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== External links == |
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Revision as of 05:51, 6 March 2015
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 Morris Mini Cooper and an Austin Mini Cooper, making it the second consecutive championship win for a Mini driver.[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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14 April |  John Love
|
 Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries?) | Mike Parkes
| |
| 2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
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23 April | Christabel Carlisle
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries) | Graham Hill
| |
| 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
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28 April | John Love
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Nicky Byrne
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
|
12 May | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Innes Ireland
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 5 | Crystal Palace, London
|
11 June | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
None (no entries) | Roy Salvadori
| |
| NC | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
|
Unknown. | Unknown. | Nicky Byrne
|
 P.J. Woodroffe
| ||
| NC | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk
|
15 July | Mick Clare
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Unknown. | Graham Hill
| |
| 6 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
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21 July | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Nicky Byrne
|
Jack Sears
| |
| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent
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6 August | John Love
|
Peter Jopp
|
David Haynes
|
Mike Parkes
| |
| 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire
|
1 September | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Chris McLaren?
|
Graham Hill
| |
| NC* | Brands Hatch, Kent
|
6 October | John Aley Denny Hulme
|
Not contested. |  Piero Frescobaldi Cesare Fiorio
|
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 | Car | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | John Love
|
Morris Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper |
Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper
|
Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd | B | 49 |
| 3 | Jack Sears
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 38 |
| 4 | Graham Hill
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | John Coombs | D | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Parkes
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 32 |
| 6 | Peter Jopp
|
Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson
|
Riley 1.5 | Barwell Motorsport | B | 31 |
| 8 | John Whitmore
|
Austin Mini Cooper | 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