1962 British Saloon Car Championship season

1962 British Saloon Car Championship
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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]

Contents

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

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

  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1962 standings.
  2. ^ http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html

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