Ets Cegga Cegga-Maserati -
DNQ 38 Italy Gastone Zanarotti Scuderia Tomaso De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. -
DNQ 48 Germany Günther Seiffert Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax -
DNA 16 United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Car at Zandvoort -
DNA 20 Italy Dino Govoni Dino Govoni Emeryson-Maserati Withdrew -
DNA 22 Italy Umberto Filotico Umberto Filotico Cooper-Climax Withdrew -
DNA 28 Switzerland "Wal Ever" "Wal Ever" Cooper Withdrew -
DNA 36 Switzerland Jo Siffert Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus-Climax Withdrew -

References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.86-87
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