1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship
The 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title [1] open to Formula Junior racing cars. The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 60 km race, staged at the Catalina Park circuit at Katoomba in New South Wales,[2] Australia on 28 October 1962.[3] The title, which was the inaugrual Australian Formula Junior Championship,[4] was won by Frank Matich, driving an Australian built Elfin.[4]
Results
| Position [2] | Driver [2] | No. [2] | Car [2] | Entrant [2] | Laps [3] |
| 1 | Frank Matich | 4 | Elfin FJ Ford Cosworth | F Matich [5] | 30 |
| 2 | Gavin Youl | 2 | Repco Brabham [4] Holbay Ford [3] | Scuderia Veloce | 30 |
| 3 | Leo Geoghegan | 8 | Lotus 22 Ford Cosworth | Geoghegan Motors Liverpool [5] | 30 |
| 4 | Glyn Scott | 20 | Lotus 20 Ford Cosworth | GA Scott Qld | 30 |
| 5 | Clive Nolan | 16 | Lotus 20 Ford | Clive Nolan Motors | 29 |
| 6 | Lionel Ayers | 15 | Lotus 20 Ford Cosworth | Motor Racing Components [6] | 27 |
| DNF | Wally Mitchell | 9 | MRD | Wally Mitchell | 13 |
Race facts:
- Fastest in practice: Frank Matich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.7 [3]
- Starters: Seven
- Winner's race time: 31:18.7 [5]
- Fastest race lap: Frank Matich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.1, (New Formula Junior lap record) [5]
References
- ^ CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles
- ^ a b c d e f History of Formula Junior events in Australia during period 1960 - 1963, www.australianformulajunior.com Retrieved on 19 May 2012
- ^ a b c d Ray Simpson, Aussie Car won Junior title, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 26-27
- ^ a b c Mike Kable, Matich's Day at Catalina, Wheels, January 1963, pages 44-45
- ^ a b c d Matich in Elfin wins Austrlian F.J. C'ship, Australian Motor Sport, December 1962. pages 30-32
- ^ Sporting Details, Australian Formula Junior C'ship Meeting at Catalina Circuit, Katoomba, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 1962