1962 World Sprint Racing Championship season

1962 WSRC
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The 1962 World Sprint Racing Championship season was the inaugural season of the World Sprint Racing Championship.

Teams and Drivers

Icon	Type
Template:Manufacturer	Manufacturer
P	Privateer

GT +3.0

Entrant	Type	Car	Engine	#	Drivers	Rounds
Template:GBR David Brown Racing Department	Template:Manufacturer	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Aston Martin 3.7 L6	5	Template:GBR Peter Harper	1-6
				6	Template:GBR Jack Sears	1-6
				7	Template:GBR John Campbell-Jones	1-6
Scuderia Filipinetti	P	Maserati 3500 GTi Corse	Maserati Tipo 101/10 Comp 3.5 L6	17	Francesco Fausti	1-3
				555	Giorgio Scarlatti	1-3
Irish Racing Cars	P	Jaguar E-Type 3.8 FHC R	Jaguar XK6 3.8 L6	29	Template:GBR Paddy Hopkirk	5
				30	Template:GBR Desmond Titterington	5
Template:GBR Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Template:Manufacturer	Jaguar E-Type 3.8 FHC R	Jaguar XK6 3.8 L6	32	Template:BEL Paul Frère	1-6
				33	Umberto Maglioli	1-6
				34	Template:GBR Vic Elford	1-6
Template:USA Shelby American Inc.	Template:Manufacturer	Shelby Cobra 260ci	Ford Windsor 4.3 V8	39	Gerson Alarcón Santana	1-6
				40	Alvaro Mazzacane Sr.	1-6
Template:USA All American Eagles	P	Shelby Cobra 260ci	Ford Windsor 4.3 V8	78	Template:GBR Peter Sutcliffe	5
					Template:USA Jim Wester	6
State Committee for Sports and Body Culture of USSR	Template:Manufacturer	Zil-112S	ZiL-111 6.0 V8	922	Angelina Sokoloff	1-6

GT 3.0

Entrant	Type	Car	Engine	#	Drivers	Rounds
Template:USA North American Racing Team	P	Ferrari 250 GTO	Colombo Tipo 168 Comp/62 3.0 V12	18	Template:USA Augie Pabst	3
				24	Pedro Rodriguez	1-6
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Template:Manufacturer	Ferrari 250 GTO	Colombo Tipo 168 Comp/62 3.0 V12	22	Ludovico Scarfiotti	1-6
				23	Template:BEL Willy Mairesse	1-6
				27	Giancarlo Baghetti	1-6
				28	Simone Bizzarri	1-6
Template:GBR Donald Healey Motor Company	Template:Manufacturer	Austin-Healey 3000 BJ7 Rally	BMC C-series 29D 3.0 L6	56	Template:SUI Heinz Schiller	1-6
Template:GBR AC Cars Ltd.	Template:Manufacturer	AC Ace 2.6/V	Ruddspeed Ford Zephyr 2.6 L6	90	Template:GBR Jack Fairman	1-6
				91	Peter Ryan	1-6
				92	Template:GBR Colin Davis	1-6
				93	Template:GBR Sidney Hunter	1-6

GT 2.0

Entrant	Type	Car	Engine	#	Drivers	Rounds
Ecurie Maarsbergen	P	Porsche 356B 1600 GS Carrera GT	Porsche 692/3A 1.6 B4	11	Rob Slotemaker	1-2
		Porsche 356B Super 90	Porsche 616/7 1.6 B4	12	Henk van Zalinge	1-2
Template:GBR Team Lotus Engineering	Template:Manufacturer	Lotus 23	Lotus TwinCam 1.5 L4	14	Template:GBR Peter Arundell	1-6
				15	Denny Hulme	1-6
				16	Hachiman Setou	1-6
Template:GBR Morgan Motor Company	Template:Manufacturer	Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports LT	Triumph 122X 2.0 L4	25	Template:GBR Lord Montgomery Sterling	2-7
				26	TBA	2-7
Porsche System Engineering	Template:Manufacturer	Porsche 356B 2000 GS Carrera 2	Porsche 578/1 2.0 B4	31	Herbert Linge	1-6
				47	Edgar Barth	1-6
				48	Hans Herrmann	1-6
		Porsche 356B 1600 GS Carrera GT	Porsche 692/3A 1.6 B4	49	Sepp Greger	1-6
Template:GBR Sunbeam Talbot	Template:Manufacturer	Sunbeam Alpine Series II R	Hillman 1.6 L4	44	Template:GBR George "Doc" Shepherd	1-6
				45	Template:USA Ralph Bowyer	1-6
				46	TBA	TBA
Template:GBR British Motor Corporation	Template:Manufacturer	MG A 1600 Twin-Cam	BMC B-series 1.6 L4	58	Template:GBR Paddy Hopkirk	1-3
		TBA	TBA		Template:GBR John Young	5
Template:AUS Zimmer Racing Enterprises	P	Lotus Elite Super 95	Coventry Climax FWE 1.2 L4	59	Template:AUS James Zimmer	1-2
Template:GBR Standard Triumph Ltd.	Template:Manufacturer	Triumph TR3A	Standard TS 2.0 L4	61	Template:GBR Brian Naylor	1-6
				62	Template:GBR Gerry Ashmore	1-6
Template:GBR Anglo Racing Engineering	P	MG A 1600 Twin-Cam	BMC B-series 1.6 L4	66	Template:GBR Alan Foster	1-2
Alfa Corse	Template:Manufacturer	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Coupé SS	Alfa Romeo Twin Cam 1.3 L4	75	Henry C. Bradley	1-2, 4-6
					Oscar Gálvez	3
				76	Template:SUI Karl Foitek	1-6
				77	Pedro Bello	1-6
Template:GBR TVR Cars Ltd.	Template:Manufacturer	TVR Grantura Series III	BMC B-series 1.6 L4	200	Template:GBR Christabel Carlisle	1-6
				201	Template:GBR P.J. Woodroffe	1-6

GT 1.0

Entrant	Type	Car	Engine	#	Drivers	Rounds
Template:FRA Ecurie Voeckler	P	Alpine A110 1000 75 Berlinette	Renault Cléon-Fonte 689 0.95 L4	3	Template:BEL André Simon	2-3
				4	Template:FRA Jean-François Voeckler	2-3
Abarth Corse SpA	Template:Manufacturer	Fiat Abarth 850 TC SS	Fiat Abarth 214D/F 0.85 L4	8	Gaetano Starrabba	1
				9	Syd van der Vyver	1
				10	Template:USA Paul Russo	1
Template:AUS Douglas-Cliff Racing	P	Lotus Seven F	Ford Kent 1.0 L4	55	Template:GBR Tony Douglas	2
Template:GBR Anglo Racing Engineering	P	Austin Mini Cooper	BMC A-series 1.0 L4	67	John Love	1-2
Template:GBR Liefeld and Associates	P	Austin Mini Cooper	BMC A-series 1.0 L4	74	Template:GBR Marshall Liefeld	5
Template:GBR British Motor Corporation	Template:Manufacturer	MG Midget 950	BMC A-series 1.0 L4	84	Template:GBR John Sprinzel	1-6
		Austin Mini Cooper		87	Template:GBR Warwick Banks	1-6
				88	Template:AUS Frank Gardner	1-2
					Template:GBR John Rhodes	3-6
Template:FRA Société Automobiles Alpine	Template:Manufacturer	Alpine A110 1000 75 Berlinette	Renault Cléon-Fonte 689 0.95 L4	110	Template:BEL Mauro Bianchi	1-6
				111	Template:FRA Henri Grandsire	1-6
				112	Template:FRA Jean Vinatier	1-6

Calendar

Round	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Overall Winner	Winning team	Class Winner
1	Warwick Farm Raceway	16-18 March					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
2	Prince George Circuit	6-8 April					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
3	Autodromo di Monza	27-29 April					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
4	Template:FRA Circuit de Rouen-Les Essarts	11-13 May					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
5	Template:GBR Brands Hatch	8-10 June					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
6	Template:BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	29 June-1 July					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
7	Template:DEN Roskilde Ring	27-29 July					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
8	Nürburgring	10-12 August					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
9	Mosport Park	7-8 September					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
10	Template:USA Daytona International Speedway	21-23 September					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
11	Autódromo de la Magdalena Mixhuca	12-14 October					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0
12	Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires	2-4 November					GT+3.0
							GT3.0
							GT2.0
							GT1.0