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)
250 cc
Podium
First	Jim Redman	Honda
Second	Bob McIntyre	Honda
Third	Tom Phillis	Honda
125 cc
Podium
First	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda
Second	Jim Redman	Honda
Third	Luigi Taveri	Honda
50 cc
Podium
First	Hans Georg Anscheidt	Kreidler
Second	José Busquets	Derbi
Third	Luigi Taveri	Honda
Sidecars
Podium
First	Max Deubel	BMW
First	Emil Hörner	BMW
Second	Florian Camathias	BMW
Second	Horst Burkhardt	BMW
Third	Otto Kölle	BMW
Third	Dieter Hess	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	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	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	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	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

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