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1962 Australian Drivers' Championship
Motor racing competition
Motor racing competition
The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the sixth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star.
The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a six race series.
| 6 | Australian Grand Prix | Caversham | Western Australia | 18 November | Bruce McLaren | Cooper T62 Coventry Climax | Bruce McLaren |
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Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed Australian license holders. Each driver could count his/her results from the Australian Grand Prix plus the best four results from the remaining races.
Results
| Position | Driver | Car | Entrant | Lon. | Bat. | Low. | San. | Mal. | Cav. | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | = | 13 | 14 | = | = | 17 | 18 | = | = |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bib Stillwell | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | B. S. Stillwell | 7 | 12 | - | 7 | 12 | 7 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Youl | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Bill Patterson Motors | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Cusack | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David McKay | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | 5 | 7 | - | - | 5 | - | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lex Davison | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Ecurie Australie | 1 | - | 12 | - | - | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Brabham | Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF | Ecurie Vitesse | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryan Thomson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF S/C | Ecurie Shepparton | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ross | Lotus 20 Ford | T. Ross | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arnold Glass | BRM P48 Buick | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Nolan | Lotus 20 Ford | Clive Nolan Motors | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Brown | Elfin FJ Ford | Autocourse Elfin | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Syd Negus | Cooper T20 Repco Holden | Syd Negus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alwyn Rose | Dalro Jaguar Mk II | A. Rose | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Morris | Elfin FJ Climax Climax FWA | R. Morris | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Pile | Cooper Mk. V Climax Climax FWA | W. Pile | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted Edwards | TS Special | E. Edwards | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Marshall | Cooper T51 (Replica) Coventry Climax FPF | R. Marshall | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Halpin | Gremlin FJ Ford | Gold Coast Auto | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin FJ Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note:
- Patterson was awarded third place in the championship due to his superior placing in the Australian Grand Prix.
- English driver John Surtees (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Longford race
- New Zealand driver Angus Hyslop (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his fourth place in the Longford race
- New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren (Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Australian Grand Prix
References
References
- 1963 Amendments to CAMS Manual & National Competition Rules (1962 ed), page 26
- Greg Cusack wins Queensland's Gold Star at Lowood, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, page 34
- Guide to the Gold Star, page i, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120928065138/http://members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw/images/results/races62.htm 1962 Gold Star race results, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org]
- Longford 1962 Programme, Second Day
- Programme, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, 23rd April, 1962
- Official Souvenir Programme, Caversham, 17-18 Nov.
- ''Guide to the Gold Star'', pages ii-iii, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- Ties in the award were determined by the relevant drivers placings in the Australian Grand Prix.McKay, David. ''AGP to McLaren'', Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 18-20
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