1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Mike Hailwood (pictured in 1967) won his first 500cc World Championship title in 1962.

Jim Redman, the 1962 250cc and 350cc World Champion.

Ernst Degner (left), the inaugural 50cc World Champion.

The 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 14th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 14 October. Defending 350cc and 500cc world champion Gary Hocking was deeply affected by the death of his friend, Tom Phillis at the 1962 Isle of Man TT and, announced his retirement from motorcycle racing after winning the 1962 Senior TT.^[1] Hocking's MV Agusta teammate, Mike Hailwood went on to win his first 500cc world championship.^[2]

1962 Grand Prix season calendar[]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	50cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	6 May	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Jim Redman			Deubel /	Report
2	13 May	French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	Jan Huberts	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Jim Redman			Deubel /	Report
3	6 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Derek Minter	Mike Hailwood	Gary Hocking	Vincent /	Report
4	30 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
5	8 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Bob McIntyre		Mike Hailwood	Camathias /
6	15 July	West German Grand Prix	Solitude	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman			Deubel /
7	11 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Luigi Taveri	Tommy Robb	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
8	19 August	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Jan Huberts	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
9	9 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Teisuke Tanaka	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
10	23 September	Finnish Grand Prix	Tampere Circuit	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman		Tommy Robb	Alan Shepherd
11	14 October	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Hugh Anderson	Hugh Anderson	Arthur Wheeler		Benedicto Caldarella

Standings[]

Scoring system[]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 50cc, 125cc, 250cc championships, best of five in 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of four races were counted.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

500cc final standings[]

Pos	Rider	Machine	MAN								Pts
1	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	12	1	1	1	1	1			40
2	Alan Shepherd	Matchless	Ret	4	2	2	2	9	1		29
3	Phil Read	Norton	Ret	3		3		4			11
4	Bert Schneider	Norton	4	5	Ret	Ret	3	6		Ret	10
5	Benedicto Caldarella	Matchless								1	8
=	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	1								8
7	František Šťastný	Jawa		8		Ret	4	Ret	3		7
8		Norton	Ret	6	3	5					7
9	Paddy Driver	Norton		10	4	Ret	5	5			7
10		Norton	17						2		6
11	Derek Minter	Norton	Ret	2		Ret					6
12		Norton / Matchless	2			Ret					6
13		Norton								2	6
=	Remo Venturi	MV Agusta						2			6
15	Fred Stevens	Norton	3		6	Ret					5
16	Silvio Grassetti	Bianchi		Ret				3			4
17		Norton								3	4
18		Norton	Ret	Ret	Ret	4					3
19		Matchless								4	3
=		Matchless							4		3
21		Norton	5	9	Ret	8	7				2
22	Jack Findlay	Norton	Ret	12	5	Ret	Ret	Ret			2
23		Norton							5		2
=		Norton								5	2
25		Matchless	18		Ret		6	8	6		2
26		Norton	6								1
=		Norton								6	1
=		Norton				6					1
29	Jack Ahearn	Norton	Ret	7	8	12	Ret	10			0
30	Gyula Marsovszky	Norton	23		9			7			0
31		Norton			11				7		0
=	Ernst Hiller	Matchless		11	7						0
=		Norton	7			11					0
33	Peter Middleton	Norton	Ret			7					0
34	Mike Duff	Matchless	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8		Ret		0
35	Chris Conn	Norton	8								0
=	Tauno Nurmi	Norton							8		0
37		Matchless	Ret	15		9					0
38		Norton				Ret	9				0
39		Matchless	9								0
=		Norton							9		0
41		Norton		16	10						0
42	Derek Woodman	Matchless	10			Ret					0
43	Ralph Bryans	Norton				10					0
=		Norton							10		0
=		Norton					10				0
46		Norton		Ret			11				0
47		Matchless	11								0
=		Norton							11		0
=		Norton						11			0
50		Gilera						12			0
=		Norton					12				0
52		Norton	28			13					0
53	Bo Granath	Norton				Ret	13				0
=		Norton	Ret	13							0
55		Matchless	13								0
=		Norton						13			0
57		Norton		14		14					0
58		Matchless	14			Ret					0
59		Norton						14			0
=		BSA					14				0
61		Norton	27			15	Ret				0
62		Gilera						15			0
=		Matchless	15								0
64		Norton	16								0
=		Gilera						16			0
=		Matchless				16					0
67		Norton		17			Ret				0
68		Matchless				17					0
69		Norton				18					0
70	Louis Carr	Matchless	19								0
71		Matchless	20								0
72		AJS	21								0
73		Norton	22								0
74		BSA / Norton	24			Ret					0
75	Jimmy Morton	Matchless	25			Ret					0
76		Matchless	26								0
77		Norton	29								0
-		Norton	Ret			Ret	Ret				0
-		Norton			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			0
-	Hugh Anderson	Matchless	Ret			Ret					0
-	Bob Coulter	AJS / Norton				Ret	Ret				0
-	Robin Fitton	Norton		Ret		Ret					0
-		BSA	Ret			Ret					0
-	Alistair King	Matchless	Ret			Ret					0
-		Matchless		Ret		Ret					0
-	Dan Shorey	Norton	Ret			Ret					0
-		Norton		Ret			Ret				0
-	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	Ret							Ret	0
-		AJS	Ret								0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-	Ernesto Brambilla	Bianchi		Ret							0
-		Norton				Ret					0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		Norton							Ret		0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		Matchless								Ret	0
-	Dick Creith	Norton				Ret					0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		Norton				Ret					0
-		Matchless	Ret								0
-		Matchless	Ret								0
-		Triumph	Ret								0
-	Gustav Havel	Jawa				Ret					0
-		Norton		Ret							0
-		Norton							Ret		0
-		Norton				Ret					0
-		Norton							Ret		0
-		Norton					Ret				0
-		Norton				Ret					0
-	Jorge Kissling	Matchless								Ret	0
-		Matchless				Ret					0
-		Norton				Ret					0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		Norton					Ret				0
-	Billie Nelson	Norton	Ret								0
-	Eric Oliver	AJS				Ret					0
-		Norton								Ret	0
-		Norton				Ret					0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		BSA	Ret								0
-		AJS	Ret								0
-		Matchless	Ret								0
-		Matchless				Ret					0
-	Bill Smith	Matchless						Ret			0
-		Norton					Ret				0
-		Norton					Ret				0
-		Norton							Ret		0
-		AJS				Ret					0
-	Rudi Thalhammer	Norton						Ret			0
-		Norton	Ret								0
-		Norton					Ret				0
-		Norton								Ret	0
-		Matchless	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Bike	MAN								Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc standings[]

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	32	4
2	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	22	1
3	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	MV Agusta	20	1
4	Frantisek Stastny	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	16	0
5	Silvio Grassetti	Italy	Bianchi	8	0
6	Alan Shepherd	United Kingdom	AJS / MZ	7	0
7	Gustav Havel	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	7	0
8	Gary Hocking	Rhodesia	MV Agusta	6	0
9	Mike Duff	Canada	AJS	5	0
10		United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
=		Sweden	Norton	3	0
12	Derek Minter	United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=		Finland	AJS	2	0
14	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	AJS	1	0
=	Phil Read	United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=		USSR	CKEB C360	1	0
=	Arthur Wheeler	United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	1	0
=		Japan	Honda	1	0

250cc standings[]

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	48	6
2	Bob McIntyre	United Kingdom	Honda	32	1
3	Arthur Wheeler	United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	19	1
4	Tom Phillis	Australia	Honda	12	0
5	Tarquinio Provini	Italy	Morini	10	0
6	Derek Minter	United Kingdom	Honda	8	1
=	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	8	1
8	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda	8	0
9	Alberto Pagani	Italy	Aermacchi	8	0
10	Dan Shorey	United Kingdom	Bultaco	8	0
11	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	MZ	6	0
=	Umberto Masetti	Italy	Morini	6	0
13		West Germany	Adler	6	0
=		Japan	Honda	6	0
15	Teisuke Tanaka	Japan	Honda	4	0
=		East Germany	MZ	4	0
=		Argentina	NSU	4	0
18		Netherlands	Honda	3	0
=		Argentina	Ducati	3	0
20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	France	Morini	2	0
=	Frank Perris	United Kingdom	Suzuki	2	0
=		United Kingdom	Ducati	2	0
=		USSR	CKEB C259	2	0
=	Gilberto Milani	Italy	Aermacchi	2	0
=		Uruguay	Parilla	2	0
26		Belgium	Benelli	1	0
=		France	FB-Mondial	1	0
=	Pierrot Vervroegen	Belgium	Aermacchi	1	0
=		West Germany	NSU	1	0
=	Stuart Graham	United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=		Italy	Benelli	1	0
=		Argentina	Aermacchi	1	0

125cc standings[]

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda	48	6
2	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	38	1
3	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	30	0
4	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda	16	2
5	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	EMC	12	0
6	Teisuke Tanaka	Japan	Honda	11	1
7	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	Suzuki	11	1
8		East Germany	MZ	7	0
9		Argentina	DKW	6	0
10	Paddy Driver	South Africa	EMC	6	0
11	Ernst Degner	West Germany	Suzuki	5	0
12		United Kingdom	EMC	5	0
13	Tom Phillis	Australia	Honda	4	0
=	Alan Shepherd	United Kingdom	MZ	4	0
=	Mitsuo Itoh	Japan	Suzuki	4	0
16	Derek Minter	United Kingdom	Honda	3	0
=	Bob McIntyre	United Kingdom	Honda	3	0
=		Argentina	Bultaco	3	0
19		Gibraltar	Bultaco	2	0
=		East Germany	MZ	2	0
=	Alberto Pagani	Italy	Honda	2	0
=	Frank Perris	United Kingdom	Suzuki	2	0
=		Argentina	Bultaco	2	0
24		Italy	FB-Mondial	1	0
=	Jorge Kissling	Argentina	Bultaco	1	0
=		Czechoslovakia	ČZ	1	0
=	Giuseppe Visenzi	Italy	Ducati	1	0
=		East Germany	MZ	1	0
=		Finland	MZ	1	0
=		Argentina	Tohatsu	1	0

50cc standings[]

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Ernst Degner	West Germany	Suzuki	41	4
2	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	West Germany	Kreidler	36	2
3	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda	29	1
4	Jan Huberts	Netherlands	Kreidler	29	2
5	Mitsuo Itoh	Japan	Suzuki	23	0
6	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	17	0
7	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	Suzuki	16	1
8		Japan	Suzuki	10	0
9	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda	7	0
10		Spain	Derbi	6	0
11		West Germany	Kreidler	6	0
12	Isao Morishita	Japan	Suzuki	2	0
=	Teisuke Tanaka	Japan	Honda	2	0
14		Japan	Suzuki	2	0
15	Dan Shorey	United Kingdom	Kreidler	1	0
=		West Germany	Kreidler	1	0

References[]

^ Zuehlke, Jeffrey (2008). Motorcycle Road Racing. ISBN 9780761341970. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7

Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
"The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.

[1] Zuehlke, Jeffrey (2008). Motorcycle Road Racing. ISBN 9780761341970. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Motocourse:_50_Years_Of_Moto_Grand_Prix-2] Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7

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