1962 International 2000 Guineas

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1962 International 2000 Guineas
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date11 June 1962
Official name I International 2000 Guineas
Location Mallory Park, Leicestershire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.173 km (1.35 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 162.975 km (101.25 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 51.0
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Lola-Climax
Time 50.8
Podium
First Lola-Climax
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Lotus-Climax

The 1st International 2000 Guineas was a motor race, for Formula One cars, held on Monday 11 June 1962 (the Whit Monday bank holiday in the UK) at Mallory Park, Leicestershire. The meeting was organised by the Nottingham Sports Car Club and live coverage was featured in the BBC's Bank Holiday Grandstand.

The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Lola Mk4.

This race represented the Formula One debut of Mike Parkes. [1]

Another Formula One race was held on the same day, the 1962 Crystal Palace Trophy, at Crystal Palace Circuit.

Results

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax 1.05:03.64
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax + 18.2 s2
312 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax + 28.2 s3
42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Parkes Bowmaker Racing Team Cooper-Climax 74 laps10
57 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 74 laps7
610 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Porsche 73 laps5
711 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Davis Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia Lotus-Climax 73 laps12
81 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Shelly John Dalton Lotus-Climax 72 laps11
985 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 72 laps6
1015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper Special-Climax 71 laps8
Ret86 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Rhodes Gerard Racing Cooper-Ford Ignition9
Ret6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Oil pressure1
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Dalton Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Fuel feed13
WD1 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Entry taken by Dalton-
WD5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus No car-
WD9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM Car not ready-

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References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.90.
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