1962 British Saloon Car Championship
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
|
April 14 |  John Love
|
 Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries?) | Mike Parkes
| |
| 2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
|
April 23 | Christabel Carlisle
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries) | Graham Hill
| |
| 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
|
April 28 | John Love
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Nicky Byrne
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
|
May 12 | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Innes Ireland
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 5 | Crystal Palace, London
|
June 11 | 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
|
July 15 | Mick Clare
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Unknown. | Graham Hill
| |
| 6 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool
|
July 21 | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Nicky Byrne
|
Jack Sears
| |
| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent
|
August 6 | John Love
|
Peter Jopp
|
David Haynes
|
Mike Parkes
| |
| 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire
|
September 1 | John Love
|
Peter Harper
|
Chris McLaren?
|
Graham Hill
| |
| NC* | Brands Hatch, Kent
|
October 6 | 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 | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | John Love
|
Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper
|
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
|
Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson
|
Barwell Motorsport | B | 31 |
| 8 | John Whitmore
|
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