1962 Solitude Grand Prix

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Flag of Germany  1962 Solitude Grand Prix
Race details
Non-Championship Race in the 1962 Formula One season
Date 15 July 1962
Official name XII Großer Preis der Solitude
Location Solitudering, near Stuttgart
Course Permanent racing facility
7.089 mi / 11.4086 km
Distance 25 laps, 177.225 mi / 285.216 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 3:53.9
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States Dan Gurney Porsche
Time 3:55.6
Podium
First Flag of the United States Dan Gurney Porsche
Second Flag of Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche
Third Flag of the United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax

The 12th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 July 1962 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Dan Gurney in a Porsche 804.

[edit] Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 Flag of the United States Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche 1.45:37.2 2
2 Flag of Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 1:47.1 s 3
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 3:55.1 s 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax 24 laps 7
5 Flag of the Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 23 laps 8
6 Flag of Germany Gerhard Mitter Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-Climax 23 laps 14
7 Flag of Switzerland Heinz Schiller Ecurie Filipinetti Porsche 23 laps 11
8 Flag of France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 19 laps 12
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident 1
NC Flag of Germany Günther Seiffert Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 laps 13
Ret Flag of the United States Tony Settember Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Oil leak 9
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM-Climax Clutch 6
Ret Flag of Germany Kurt Kuhnke Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax Engine 10
Ret Flag of Switzerland Jo Siffert Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM Electrics 5
DNS Flag of the United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Practice accident -
WD Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax No car -
WD Flag of Italy Nino Vaccarella Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Porsche -
WD Flag of Italy Carlo Abate Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Porsche -
WD Flag of the United Kingdom Innes Ireland UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax -
WD Flag of the United States Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-BRM -
WD Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax -
WD Flag of Germany Wolfgang Seidel Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM No car -

[edit] References

  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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