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The '''1962 BRSCC [[British Touring Car Championship|British Saloon Car Championship]]''', was the 5th season of the championship. It began at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] on 14 April and finished at [[Oulton Park]] on 1 September. Rhodesian driver [[John Love (racing 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 1962 standings.</ref> |
The '''1962 BRSCC [[British Touring Car Championship|British Saloon Car Championship]]''', was the 5th season of the championship. It began at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] on 14 April and finished at [[Oulton Park]] on 1 September. Rhodesian driver [[John Love (racing 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 1962 standings.</ref><ref>http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html</ref> |
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==Calendar & Winners== |
==Calendar & Winners== |
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Revision as of 20:05, 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][2]
Calendar & Winners
Overall winners in bold.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Class A Winner | Class B Winner | Class C Winner | Class D Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk
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April 14 |  John Love
|
 Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries?) | Mike Parkes
| |
| 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
| |
| 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
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April 28 | John Love
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Nicky Byrne
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Graham Hill
| |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
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May 12 | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Innes Ireland
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 5 | Crystal Palace, London
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June 11 | John Love
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Peter Harper
|
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
|
Nicky Byrne
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Jack Sears
| |
| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent
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August 6 | John Love
|
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
|
Peter Harper
|
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
| |
- 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, respectively.
Championship results
| Driver's championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | John Love
|
Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper
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Sunbeam Talbot Ltd | B | 49 |
| 3 | Jack Sears
|
Equipe Endeavour | D | 38 |
| 4 | Graham Hill
|
John Coombs | D | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Parkes
|
Equipe Endeavour | D | 32 |
| 6 | Peter Jopp
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Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson
|
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.
- ^ http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html