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1962 World Sportscar Championship
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The 1962 World Sportscar Championship season was the 10th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1962 International Championship for GT Manufacturers, which was contested in three engine capacity divisions, and the 1962 Coupe des Sports, which was contested in three engine capacity divisions. The season ran from 11 February 1962 to 21 September 1962 over 15 events. For this season the FIA shifted the focus to production based GT cars and the World Sportscar Championship title was discontinued. This was also the first year that each class had its own championship, instead of a single overall title.
Schedule
Although composed of 15 races, each class did not compete in all events. Some events were for one class, while others were combined events.
| Round | Race | Circuit or Location | Competitors | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 3 Hours of Daytona Continental | Daytona International Speedway | Both | 11 February | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Sebring 3 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | GT | 23 March | ||||||||||||||||
| USA 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Both | 24 March | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Coppa Maifredi | Circuito del Garda | GT | 1 May | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Targa Florio | Circuito delle Madonie | Both | 6 May | ||||||||||||||||
| DEU Berlin Grand Prix | AVUS | GT | 13 May | ||||||||||||||||
| DEU International ADAC 1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Both | 27 May | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | Both | 23 June | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 June | |||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Trophée d'Auvergne | Charade Circuit | Both | 15 July | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Coppa Citta di Enna | Autodromo di Pergusa | GT | 15 August | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR RAC Tourist Trophy | Goodwood Circuit | GT | 18 August | ||||||||||||||||
| DEU International ADAC 500 km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | GT | 2 September | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Double 400 km | Bridgehampton | GT2.0 | 15 September | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Double 400 km | Bridgehampton | GT+2.0 | 16 September | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA 1000 km de Paris | Autodrome de Montlhéry | GT | 21 October |
Season results
| Round | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results | Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | 1 | 2 | Did Not Participate | 3 | 4 | Did Not Participate | 5 | 6 | Did Not Participate | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Did Not Participate | 11 | Did Not Participate | 12 | Did Not Participate | 13 | Did Not Participate | 14 | 15 | Did Not Participate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona | USA #96 Frank Arciero | USA #18 NART | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Gurney | GBR Stirling Moss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebring | USA #8 Briggs Cunningham | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Bruce McLaren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sebring | ITA #23 Scuderia SSS Venezia | USA #24 NART | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE Jo Bonnier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Lucien Bianchi | USA Phil Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Olivier Gendebien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Circuito del Garda | ITA *#56 No Team Name* | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palermo | ITA #152 SEFAC Ferrari | ITA #86 San Marco | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Willy Mairesse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Olivier Gendebien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Ricardo Rodríguez | ITA Giorgio Scarlatti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Pietro Ferraro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AVUS | CHE *#40 No Team Name* | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Robert Jenny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nürburgring | ITA #92 SEFAC Ferrari | DEU #51 Peter Nöcker | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Olivier Gendebien | DEU Peter Nöcker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Wolfgang Seidel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Le Mans | ITA #6 SpA Ferrari SEFAC | BEL #19 Pierre Noblet | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Olivier Gendebien | BEL Pierre Noblet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean Guichet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charade | GBR #18 Essex Racing Team | ITA #3 Scuderia SSS Venezia | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Alan Rees | ITA Carlo Maria Abate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pergusa | ITA #58 Abarth | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA "Pam" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giancarlo Scotti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwood | GBR #15 UDT-Laystall | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Innes Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nürburgring | ITA #86 Abarth | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Eberhard Mahle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton (2.0) | USA #31 Chuck Cassel | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Holbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton (+2.0) | USA #3 NART | USA #17 Bob Grossman | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodríguez | USA Bob Grossman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montlhéry | USA #1 NART | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Ricardo Rodríguez |
Manufacturers' Championship
All championships scored points to the top six competitors in each class, in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
GT +2.0
This championship was for all GT class cars over 2000 cc. GT +2.0 did not participate in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 13.
| Pos | Manufacturer | USA DAY | USA SEB | ITA TGA | West Germany NÜR | FRA LMS | FRA CHA | UK GWD | USA BHA | FRA MTY | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Ferrari | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | ||||||
| GBR Jaguar | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||||
| USA Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| ITA Lancia | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Aston Martin | 1 | 1 |
GT 2.0
This championship was for all GT class cars under 2000 cc but above 1000 cc. GT 2.0 did not participate in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 14.
| Pos | Manufacturer | USA DAY | USA SEB | ITA TGA | West Germany NÜR | FRA LMS | FRA CHA | UK GWD | USA BHA | FRA MTY | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Porsche | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 45 | |||||||||
| ITA Alfa Romeo | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||
| GBR Lotus | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Morgan | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA Abarth-Simca | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| GBR Sunbeam | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR TVR | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| GBR MG | 1 | 1 |
GT 1.0
This championship was for all GT class cars under 1000 cc. GT 1.0 only participated in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 13.
| Pos | Manufacturer | USA SEB | ITA GDA | West Germany AVU | ITA PER | West Germany NÜR | USA BHA | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Fiat-Abarth | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | ||||
| ZAF GSM | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| GBR Austin-Healey | 4 | 4 |
Coupe des Sports
S 3.0
This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 3000 cc. Sportscars only scored points in Rounds 3, 5, and 7. The last two rounds were won by the Ferrari 246 SP.
| Pos | Manufacturer | USA SEB | ITA TGA | West Germany NÜR | Total | 1 | 2= | 2= | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Ferrari | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |||||
| GBR Cooper | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| GBR Aston Martin | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| CHE Cegga-Ferrari | 4 | 4 |
S 2.0
This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 2000 cc but above 1000 cc.
Porsche was the only manufacturer to finish a race in this class in the three scoring rounds, and were declared the champion.
S 1.0
This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 1000 cc. Sportscars only scored points in Rounds 3, 5, and 7.
| Pos | Manufacturer | USA SEB | ITA TGA | West Germany NÜR | Total | 1 | 2 | 3= | 3= | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Fiat-Abarth | 9 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| GBR Lotus | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
| ITA O.S.C.A. | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| GBR Austin-Healey | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| FRA D.B. | 4 | 4 |
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