1962 World Sprint Racing Championship season
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The 1962 World Sprint Racing Championship season was the inaugural season of the World Sprint Racing Championship.
Contents
Teams and Drivers
Icon | Type |
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M | Manufacturer |
P | Privateer |
GT +3.0
Entrant | Type | Car | Engine | # | Drivers | Rounds |
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David Brown Racing Department | M | Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7 L6 | 5 | Peter Harper | 1-7 |
6 | Jack Sears | 1-7 | ||||
7 | John Campbell-Jones | 1-7 | ||||
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 | Paddy Hopkirk | 5 |
30 | Desmond Titterington | 5 | ||||
Jaguar Cars Ltd. | M | Jaguar E-Type 3.8 FHC R | Jaguar XK6 3.8 L6 | 32 | Paul Frère | 1-6 |
33 | Umberto Maglioli | 1-6 | ||||
34 | Vic Elford | 1-6 | ||||
Shelby American Inc. | M | Shelby Cobra 260ci | Ford Windsor 4.3 V8 | 39 | Gerson Alarcón Santana | 1-6 |
40 | Álvaro Mazzacane Sr. | 1-6 | ||||
All American Eagles | P | Shelby Cobra 260ci | Ford Windsor 4.3 V8 | 78 | Peter Sutcliffe | 5 |
Jim Wester | 6 | |||||
Bib Stillwell | P | Jaguar E-Type 3.8 FHC R | Jaguar XK6 3.8 L6 | 444 | Bib Stillwell | 1 |
Ford Motor Company | M | Ford Falcon HMC 1 | Ford Windsor 4.0 V8 | 900 | Roy Pierpoint | 1-6 |
901 | Peter Procter | 1-6 | ||||
902 | Henry Taylor | 1-6 | ||||
State Committee for Sports and Body Culture of USSR | M | ZiL-112S | ZiL-111 6.0 V8 | 922 | Angelina Sokoloff | 1 |
TBA | 2- |
GT 3.0
Entrant | Type | Car | Engine | # | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilberte Thirion | P | Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS | Mercedes-Benz M198 3.0 L6 | 2 | Gilberte Thirion | 6 |
North American Racing Team | P | Ferrari 250 GTO | Colombo Tipo 168 Comp/62 3.0 V12 | 18 | Augie Pabst | 3 |
24 | Pedro Rodríguez | 1-6 | ||||
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | M | Ferrari 250 GTO | Colombo Tipo 168 Comp/62 3.0 V12 | 22 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1-6 |
23 | Willy Mairesse | 1-6 | ||||
27 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 1-6 | ||||
28 | Simone Bizzarri | 1-6 | ||||
Donald Healey Motor Company | M | Austin-Healey 3000 BJ7 Rally | BMC C-series 29D 3.0 L6 | 56 | Heinz Schiller | 1-6 |
AC Cars Ltd. | M | AC Ace 2.6/V | Ruddspeed Ford Zephyr 2.6 L6 | 90 | Jack Fairman | 1-6 |
91 | Peter Ryan | 1-6 | ||||
92 | Colin Davis | 1-6 | ||||
93 | 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 | ||
Team Lotus Engineering | M | Lotus 23 | Lotus TwinCam 1.5 L4 | 14 | Peter Arundell | 1 |
15 | Denny Hulme | 1 | ||||
16 | Hachiman Setou | 1 | ||||
Lotus Elite Super 105 | Coventry Climax FWE 1.2 L4 | 14 | Peter Arundell | 2-7 | ||
15 | Denny Hulme | 2-7 | ||||
16 | Hachiman Setou | 2-7 | ||||
Morgan Motor Company | M | Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports LT | Triumph 122X 2.0 L4 | 25 | Lord Montgomery Sterling | 2-7 |
26 | Geoff Richardson | 2-7 | ||||
290 | Chris Lawrence | 2-7 | ||||
Porsche System Engineering | M | 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 | ||
Peugeot S.A. | M | Peugeot 404 Super Luxe Injection | Peugeot XKCF 1.6 L4 | 43 | Joop Heidendahl | 1-6 |
80 | Fernand Tavano | 1-6 | ||||
Peugeot 404 Rallye | Peugeot XKCF-R 1.6 L4 | 94 | Jo Schlesser | 1-6 | ||
Sunbeam Talbot | M | Sunbeam Alpine Series II R | Hillman 1.6 L4 | 44 | George "Doc" Shepherd | 1-6 |
45 | Ralph Bowyer | 1-6 | ||||
46 | Giorgio Beccuci | TBA | ||||
144 | Piero Scotti | TBA | ||||
Volkswagenwerk AG | M | VW Karmann Ghia Super 90 | Porsche 616/7 1.6 B4 | 52 | Gerhard Mitter | 1-3 |
VW Karmann Ghia 1500 | Volkswagen Type 1 1.5 B4 | 53 | Helmut Busch | 1-3 | ||
54 | Peder Larsson | 1-3 | ||||
British Motor Corporation | M | MG A 1600 Twin-Cam | BMC B-series 1.6 L4 | 58 | Paddy Hopkirk | 1-3 |
TBA | TBA | John Young | 5 | |||
Zimmer Racing Enterprises | P | Lotus Elite Super 95 | Coventry Climax FWE 1.2 L4 | 59 | James Zimmer | 1-2 |
Standard Triumph Ltd. | M | Triumph TR4 R | Triumph 122X 2.0 L4 | 61 | Brian Naylor | 1-6 |
62 | Gerry Ashmore | 1-6 | ||||
Anglo Racing Engineering | P | MG A 1600 Twin-Cam | BMC B-series 1.6 L4 | 66 | Alan Foster | 1 |
TBA | 2 | |||||
Alfa Corse | M | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Coupé SS | Alfa Romeo Twin Cam 1.3 L4 | 75 | Henry C. Bradley | 1-2, 4-6 |
Oscar Gálvez | 3 | |||||
76 | Karl Foitek | 1 | ||||
Carlo Abate | 2-6 | |||||
77 | Pedro Bello | 1-6 | ||||
TVR Cars Ltd. | M | TVR Grantura Series III | BMC B-series 1.6 L4 | 200 | Christabel Carlisle | 1-6 |
201 | P.J. Woodroffe | 1-6 |
GT 1.0
Entrant | Type | Car | Engine | # | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ecurie Voeckler | P | Alpine A110 1000 75 Berlinette | Renault Cléon-Fonte 689 0.95 L4 | 3 | André Simon | 2-3 |
4 | Jean-François Voeckler | 2-3 | ||||
Abarth Corse SpA | M | Fiat Abarth 850 TC SS | Fiat Abarth 214D/F 0.85 L4 | 8 | Gaetano Starrabba | 1-2 |
9 | Syd van der Vyver | 1-2 | ||||
10 | Paul Russo | 1-2 | ||||
Douglas-Cliff Racing | P | Lotus Seven F | Ford Kent 1.0 L4 | 55 | Tony Douglas | 2 |
Anglo Racing Engineering | P | Austin Mini Cooper | BMC A-series 1.0 L4 | 67 | John Love | 1-2 |
Liefeld and Associates | P | Austin Mini Cooper | BMC A-series 1.0 L4 | 74 | Marshall Liefeld | 5 |
British Motor Corporation | M | MG Midget 950 | BMC A-series 1.0 L4 | 84 | John Sprinzel | 1-6 |
Austin Mini Cooper | 87 | Warwick Banks | 1-6 | |||
88 | Frank Gardner | 1-2 | ||||
John Rhodes | 3-6 | |||||
Saab AB | M | Saab 96 Rally | Saab two-stroke 0.84 L3 | 96 | Bo Ljungfeldt | 1-4 |
960 | Freddy Kottulinsky | 1-4 | ||||
Saab 96 Sport | Saab two-stroke 0.84 L3 | 961 | Per Olsen | 1-4 | ||
962 | Björn Larsen | 1-4 | ||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | M | BMW 700 RS | BMW Modell 106 0.7 B2 | 101 | Hubert Hahne | 1-6 |
102 | Walter Schneider | 1-6 | ||||
103 | Fritz Hahnl, Jr. | 1-6 | ||||
104 | Sepp Liebl | 1-6 | ||||
Société Automobiles Alpine | M | Alpine A110 1000 75 Berlinette | Renault Cléon-Fonte 689 0.95 L4 | 110 | Mauro Bianchi | 1-6 |
111 | Henri Grandsire | 1-6 | ||||
112 | Jean Vinatier | 1-6 |
Calendar
Round | Race | Track | Date | Class | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
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1 | CAMS Warwick Farm Sprint Race | Warwick Farm Raceway | 16-18 March | GT +3.0 | Roy Pierpoint | Álvaro Mazzacane Sr. | Jack Sears | Aston Martin |
GT 3.0 | Pedro Rodriguez (O) | Willy Mairesse (O) | Pedro Rodríguez (O) | Ferrari (O) | ||||
GT 2.0 | Denny Hulme | Peter Arundell | Pedro Bello | Alfa Romeo | ||||
GT 1.0 | Mauro Bianchi | Hubert Hahne | Fritz Hahnl, Jr. | BMW | ||||
2 | AASA East London Sprint Race | Prince George Circuit | 6-8 April | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
3 | ACI Gara Corta a Monza | Autodromo di Monza | 27-29 April | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
4 | Course Sprint de l'ACF à Rouen | Circuit de Rouen-Les Essarts | 11-13 May | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
5 | RAC Brands Hatch Sprint Race | Brands Hatch Circuit | 8-10 June | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
6 | Course Sprint RACB de Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 29 June-1 July | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
7 | ASK Roskilde Ring Sprintløbet | Roskilde Ring | 27-29 July | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
8 | AvD Nürburgring Sprintrennen | Nürburgring | 10-12 August | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
9 | CASC Mosport Park Sprint Race | Mosport Park | 7-8 September | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
10 | SCCA Daytona Sprint Race | Daytona International Speedway | 21-23 September | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
11 | AMA Carrera Sprint de Ciudad de México | Autódromo de la Magdalena Mixhuca | 12-14 October | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 | ||||||||
12 | ACA Carrera Sprint de Buenos Aires | Autódromo Municipal Ciudad de Buenos Aires | 2-4 November | GT +3.0 | ||||
GT 3.0 | ||||||||
GT 2.0 | ||||||||
GT 1.0 |
- (O) denotes the best overall result
Results
Manufacturers are only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer are skipped in the points count, and the points are not redistributed to lower placed cars. In the drivers championship, points are awarded normally.
Points system
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Manufacturers Championship
GT +3.0
Pos | Manufacturer | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Martin | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Jaguar | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Shelby | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Maserati | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Ford | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | ZiL | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
7 | Chevrolet | 0 |
GT 3.0
Pos | Manufacturer | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ferrari | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | AC | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Austin-Healey | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Fiat-Abarth | 0 | ||||||||||||
5 | Mercedes-Benz | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Daimler | 0 |
GT 2.0
GT 1.0
Pos | Manufacturer | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BMW | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Alpine | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Fiat-Abarth | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Saab | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Austin | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
6 | MG | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
7 | Lotus | 0 |
Drivers Championship
GT +3.0
Pos | Driver | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Sears | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Umberto Maglioli | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Paul Frère | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Álvaro Mazzacane Sr. | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Giorgio Scarlatti | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Roy Pierpoint | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | Peter Procter | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
8 | Francesco Fausti | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | Vic Elford | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
10 | Gerson Alarcón Santana | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
11 | Peter Harper | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
12 | Henry Taylor | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
13 | John Campbell-Jones | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
14 | Angelina Sokoloff | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
15 | Bib Stillwell | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
16 | Paddy Hopkirk | 0 | ||||||||||||
17 | Desmond Titterington | 0 | ||||||||||||
18 | Peter Sutcliffe | 0 | ||||||||||||
19 | Jim Wester | 0 |
GT 3.0
Pos | Driver | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pedro Rodríguez | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Willy Mairesse | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Simone Bizzarri | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Colin Davis | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Heinz Schiller | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Sidney Hunter | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | Jack Fairman | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
8 | Peter Ryan | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
10 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
11 | Augie Pabst | 0 |
GT 2.0
Pos | Driver | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pedro Bello | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Rob Slotemaker | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Edgar Barth | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Hans Herrmann | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Ralph Bowyer | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Gerhard Mitter | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | Gerry Ashmore | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
8 | Paddy Hopkirk | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | Christabel Carlisle | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
10 | Jo Schlesser | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
11 | Alan Foster | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
12 | Peder Larsson | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
13 | Helmut Busch | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
14 | Fernand Tavano | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
16 | Brian Naylor | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
16 | Henry C. Bradley | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
17 | Henk van Zalinge | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
18 | Herbert Linge | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
19 | P.J. Woodroffe | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
20 | Joop Heidendahl | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
21 | George "Doc" Shepherd | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
22 | Karl Foitek | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
23 | Denny Hulme | DSQ | 0 | |||||||||||
24 | Hachiman Setou | DSQ | 0 | |||||||||||
25 | Peter Arundell | DSQ | 0 | |||||||||||
26 | Sepp Greger | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||
27 | James Zimmer | DNA | 0 | |||||||||||
28 | Lord Montgomery Sterling | 0 | ||||||||||||
29 | Geoff Richardson | 0 | ||||||||||||
30 | Chris Lawrence | 0 | ||||||||||||
31 | Oscar Gálvez | 0 | ||||||||||||
32 | John Young | 0 | ||||||||||||
33 | Giorgio Beccuci | 0 | ||||||||||||
34 | Piero Scotti | 0 |
GT 1.0
Pos | Driver | AUS |
SAF |
ITA |
FRA |
GBR |
BEL |
DEN |
GER |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fritz Hahnl, Jr. | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Sepp Liebl | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Mauro Bianchi | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
4 | Paul Russo | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Jean Vinatier | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Freddy Kottulinsky | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | Walter Schneider | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
8 | Warwick Banks | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | Bo Ljungfeldt | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
10 | John Sprinzel | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
11 | John Love | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
12 | Björn Larsen | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
13 | Per Olsen | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
14 | Syd van der Vyver | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
15 | Gaetano Starrabba | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
16 | Henri Grandsire | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
17 | Hubert Hahne | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
18 | Frank Gardner | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
19 | André Simon | 0 | ||||||||||||
20 | Jean-François Voeckler | 0 | ||||||||||||
21 | Tony Douglas | 0 | ||||||||||||
22 | John Rhodes | 0 | ||||||||||||
23 | Marshall Liefeld | 0 |