1962 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers [1] of Formula Libre racing cars.[2] The winner of the title, which was the sixth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star.[1]
Schedule[]
The championship was contested over a six race series.[3]
- Race 1, South Pacific International Race, Longford, Tasmania, 5 March[4]
- Race 2, Craven Filter Bathurst 100, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales, 23 April[5]
- Race 3, Queensland Road Racing Championship, Lowood, Queensland, 3 June[6]
- Race 4, Victorian Road Racing Championship, Sandown Park, Victoria, 16 September[7]
- Race 5, Gold Star Scratch Race, Mallala, South Australia, 8 October[8]
- Race 6, Australian Grand Prix, Caversham, Western Australia, 3 November[9]
Points system[]
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed Australian license holders.[1][10] Each driver could count his/her results from the Australian Grand Prix plus the best four results from the remaining races.[11] Ties in the award were determined by the relevant drivers placings in the Australian Grand Prix.[1][9]
Results[]
| Position [11] | Driver [11] | Car [11] | Entrant [11] | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Total [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | BS Stillwell | 7 | 12 | - | 7 | 12 | 7 | 45 |
| 2 | John Youl | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF |
Scuderia Veloce | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Bill Patterson Motors | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Greg Cusack | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 18 |
| 5 | David McKay | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | 5 | 7 | - | - | 5 | - | 17 |
| 6 | Lex Davison | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Ecurie Australie | 1 | - | 12 | - | - | 13 | |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF | Jack Brabham | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 8 | Bryan Thomson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF S/C | Ecurie Shepparton | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| 9 | Tom Ross | Lotus 20 Ford | T Ross | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Arnold Glass | BRM P48 Buick | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Clive Nolan | Lotus 20 Ford | Clive Nolan Motors | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Andy Brown | Elfin FJ Ford | Autocourse Elfin | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | |
| 13 | Syd Negus | Cooper T20 Repco Holden | Syd Negus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Alwyn Rose | Dalro Jaguar Mk II | A Rose | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Roy Morris | Elfin FJ Climax Climax FWA | R Morris | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Bill Pile | Cooper Mk. V Climax Climax FWA | W Pile | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
| 17 | Ted Edwards | TS Special | E Edwards | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ron Marshall | Cooper T51 (Replica) Coventry Climax FPF | R Marshall | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ron Halpin | Gremlin FJ Ford | Gold Coast Auto | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Garrie Cooper | Elfin FJ Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note:
- Patterson was awarded third place in the championship due to his superior placing in the Australian Grand Prix.[9]
- English driver John Surtees (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Longford race
- New Zealand driver Angus Hyslop (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his fourth place in the Longford race
- New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren (Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Australian Grand Prix
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d 1963 Amendments to CAMS Manual & National Competition Rules (1962 ed), page 26
- ^ Greg Cusack wins Queensland's Gold Star at Lowood, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, page 34
- ^ Guide to the Gold Star, page i, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- ^ McKay, David. Surtees Cleans Up, Modern Motor, May 1962, pages 27-30 & 74
- ^ Bib Scoops Bathurst, Australian Motor Sports, June 1962, pages 34-36
- ^ Greg Cusack wins Queensland's Gold Star at Lowood, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, pages 34-35
- ^ Davison wins Victorian road racing title, Australian Motor Sports, November 1962, pages 28-29 & 5
- ^ Stillwell clinches Gold Star at Mallala, Australian Motor Sports, November 1962, pages 36-37
- ^ Jump up to: a b c McKay, David. AGP to McLaren, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 18-20
- ^ Guide to the Gold Star, pages ii-iii, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f 1962 Gold Star race results Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 9 May 2010
Further reading[]
- Jim Sheperd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
- John Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
- The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986
- Surtees wins fast Longford International, Australian Motor Sports, May 1962, page 23
- David McKay, Stillwell's Day, Modern Motor, July 1962, pages 30–32 & 77-78
- Gold Star at Lowood, Modern Motor, August 1962, page 75
- David McKay, "Davo" at Sandown, Modern Motor, November 1962
- David McKay, 'Star' to Bib, Modern Motor, December 1962, page 28
External links[]
Categories:
- Australian Drivers' Championship
- 1962 in Australian motorsport