The 1962 Bathurst Six Hour Classic was an endurance race for production touring cars and production sports cars. [1] The event was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, New South Wales, on 30 September 1962. [1]
There was no outright winner of the race, official results being declared only for the six divisions. [2]
Division A : Production Touring Cars Up To £900 | |||||
Pos. [2] | Drivers [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [2] |
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1 | F. Kleinig Frank Kleinig, Jnr. [3] | 5 | Morris 850 | F. Kleinig Motors | 88 |
2 | R. Haylen A. Hill | 3 | Morris 850 | Motoria Pty. Ltd. | 87 |
3 | D. West W Pitt | 12 | Škoda Super Octavia | Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. | 87 |
4 | Tony Allan [2] David Hooker [2] | 4 | Morris 850 | Team Hooker-Allan | 87 |
5 | W. Shepherd R. Morris | 2 | NSU Prinz | Ray Morris Motors | 84 |
6 | F. McEnroe D. Humphreys | 9 | Morris 850 | John R. Malcolm Motors | 83 |
7 | J. Cummins D Johnson | 15 | Hillman Husky | Sydney Speed Shop | 82 |
8 | J. Gates M. Nedelko | 14 | Ford Anglia | Kloster Pty. Ltd. | 79 |
9 | Arnold Glass [4] Noel Hall [3] | 7 | Datsun Bluebird | Capitol Motors | 78 |
10 | W. Weekes B. Fleming | 10 | Morris 850 | G.P. Cars Racing Team | 78 |
11 | K. Malcolm Ralph Sach [4] | 1 | NSU Prinz | Boss Hill Service Station | 66 |
12 | Lorraine Hill [3] Virginia Lighezzolo [3] | 11 | Škoda Super Octavia | Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. | 63 |
13 | Alwyn Rose [3] T Sulman | 8 | Datsun Bluebird | Capitol Motors | 61 |
DNF [2] | John French [2] Paul Bolton [3] | 6 | Datsun Bluebird | Capitol Motors | |
Division B : Production Touring Cars £901 to £1050 | |||||
Pos. [2] | Drivers [2] [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [2] |
1 | John Martin [3] C. Hodges | 21 | Škoda Felicia | Hercules Motors Pty. Ltd. | 88 |
2 | Ron Hodgson [3] Digby Cooke [3] | 23 | Morris Major Elite [3] | Lovell Motors Pty. Ltd. | 88 |
3 | K. Lindsay A. Heasman | 16 | Morris Major Elite [2] | Ken Lindsay Motors | 87 |
4 | Peter Wherrett [5] Frank Davidson [5] | 22 | Hillman Minx Australian DeLuxe [5] | Lovell Motors Pty Ltd | 87 |
5 | Carl Kennedy [2] Doug Stewart [3] | 20 | Simca Aronde [2] | Harden & Johnston Pty. Ltd. | 87 |
6 | W. Parker A. Stanfield | 17 | Fiat 1100 | Bill Parker | 80 |
DNF [3] | Bill March [3] Allan Bridge [3] | 18 | Renault Gordini | W. March | |
DNF [4] | J. Downie P. Treglown | 19 | Morris Major | Orana Auo Sales | |
Division C : Production Touring Cars £1051 to £1250 | |||||
Pos. [2] | Drivers [2] [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [2] |
1 | Bruce McPhee [2] Barry Mulholland [2] | 24 | Morris Cooper | Regal Motors Pty. Ltd. | 95 |
2 | Charlie Smith [3] B. Maher | 28 | Austin Freeway | C. G. Smith | 95 |
3 | Barry Gurdon [2] J. Trevor-Jones | 27 | Austin Freeway | Gurdon Motor Pty. Ltd. | 89 |
4 | I Grant T Marden | 25 | Holden | Geissler Motors | 89 |
5 | Bob Holden [2] K. Brigden | 30 | Peugeot 403 | Killara Motors | 88 |
6 | Ron Marshall [2] Bruce Marshall [2] | 26 | Holden | Marshall's Garage | 79 |
DNF [3] | Bob Jane [3] Harry Firth [3] | 29 | Ford Falcon XK [2] | Ford Motor Coy (Aust) Pty. Ltd. | 38 [2] |
Division D : Production Touring Cars £1251 to £1700 | |||||
Pos. [2] | Drivers [2] [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [2] |
1 | Don Algie [3] Kingsley Hibbard [3] | 35 | Studebaker Lark | Hospital Hill Motors, Wollongong | 99 |
2 | David McKay [3] Greg Cusack [3] | 37 | Fiat 1500 | Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd. | 98 |
3 | Peter Williamson [2] K. Whightley | 40 | Fiat 1500 | P. Williamson | 97 |
4 | Bill Buckle [3] Brian Foley [3] | 34 | Citroën ID19 [3] | Scuderia Veloce Pty. Ltd. | 97 |
5 | B. Lawler H. Gapps | 33 | Fiat 1500 | Otten Motors | 96 |
6 | Jim Wright [2] Frank Hann [2] | 36 | Studebaker Lark | J. Wright | 95 |
7 | Bill Slattery [2] J. Burge | 38 | Studebaker Lark | Needham Motors Pty. Ltd. | 92 |
8 | Lance Hill [2] Ralph Long [2] | 32 | Fiat 1500 | L. Hill | 91 |
9 | Bill Burns [4] Mike Crampton [2] | 31 | Fiat 1500 | Bill Burns Hire Cars | 14 |
DNF [3] | Brian Shaw [3] George Murray [3] | 39 | Fiat 2300 | B. G. Shaw | 0 [3] |
Division E : Production Sports Cars Up To £1500 | |||||
Pos. [2] | Drivers [2] [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [2] |
1 | Tony Reynolds [2] Les Howard [2] | 45 | Morgan Plus 4 | A. J. Reynolds | 94 |
2 | Bill Reynolds [2] Kevin Bartlett [2] | 41 | Austin-Healey Sprite Mk I [2] | Mrs E. Peck | 86 |
3 | D. Owen C. Wear | 42 | MGA 1500 [2] | P. A. Owen | 86 |
DNF [4] | K. John [4] Peter Caldecoat [2] | 43 | MGA 1600 [2] | K. S. John | |
Division F : Production Sports Cars £1501 to £2000 | |||||
Pos. [2] | Drivers [2] [1] | No. [1] | Car [1] | Entrant [1] | Laps [2] |
1 | Leo Geoghegan [3] Ian Geoghegan [4] | 52 | Daimler SP250 | Geoghegan Motors, Liverpool | 104 |
2 | C. Lansdowne Holt Binnie [3] | 46 | Triumph TR4 | G. Lansdowne | 100 |
3 | Gordon Lansdowne [2] Dianne Walker [2] | 47 | Triumph TR4 | G. Lansdowne | 98 |
4 | Matt Daddo [2] Bill Stanley [4] | 50 | MGA Twin Cam | Scuderia Octagon | 72 |
DNF [6] | N. Claydon [2] F. Gibson [2] | 51 | MGA Twin Cam | N. Claydon | |
DNF [6] | Jim Clarke [4] A. Lazich | 49 | MGA Twin Cam | J. Clarke |
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