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1962 Kanonloppet

FieldValue
TypeNC
CountrySweden
Grand PrixKanonloppet
Official nameVIII Kanonloppet
LocationKarlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga
Date12 August
Year1962
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi1.863
Course_km2.998
Distance_laps30
Distance_mi55.89
Distance_km89.95
Pole_DriverJohn Surtees
Pole_CountryUK
Pole_TeamLola-Climax
Pole_Time1.25.4
Fast_DriverInnes Ireland
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time1:24.1
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverMasten Gregory
First_CountryUSA
First_TeamLotus-BRM
Second_DriverRoy Salvadori
Second_CountryUK
Second_TeamLola-Climax
Third_DriverJo Bonnier
Third_CountrySweden
Third_TeamPorsche

The 8th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 August 1962 at the Karlskoga circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by American driver Masten Gregory in a Lotus 24, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.

Race

In training, Graham Hill left the track and damaged the nose on the Rob Walker Lotus 24. He went on to compete without a nosecone. Rookie Olle Nygren could not find fourth gear in the Lotus 18 he had borrowed from Jay Chamberlain, and was also having a hard time finding his brake points. Nygren qualified last and only lasted six laps of this, his only Formula One race. Kurt Kuhnke's interesting Borgward-engined Lotus only made a few practice laps before it spun a main bearing and was withdrawn.

Surtees took the lead from pole, but already on the second lap Masten Gregory passed him in Tröskurvan (curve one).

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid123456RetRetRetRetWDWDWDWD
USA Masten GregoryUDT Laystall Racing TeamLotus-BRM42:51.36
UK Roy SalvadoriBowmaker Racing TeamLola-Climax+ 7.3 s4
Sweden Jo BonnierPorsche System EngineeringPorsche 804+ 7.5 s3
UK Innes IrelandUDT Laystall Racing TeamLotus-Climax+ 36.7 s2
UK Ian BurgessAnglo-American EquipeCooper Special-Climax29 laps7
Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortEcurie MaarsbergenPorsche 71829 laps8
France Bernard CollombBernard CollombCooper-Climax11, Engine9
UK John SurteesBowmaker Racing TeamLola-Climax11, Valve spring1
UK Graham HillRob Walker Racing TeamLotus-Climax11, Oil leak5
Sweden Olle NygrenEcurie ExcelsiorLotus-Climax6, Gearbox10
UK John Campbell-JonesEmeryson CarsEmeryson-ClimaxDriver injured-
USA Tony SettemberEmeryson CarsEmeryson-Climax-
Germany Kurt KuhnkeKurt KuhnkeLotus-BorgwardEngine not ready-
UK David PiperDavid PiperLotus-Climax-

References

  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.

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References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
  2. Johansson, Lars-Erik. (September 1962). "Kanonloppet".
  3. Johansson]], p. 10
  4. Johansson]], p. 11
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