1962 Sandown International Cup
The 1962 Sandown International Cup[1] was a motor race for Formula Libre cars,[2] staged at Sandown Park, in Victoria, Australia on 12 March 1962.[1] The race was contested over 60 laps, a total distance of 120 miles[1] (193 km). It was the feature race at the opening meeting of the Sandown Park circuit.[2]
The race was won by Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T55 Coventry Climax.[3]
Results[]
Position[3] | Driver[3] | No.[1] | Car[3] | Entrant[1] | Laps[3] | Time[3] |
1 | Jack Brabham | 1 | Cooper T55 Coventry Climax | Ecurie Vitesse | 60 | 1h 10m 08.6s |
2 | John Surtees | 3 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | 60 | 1h 10m 09.4s |
3 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | C. R. Atkins | 60 | 1h 10m 12.7s |
4 | Chuck Daigh | 5 | Scarab RE Buick | Reventlow Automobiles Inc. | 59 | |
5 | Stirling Moss | 7 | Lotus 21 Coventry Climax | R. R. C. Walker | 59 | |
6 | Jim Clark | 8 | Lotus 21 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | 58 | |
7 | Bill Patterson | 9 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors | 57 | |
8 | Lex Davison | 14 | Aston Marin DBR4/250 | Ecurie Australie | 57 | |
9 | Angus Hyslop | 20 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Tourist Motor & Farming Equip. | 57 | |
10 | Doug Whiteford | 15 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors | ||
11 | Pat Hoare | 19 | Ferrari Dino 246/60 | P. N. Hoare | ||
DNF | Austin Miller | 31 | Cooper T51 Chevrolet Corvette | Austin Miller | ||
DNF | John Roxburgh | 29 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | J. B. Roxburgh | ||
DNF | Bryan Thompson | 17 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Ecurie Shepparton | ||
DNF | John Youl | 12 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Scuderia Veloce | 49[2] | |
DNF | Ron Flockhart | 41 | Lotus 18 Coventry Climax | R. Flockhart | ||
DNF | Roy Salvadori | 2 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | 24 | |
DNF | Bib Stillwell | 6 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | B. S. Stillwell | 3 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Souvenir Programme, 1st International Sandown Park Motor Races, Labour Day Weekend, 11-12 March 1962
- ^ a b c Mike Kable, Brabham on top at opening Sandown Park meeting, Sports Car World, May 1962, pages 46 to 48
- ^ a b c d e f Sandown Park International, Sandown Park, 12 Mar 1962, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 1 September 2018
External links[]
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