1962 Isle of Man TT

The 1962 Isle of Man TT was a FIM event held on 4 June 1962 at the Snaefell Mountain Course. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

1962 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 89.88 mph 1:15.34.2 8
2 United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 88.58 mph 1:16.40.6 6
3 Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 88.33 mph 1:16.55.0 4
4 United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Honda 87.24 mph 1:17.51.4 3
5 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 85.29 mph 1:19.38.0 2
6 United Kingdom Rex Avery United Kingdom EMC 84.44 mph 1:20.26.6 1

1962 Sidecar TT final standings

3 Laps (113.00 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 United Kingdom Chris Vincent United Kingdom BSA 83.57 mph 1:21.16.4 8
2 West Germany Otto Kolle West Germany BMW 82.93 mph 1:21.53.8 6
3 United Kingdom Colin Seeley United Kingdom Matchless 82.80 mph 1:21.01.8 4
4 Switzerland Claude Lambert Switzerland BMW 81.55 mph 1:23.17.6 3
5 West Germany Heinz Luthringshauser West Germany BMW 71.90 mph 1:25.52.0 2
6 West Germany Georg Auerbacher West Germany BMW 77.79 mph 1:27.18.8 1

1962 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Honda 96.98 mph 2:20.30.0 8
2 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 95.54 mph 2:22.23.6 6
3 Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 92.87 mph 2:26.15.6 4
4 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 88.72 mph 2:33.06.6 3
5 Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Aermacchi 85.55 mph 2:38.47.0 2
6 United Kingdom Dan Shorey United Kingdom Bultaco 82.59 mph 2:44.29.4 1

1962 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 99.59 mph 2:16.24.2 8
2 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 99.52 mph 2:16.29.8 6
3 Czechoslovakia Franta Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 94.74 mph 2:23.23.4 4
4 United Kingdom Roy Ingham United Kingdom Norton 94.46 mph 2:23.48.8 3
5 Canada Mike Duff Canada AJS 93.81 mph 2:24.47.8 2
6 New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand AJS 92.97 mph 2:25.47.8 1

1962 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings

2 Laps (75.46 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 West Germany Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 75.12 mph 1:00.16.4 8
2 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 74.75 mph 1:00.34.4 6
3 United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 74.48 mph 1:00.47.6 4
4 West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt West Germany Kreidler 74.32 mph 1:00.55.4 3
5 Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 73.02 mph 1:02.00.4 2
6 Japan M.Ichino Japan Suzuki 73.00 mph 1:02.01.4 1

1962 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 103.51 mph 2:11.13.4 8
2 United Kingdom Ellis Boyce United Kingdom Norton 96.27 mph 2:21.06.2 6
3 United Kingdom Fred Stevens United Kingdom Norton 96.24 mph 2:21.09.4 4
4 Austria Bert Schneider Austria Norton 95.85 mph 2:21.43.8 3
5 United Kingdom Roy Ingham United Kingdom Norton 95.54 mph 2:22.20.8 2
6 United Kingdom Brian Setchell United Kingdom Norton 94.64 mph 2:23.32.6 1

Sources

  1. Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907–1989 by Nick Harris (1990)(1st Edition) Hazelton Publishing ISBN 0-905138-71-6

See also