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[[File:Catalinapark.JPG|thumb|250px|Layout of the [[Catalina Park]] (1961-2001)]]
The '''1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship''' was a [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport|CAMS]] sanctioned motor racing title <ref name=CAMS>[http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5gbBnv4Yj?url=http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ |date=2009-05-07 }}</ref> open to [[Formula Junior]] racing cars. The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 60 km race, staged at the [[Catalina Park]] circuit at [[Katoomba, New South Wales|Katoomba]] in [[New South Wales]],<ref name=FJHistory>[http://www.australianformulajunior.com/fjhistory.doc History of Formula Junior events in Australia during period 1960 - 1963, www.australianformulajunior.com] Retrieved on 19 May 2012</ref> [[Australia]] on 28 October 1962.<ref name=ModernMotor>Ray Simpson, Aussie Car won Junior title, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 26-27</ref> The title, which was the inaugural [[Australian Formula Junior Championship]],<ref name=Wheels>Mike Kable, Matich's Day at Catalina, Wheels, January 1963, pages 44-45</ref> was won by [[Frank Matich]], driving an Australian built [[Elfin Sports Cars|Elfin]].<ref name=Wheels/>
The '''1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship''' was a [[Confederation of Australian Motor Sport|CAMS]] sanctioned motor racing title<ref name=CAMS>{{Cite web |url=http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ |title=CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles |access-date=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503070858/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ |archive-date=2009-05-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> open to [[Formula Junior]] racing cars. The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 60&nbsp;km race, staged at the [[Catalina Park]] circuit at [[Katoomba, New South Wales|Katoomba]] in [[New South Wales]],<ref name=FJHistory>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040615124805/http://australianformulajunior.com/fjhistory.doc History of Formula Junior events in Australia during period 1960 - 1963, www.australianformulajunior.com] Retrieved on 19 May 2012</ref> [[Australia]] on 28 October 1962.<ref name=ModernMotor>Ray Simpson, Aussie Car won Junior title, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 26-27</ref> The title, which was the inaugural [[Australian Formula Junior Championship]],<ref name=Wheels>Mike Kable, Matich's Day at Catalina, Wheels, January 1963, pages 44-45</ref> was won by [[Frank Matich]], driving an Australian built [[Elfin Sports Cars|Elfin]].<ref name=Wheels/>


==Results==
==Results==
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| [[Elfin FJ]] [[Ford Cosworth]]
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| F Matich <ref name=AMS>Matich in Elfin wins Australian F.J. C'ship, Australian Motor Sport, December 1962. pages 30-32</ref>
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| [[Repco Brabham]]<ref name=Wheels/> [[Holbay Engineering|Holbay Ford]]<ref name=ModernMotor/>
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| [[Lotus 22]] [[Ford Cosworth]]
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| Geoghegan Motors Liverpool <ref name=AMS/>
| Geoghegan Motors Liverpool<ref name=AMS/>
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| [[Lotus 20]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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| [[Lotus 20]] [[Ford Cosworth]]
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| Motor Racing Components <ref>Sporting Details, Australian Formula Junior C'ship Meeting at Catalina Circuit, Katoomba, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 1962</ref>
| Motor Racing Components<ref>Sporting Details, Australian Formula Junior C'ship Meeting at Catalina Circuit, Katoomba, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 1962</ref>
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Race facts:
Race facts:


* Fastest in practice: Frank Matich, [[Elfin FJ]], 1:01.7 <ref name=ModernMotor/>
* Fastest in practice: Frank Matich, [[Elfin FJ]], 1:01.7<ref name=ModernMotor/>
* Starters: Seven
* Starters: Seven
* Winner's race time: 31:18.7 <ref name=AMS/>
* Winner's race time: 31:18.7<ref name=AMS/>
* Fastest race lap: Frank Matich, [[Elfin FJ]], 1:01.1, (New Formula Junior lap record) <ref name=AMS/>
* Fastest race lap: Frank Matich, [[Elfin FJ]], 1:01.1, (New Formula Junior lap record)<ref name=AMS/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 01:16, 21 June 2022

Layout of the Catalina Park (1961-2001)

The 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title[1] open to Formula Junior racing cars. The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 60 km race, staged at the Catalina Park circuit at Katoomba in New South Wales,[2] Australia on 28 October 1962.[3] The title, which was the inaugural Australian Formula Junior Championship,[4] was won by Frank Matich, driving an Australian built Elfin.[4]

Results

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An Elfin FJ similar to the car in which Frank Matich won the 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship
Position[2] Driver[2] No.[2] Car[2] Entrant[2] Laps[3]
1 Frank Matich 4 Elfin FJ Ford Cosworth F Matich[5] 30
2 Gavin Youl 2 Repco Brabham[4] Holbay Ford[3] Scuderia Veloce 30
3 Leo Geoghegan 8 Lotus 22 Ford Cosworth Geoghegan Motors Liverpool[5] 30
4 Glyn Scott 20 Lotus 20 Ford Cosworth GA Scott Qld 30
5 Clive Nolan 16 Lotus 20 Ford Clive Nolan Motors 29
6 Lionel Ayers 15 Lotus 20 Ford Cosworth Motor Racing Components[6] 27
DNF Wally Mitchell 9 MRD Wally Mitchell 13

Race facts:

  • Fastest in practice: Frank Matich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.7[3]
  • Starters: Seven
  • Winner's race time: 31:18.7[5]
  • Fastest race lap: Frank Matich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.1, (New Formula Junior lap record)[5]

References

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  1. ^ "CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles". Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  2. ^ a b c d e f History of Formula Junior events in Australia during period 1960 - 1963, www.australianformulajunior.com Retrieved on 19 May 2012
  3. ^ a b c d Ray Simpson, Aussie Car won Junior title, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 26-27
  4. ^ a b c Mike Kable, Matich's Day at Catalina, Wheels, January 1963, pages 44-45
  5. ^ a b c d Matich in Elfin wins Australian F.J. C'ship, Australian Motor Sport, December 1962. pages 30-32
  6. ^ Sporting Details, Australian Formula Junior C'ship Meeting at Catalina Circuit, Katoomba, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 1962
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