1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic

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The 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic was an endurance race for production sedans and sports cars. The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, on September 30, 1962.

There was no outright winner of the race, official results being declared only for the six divisions.

Division A : Touring Cars Up To ₤900
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 Flag of Australia Frank Kleinig
Flag of Australia Frank Kleining Jr
Morris 850 88
2 R Haylen
A Hill
Morris 850 87
3 D West
W Pitt
Skoda Super Octavia 87
4 Tony Allen
David Hooker
Morris 850 87
5 W Shepherd
R Morris
NSU Prinz 84
6 F McEnroe
D Humphreys
Morris 850 83
7 J Cummins
D Johnson
Hillman Husky 82
8 J Gates
M Nedelko
Ford Anglia 79
9 Arnold Glass
Noel Hall
Datsun Bluebird 78
10 W Weekes
B Fleming
Morris 850 78
11 K Malcolm
Ralph Sach
NSU Prinz 66
12 Miss Lorraine Hill
Miss Virginia Lighezzolo
Skoda Super Octavia 63
13 Alwyn Rose
T Sulman
Datsun Bluebird 61
DNF John French
Paul Bolton
Datsun Bluebird
Division B : Touring Cars ₤901 to ₤1050
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 John Martin
Clyde Hodges
Skoda Felicia 88
2 Ron Hodgson
Digby Cooke
Morris Major 88
3 K Lindsay
A Heasman
Morris Major 87
4 P Wherret
F Davidson
Hillman Minx 87
5 Carl Kennedy
Doug Stewart
Simca Aronde 87
6 W Parker
A Stanfield
Fiat 1100 80
DNF Bill March
Albert Bridge
Renault Gordini 90
DNF Downie
Treglown
Morris Major
Division C : Touring Cars ₤1051 to ₤1250
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 Flag of Australia Bruce McPhee
Barry Mulholland
Morris Cooper 95
2 28 Charlie Smith
B Maher
Austin Freeway 95
3 Barry Gurdon
J Trevor-Jones
Austin Freeway 89
4 I Grant
T Marden
Holden 89
5 Bob Holden
K Brigden
Peugeot 403 88
6 Ron Marshall
Bruce Marshall
Holden 79
DNF 29 Flag of Australia Bob Jane
Flag of Australia Harry Firth
Ford Falcon 38
Division D : Touring Cars ₤1251 to ₤1700
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 35 Don Algie
Kingsley Hibbard
Studebaker Lark 99
2 Flag of Australia David McKay
Greg Cusack
Fiat 1500 98
3 Peter Williamson
K Whightley
Fiat 1500 97
4 Bill Buckle
Brian Foley
Citroen ID19 97
5 B Lawler
H Gapps
Fiat 1500 96
6 Jim Wright
Frank Hann
Studebaker Lark 95
7 Bill Slattery
J Burge
Studebaker Lark 92
8 Lance Hill
Ralph Long
Fiat 1500 91
9 Bill Burns
M Crampton
Fiat 1500 14
DNF Brian Shaw
George Murray
Fiat 2300 0
Division E : Sports Cars Up To ₤1500
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 Tony Reynolds
Les Howard
Morgan Plus 4 94
2 Bill Reynolds
Flag of Australia Kevin Bartlett
Austin Healey Sprite 86
3 D Owen
C Wear
MGA 1500 86
DNF K John
Peter Caldecoat
MGA 1600
Division F : Sports Cars ₤1501 to ₤2000
Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 52 Leo Geoghegan
Flag of Australia Ian Geoghegan
Daimler SP250 104
2 C Lansdowne
Holt Binnie
Triumph TR4 100
3 Gordon Lansdowne
Miss Dianne Walker
Triumph TR4 98
4 Matt Daddo
Bill Stanley
MGA Twin Cam 72
DNF N Claydon
F Gibson
MGA Twin Cam
DNF John Clarke
A Lazich
MGA Twin Cam

[edit] References

  • A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
  • Australian Motor Sport, November 1962
  • The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 1 October 1962
  • Wheels, December 1962