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==Calendar & Winners== |
==Calendar & Winners== |
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Overall winners in '''bold'''. |
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! Circuit |
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! Class A Winner |
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! Winning Driver |
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! Class B Winner |
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! Winning Team |
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! Class C Winner |
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! Winning Car |
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! Class D Winner |
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| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit]], [[Norfolk]] |
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| April 14 |
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| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| Equipe Endeavour |
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|align=center| ''None (no entries?)'' |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Mike Parkes]]''' |
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| [[Goodwood Circuit |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Goodwood Circuit]], [[West Sussex]] |
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| April 23 |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Christabel Carlisle |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Hutcheson |
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| John Coombs |
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|align=center| ''None (no entries)'' |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Graham Hill]]''' |
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| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit]], [[Liverpool]] |
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| April 28 |
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| {{flagicon| |
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Hutcheson |
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| John Coombs |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nicky Byrne |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Graham Hill]]''' |
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| [[Silverstone |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Silverstone Circuit]], [[Northamptonshire]] |
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| May 12 |
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| {{flagicon| |
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Harper |
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| John Coombs |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Innes Ireland]] |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Graham Hill]]''' |
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| [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|Crystal Palace]] |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|Crystal Palace]], [[London]] |
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| {{flagicon| |
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Harper |
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| John Coombs |
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| align=center| ''None (no entries)'' |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Roy Salvadori]]''' |
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!colspan=2| NC |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Goodwood Circuit]], [[West Sussex]] |
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| align=center| ''Unknown.'' |
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| 21 July |
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| align=center| ''Unknown.'' |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nicky Byrne |
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| Equipe Endeavour |
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| {{flagicon|}} '''P.J. Woodroffe''' |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit]], [[Norfolk]] |
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| [[Brands Hatch]] |
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| July 15 |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mick Clare |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Hutcheson |
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| Equipe Endeavour |
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|align=center| ''Unknown.'' |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Graham Hill]]''' |
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| [[Oulton Park]] |
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| July 21 |
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| 1 September |
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| {{flagicon| |
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Harper |
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| John Coombs |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nicky Byrne |
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| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jack Sears]]''' |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brands Hatch]], [[Kent]] |
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| August 6 |
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| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Jopp |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Haynes |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Mike Parkes]]''' |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Oulton Park]], [[Cheshire]] |
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| September 1 |
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| {{flagicon|Rhodesia and Nyasaland}} [[John Love (racing driver)|John Love]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Harper |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris McLaren? |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Graham Hill]]''' |
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!colspan=2| NC* |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brands Hatch]], [[Kent]] |
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| October 6 |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Aley<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Denny Hulme]] |
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|align=center| ''Not contested.'' |
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piero Frescobaldi<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cesare Fiorio]] |
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Mike Parkes]]'''<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} '''Jimmy Blumer''' |
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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 {{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Foster/{{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Hedges and {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Procter]]/{{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Harper, respecively. |
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==Championship results== |
==Championship results== |
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Revision as of 20:04, 5 November 2010
The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the 5th 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 Mini Cooper, making it the second consecutive championship win for the marque.[1]
Calendar & Winners
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
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April 14 |  John Love
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 Alan Hutcheson
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None (no entries?) | Mike Parkes
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| 2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
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April 23 | Christabel Carlisle
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Alan Hutcheson
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None (no entries) | Graham Hill
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| 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
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April 28 | John Love
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Alan Hutcheson
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Nicky Byrne
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Graham Hill
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| 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
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May 12 | John Love
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Peter Harper
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Innes Ireland
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Graham Hill
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| 5 | Crystal Palace, London
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June 11 | John Love
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Peter Harper
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None (no entries) | Roy Salvadori
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| NC | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
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Unknown. | Unknown. | Nicky Byrne
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 P.J. Woodroffe
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| NC | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk
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July 15 | Mick Clare
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Alan Hutcheson
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Unknown. | Graham Hill
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| 6 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
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July 21 | John Love
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Peter Harper
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Nicky Byrne
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Jack Sears
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| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent
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August 6 | John Love
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Peter Jopp
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David Haynes
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Mike Parkes
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| 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire
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September 1 | John Love
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Peter Harper
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Chris McLaren?
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Graham Hill
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| NC* | Brands Hatch, Kent
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October 6 | John Aley Denny Hulme
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Not contested. |  Piero Frescobaldi Cesare Fiorio
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Mike Parkes Jimmy Blumer
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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, respecively.
Championship results
| Driver's championship | ||||
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | John Love
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Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper
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Sunbeam Talbot Ltd | B | 49 |
| 3 | Jack Sears
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Equipe Endeavour | D | 38 |
| 4 | Graham Hill
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John Coombs | D | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Parkes
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Equipe Endeavour | D | 32 |
| 6 | Peter Jopp
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Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson
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Barwell Motorsport | B | 31 |
| 8 | John Whitmore
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Cooper Car Co. | A | 29 |
References
- ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1962 standings.