1962 Danish Grand Prix

  1962 Danish Grand Prix

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Date	26 August 1962
Official name	III Grote Prijs van Danske
Location	Roskildering, Roskilde
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.19 km (0.74 mi)
Distance	1 x 20, 2 x 30 laps, 95.27 km (59.2 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax
Time	0:43.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax
Time	0:42.7
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Lotus-Climax
Second	Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM
Third	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax

The III Grote Prijs van Danske (or 3rd Danish Grand Prix) was held on 25–26 August 1962, at the Roskilde Ring circuit, Roskilde, Denmark. The race was a non-Championship event run to Formula One rules. The race was run over three heats, one of 20 laps and two of 30 laps, and was won overall by Jack Brabham, who won all three heats in his Lotus 24. This race was the first Formula One event for successful Rhodesian motorcycle rider Gary Hocking, who finished 4th overall.

This was the second and last Formula One event to be held at the Roskildering, which was eventually closed in 1969.

Race summary

The first heat saw Brabham win from American Masten Gregory, with Innes Ireland in third. The main incident was an accident involving the Lotus 18 of Jay Chamberlain. Brabham also took the second heat, with Ireland in second this time, and John Surtees in third, with Roy Salvadori crashing out this time. Chamberlain returned for the third and final heat, and the first three home in the first heat crossed the line in the same order in the third heat, with a comfortable overall win for Brabham, who also drove the fastest lap.

Overall Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Qual
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus-Climax	59:14.1	1
2	Masten Gregory	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-BRM	+ 20.5 s	2
3	Innes Ireland	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	+ 33.2 s	4
4	Gary Hocking	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	+ 2:21.3 s	7
5	Ian Burgess	Anglo-American Equipe	Cooper-Climax	+ 2:34.1 s	6
6	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 3:15.5 s	8
7	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	+ 1 lap	9
8	Wolfgang Seidel	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-BRM	+ 2 laps	11
9	Jay Chamberlain	Ecurie Excelsior	Lotus-Climax	+ 44 laps (Ret from Heat 1 - Accident)	10
Ret	John Surtees	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Ignition (Heat 3)	3
Ret	Roy Salvadori	Bowmaker Racing Team	Lola-Climax	Accident (Heat 2)	5
WD	Graham Hill	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax		-
WD	Kurt Kuhnke	Kurt Kuhnke	Lotus-Borgward	engine not ready	-

References

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

External links

• Full results details at formula2.net