The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fifth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 14 April and finished at Oulton Park on 1 September. Rhodesian driver John Love became the first non-British BSCC winner, driving a Morris Mini Cooper and an Austin Mini Cooper, making it the second consecutive championship win for a Mini driver.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1962 standings.
Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner 1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 14 April John Love Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?) Mike Parkes 2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 23 April Christabel Carlisle Alan Hutcheson None (no entries) Graham Hill 3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 28 April John Love Alan Hutcheson Nicky Byrne Graham Hill 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 May John Love Peter Harper Innes Ireland Graham Hill 5 Crystal Palace Circuit, London 11 June John Love Peter Harper None (no entries) Roy Salvadori NC Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex Unknown. Unknown. Nicky Byrne P.J. Woodroffe NC Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 15 July Mick Clare Alan Hutcheson Unknown. Graham Hill 6 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 21 July John Love Peter Harper Nicky Byrne Jack Sears 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 6 August John Love Peter Jopp David Haynes Mike Parkes 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 1 September John Love Peter Harper Chris McLaren? Graham Hill NC* Brands Hatch, Kent 6 October John Aley Denny Hulme Not contested. Piero Frescobaldi Cesare Fiorio Mike Parkes Jimmy Blumer The final race at Brands Hatch did not follow the same class structure as the preceding events. There were additional classes with 1300 & 1600cc engine capacity limits which were won by Alan Foster/ Andrew Hedges and Peter Procter/ Peter Harper, respectively.
Championship results
Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car Team Class Points 1 John Love Morris Mini CooperAustin Mini Cooper Cooper Car Co. A 52 2 Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 49 3 Jack Sears Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 38 4 Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37 5 Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 32 6 Peter Jopp Sunbeam Rapier Alan Fraser B 32 7 Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport B 31 8 John Whitmore Austin Mini Cooper Cooper Car Co. A 29
References
External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship