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1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship

Layout of the [[Catalina Park]] (1961-2001)

The 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Formula Junior racing cars. The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 60 km race, staged at the Catalina Park circuit at Katoomba in New South Wales, Australia on 28 October 1962. The title, which was the inaugural Australian Formula Junior Championship, was won by Frank Matich, driving an Australian built Elfin.

Results

An [[Elfin FJ]] similar to the car in which [[Frank Matich]] won the 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship

DNF	Wally Mitchell	9	MRD	Wally Mitchell	13

Race facts:

Fastest in practice: Frank Matich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.7
Starters: Seven
Winner's race time: 31:18.7
Fastest race lap: Frank Matich, Elfin FJ, 1:01.1, (New Formula Junior lap record)

References

"CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20040615124805/http://australianformulajunior.com/fjhistory.doc History of Formula Junior events in Australia during period 1960 - 1963, www.australianformulajunior.com] Retrieved on 19 May 2012
Ray Simpson, Aussie Car won Junior title, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 26-27
Mike Kable, Matich's Day at Catalina, Wheels, January 1963, pages 44-45
Matich in Elfin wins Australian F.J. C'ship, Australian Motor Sport, December 1962. pages 30-32
Sporting Details, Australian Formula Junior C'ship Meeting at Catalina Circuit, Katoomba, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 1962

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