The 1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 13 May 1962 at Charade Circuit Clermont-Ferrand. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
1962 French Grand Prix 50cc final standings 8 laps ()
Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 Jan Huberts Netherlands Kreidler 39:56.8 8 2 Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC110 / RC111 39:59.0 6 3 Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC110 / RC111 39:59.4 4 4 Tommy Robb Britain Honda RC110 40:02.4 3 5 Seichi Suzuki Japan Suzuki 40:59.9 2 6 Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 41:04.6 1 Number of finishers: 17
Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 =
1962 French Grand Prix 125cc final standings 13 laps () Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC145 58:01.6 8 2 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC145 58:36.5 6 3 Tommy Robb Britain Honda RC145 58:42.6 4 4 Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC145 58:42.9 3 5 Ernst Degner Germany Suzuki 1h.01:36.4 2 6 Jorge Kissling Argentina Bultaco 1h.02:40.8 1 Number of finishers: 12
Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 =
1962 French Grand Prix 250cc final standings 16 laps () Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC162 1:06:51.5 8 2 Bob McIntyre Britain Honda RC162 1h.06:51.8 6 3 Tom Phillis Australia Honda RC162 1h.06:52.0 4 4 Dan Shorey Britain Bultaco + 1 lap 3 5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Moto Morini + 1 lap 2 6 Benjamin Savoye France Mondial + 2 laps 1 Number of finishers: 6
Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 3:59.7 =
1962 French Grand Prix Side-car final standings 13 laps () Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 Max Deubel / Emil Hörner Germany BMW 57:57.5 8 2 Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt Switzerland BMW 58:36.0 6 3 Chris Vincent / Eric Bliss Britain BSA 1h.00:57.5 4 4 Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess Germany BMW 1h.00:57.5 3 5 Claude Lambert / Alfred Herzig Switzerland BMW 1h.02:31.0 2 6 Eric Pickup / Keith Scott Britain BMW 1h.02:32.5 1 Number of finishers: 14
Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 =
References Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A.