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| Race 2 of 11 races in the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 13 May 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Charade Circuit | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
8 laps (64.44 kilometres (40.04 mi))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jan Huberts | Netherlands | Kreidler | 96.789 km/h (60.142 mph) | 39:56.8 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda RC110 / RC111 | 96.700 km/h (60.087 mph) | 39:59.0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda RC110 / RC111 | 96.684 km/h (60.077 mph) | 39:59.4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Tommy Robb | Britain | Honda RC110 | 96.563 km/h (60.001 mph) | 40:02.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Seichi Suzuki | Japan | Suzuki | 94.306 km/h (58.599 mph) | 40:59.9 | 2 | |
| 6 | Mitsuo Itoh | Japan | Suzuki | 94.126 km/h (58.487 mph) | 41:04.6 | 1 |
Number of finishers: 17
Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 = 100.552 km/h (62.480 mph)
13 laps (104.715 kilometres (65.067 mi))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda RC145 | 108.276 km/h (67.280 mph) | 58:01.6 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda RC145 | 107.201 km/h (66.612 mph) | 58:36.5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tommy Robb | Britain | Honda RC145 | 107.016 km/h (66.497 mph) | 58:42.6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda RC145 | 107.007 km/h (66.491 mph) | 58:42.9 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Ernst Degner | Germany | Suzuki | 101.984 km/h (63.370 mph) | 1h.01:36.4 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Jorge Kissling | Argentina | Bultaco | 100.238 km/h (62.285 mph) | 1h.02:40.8 | 1 |
Number of finishers: 12
Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 = 114.707 km/h (71.276 mph)
16 laps (128.880 kilometres (80.082 mi))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda RC162 | 115.659 km/h (71.867 mph) | 1:06:51.5 | 8 | |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre | Britain | Honda RC162 | 115.651 km/h (71.862 mph) | 1h.06:51.8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda RC162 | 115.645 km/h (71.858 mph) | 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 = 120.974 km/h (75.170 mph)
13 laps (104.715 kilometres (65.067 mi))
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Max Deubel / Emil Hörner | Germany | BMW | 108.404 km/h (67.359 mph) | 57:57.5 | 8 | |
| 2 | Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt | Switzerland | BMW | 107.217 km/h (66.622 mph) | 58:36.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Chris Vincent / Eric Bliss | Britain | BSA | 103.069 km/h (64.044 mph) | 1h.00:57.5 | 4 | |
| 4 | Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess | Germany | BMW | 103.069 km/h (64.044 mph) | 1h.00:57.5 | 3 | |
| 5 | Claude Lambert / Alfred Herzig | Switzerland | BMW | 100.5 km/h (62.4 mph) | 1h.02:31.0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Eric Pickup / Keith Scott | Britain | BMW | 100.459 km/h (62.422 mph) | 1h.02:32.5 | 1 |
Number of finishers: 14
Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 = 111.961 km/h (69.569 mph)
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