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The '''1962 British Saloon Car Championship''', now known as the British Touring Car Championship, was the 5th season. Rhodesian driver [[John Love]] became the first non-British BSCC winner, driving a [[Mini|Mini Cooper]], making it the second consecutive championship win for the marque.<ref>http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.</ref>
The '''1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship''', now known as the British Touring Car Championship, was the 5th season. It began at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|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|Mini Cooper]], making it the second consecutive championship win for the marque.<ref>http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.</ref>

==Calendar & Winners==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Round
! Circuit
! Date
! Winning Driver
! Winning Team
! Winning Car
|-
| 1
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]]
| 14 April
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Parkes]]
| Equipe Endeavour
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 2
| [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood]]
| 23 April
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Hill]]
| John Coombs
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 3
| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|Aintree]]
| 28 April
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Hill]]
| John Coombs
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 4
| [[Silverstone circuit|Silverstone]]
| 12 May
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Hill]]
| John Coombs
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 5
| [[Crystal Palace (circuit)|Crystal Palace]]
| 11 June
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Salvadori]]
| John Coombs
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 6
| [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|Aintree]]
| 21 July
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Sears]]
| Equipe Endeavour
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 7
| [[Brands Hatch]]
| 6 August
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Parkes]]
| Equipe Endeavour
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
| 8
| [[Oulton Park]]
| 1 September
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Hill]]
| John Coombs
| [[Jaguar Mark 2|Jaguar Mk II 3.8]]
|-
|}


==Championship results==
==Championship results==


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
! colspan=3 | Driver's championship
! colspan=5 | Driver's championship
|-
|-
! Pos.
! Pos.
! Driver
! Driver
! Team
! Class
! Points
! Points
|-
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[John Love]]
| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} [[John Love]]
| Cooper Car Co.
|align=center| A
|align=center| 52
|align=center| 52
|-
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Harper (racing driver)|Peter Harper]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Harper (racing driver)|Peter Harper]]
| Sunbeam Talbot Ltd
|align=center| B
|align=center| 49
|align=center| 49
|-
|-
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Sears]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Sears]]
| Equipe Endeavour
|align=center| D
|align=center| 38
|align=center| 38
|-
|-
|align=center| 4
|align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Hill]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Hill]]
| John Coombs
|align=center| D
|align=center| 37
|align=center| 37
|-
|-
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Parkes]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mike Parkes]]
| Equipe Endeavour
|align=center| D
|align=center| 32
|align=center| 32
|-
|-
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Jopp]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Jopp]]
| Alan Fraser
|align=center| B
|align=center| 32
|align=center| 32
|-
|-
|align=center| 7
| {{flagicon|}} [[Alan Hutcheson]]
| Barwell Motorsport
|align=center| B
|align=center| 31
|-
|align=center| 8
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Whitmore (racing driver)|John Whitmore]]
| Cooper Car Co.
|align=center| B
|align=center| 29
|-


|}
|}


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== External links ==


*[http://www.btcc.net Official website of the British Touring Car Championship]


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Revision as of 20:31, 28 October 2009

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The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, now known as the British Touring Car Championship, was the 5th season. 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

Round Circuit Date Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Car
1 Snetterton 14 April England Michael Parkes Equipe Endeavour Jaguar Mk II 3.8
2 Goodwood 23 April England Graham Hill John Coombs Jaguar Mk II 3.8
3 Aintree 28 April England Graham Hill John Coombs Jaguar Mk II 3.8
4 Silverstone 12 May England Graham Hill John Coombs Jaguar Mk II 3.8
5 Crystal Palace 11 June England Roy Salvadori John Coombs Jaguar Mk II 3.8
6 Aintree 21 July England Jack Sears Equipe Endeavour Jaguar Mk II 3.8
7 Brands Hatch 6 August England Michael Parkes Equipe Endeavour Jaguar Mk II 3.8
8 Oulton Park 1 September England Graham Hill John Coombs Jaguar Mk II 3.8

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Team Class Points
1 Rhodesia John Love Cooper Car Co. A 52
2 England Peter Harper Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 49
3 England Jack Sears Equipe Endeavour D 38
4 England Graham Hill John Coombs D 37
5 England Mike Parkes Equipe Endeavour D 32
6 England Peter Jopp Alan Fraser B 32
7 Alan Hutcheson Barwell Motorsport B 31
8 England John Whitmore Cooper Car Co. B 29

References

  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.
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