1962 World Sportscar Championship

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.[citation needed]

Ferrari won the over 2.0 litre GT class award with its 250 GT Berlinetta SWB and 250 GTO (pictured)

Schedule

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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   3 Hours of Daytona Continental Daytona International Speedway Both 11 February
2   Sebring 3 Hours Sebring International Raceway GT 23 March
3   12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Both 24 March
4   Coppa Maifredi Circuito del Garda GT 1 May
5   Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie Both 6 May
6   Berlin Grand Prix AVUS GT 13 May
7   International ADAC 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring Both 27 May
8   24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Both 23 June
24 June
9   Trophée d'Auvergne Charade Circuit Both 15 July
10   Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa GT 15 August
11   RAC Tourist Trophy Goodwood Circuit GT 18 August
12   International ADAC 500 km Nürburgring Nürburgring GT 2 September
13   Double 400 km Bridgehampton GT2.0 15 September
14   Double 400 km Bridgehampton GT+2.0 16 September
15   1000 km de Paris Autodrome de Montlhéry GT 21 October

Season results

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Round Circuit Sportscar Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
Sportscar Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona   #96 Frank Arciero   #18 NART Results
  Dan Gurney   Stirling Moss
2 Sebring Did Not Participate   #8 Briggs Cunningham Results
  Bruce McLaren
3 Sebring   #23 Scuderia SSS Venezia   #24 NART Results
  Jo Bonnier
  Lucien Bianchi
  Phil Hill
  Olivier Gendebien
4 Circuito del Garda Did Not Participate   #56 No Team Name Results
  Ludovico Scarfiotti
5 Palermo   #152 SEFAC Ferrari   #86 San Marco Results
  Willy Mairesse
  Olivier Gendebien
  Ricardo Rodríguez
  Giorgio Scarlatti
  Pietro Ferraro
6 AVUS Did Not Participate   #40 No Team Name Results
  Robert Jenny
7 Nürburgring   #92 SEFAC Ferrari   #51 Peter Nöcker Results
  Phil Hill
  Olivier Gendebien
  Peter Nöcker
  Wolfgang Seidel
8 Le Mans   #6 SpA Ferrari SEFAC   #19 Pierre Noblet Results
  Phil Hill
  Olivier Gendebien
  Pierre Noblet
  Jean Guichet
9 Charade   #18 Essex Racing Team   #3 Scuderia SSS Venezia Results
  Alan Rees   Carlo Maria Abate
10 Pergusa Did Not Participate   #58 Abarth Results
  "Pam"
  Giancarlo Scotti
11 Goodwood Did Not Participate   #15 UDT-Laystall Results
  Innes Ireland
12 Nürburgring Did Not Participate   #86 Abarth Results
  Eberhard Mahle
13 Bridgehampton (2.0) Did Not Participate   #31 Chuck Cassel Results
  Bob Holbert
14 Bridgehampton (+2.0)   #3 NART   #17 Bob Grossman Results
  Pedro Rodríguez   Bob Grossman
15 Montlhéry Did Not Participate   #1 NART Results
  Pedro Rodríguez
  Ricardo Rodríguez

Manufacturers' Championship

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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

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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   DAY   SEB   TGA   NÜR   LMS   CHA   GWD   BHA   MTY Total
1   Ferrari 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 45
2   Jaguar 2 3 4 3 4 16
3   Chevrolet 4 2 3 9
4   Lancia 4 4
5   Aston Martin 1 1

GT 2.0

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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   DAY   SEB   TGA   NÜR   LMS   CHA   GWD   BHA   MTY Total
1   Porsche 6 9 9 9 9 9 3 9 9 45
2   Alfa Romeo 9 4 6 2 4 4 4 2 27
3   Lotus 2 1 6 9 3 21
4   Morgan 1 6 7
5   Abarth-Simca 4 4
6   Sunbeam 2 1 3
7   TVR 2 2
8   MG 1 1

GT 1.0

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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   SEB   GDA   AVU   PER   NÜR   BHA Total
1   Fiat-Abarth 9 9 9 9 9 9 45
2   GSM 2 3 5
3   Austin-Healey 4 4

Coupe des Sports

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S 3.0

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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   SEB   TGA   NÜR Total
1   Ferrari 9 9 9 27
2=   Cooper 6 6
2=   Aston Martin 6 6
4   Cegga-Ferrari 4 4

S 2.0

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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

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This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 1000 cc. Sportscars only scored points in Rounds 3, 5, and 7.

Pos Manufacturer   SEB   TGA   NÜR Total
1   Fiat-Abarth 9 4 13
2   Lotus 9 9
3=   O.S.C.A. 6 6
3=   Austin-Healey 6 6
5   D.B. 4 4
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