1962 Six Hour Le Mans

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The 1962 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Sports Cars, Sedans and GT cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia, Australia on 3 June 1962. There were a total of 31 starters in the race, which was the eighth Six Hour Le Mans.

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The race was won by Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh driving a Lotus 15 Coventry Climax.

Results

Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh won the race driving a Lotus 15, similar to the car pictured above. 1958 Lotus 15.jpg
Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh won the race driving a Lotus 15, similar to the car pictured above.
Position [1] Drivers [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [2] Class position [3] Laps [1]
1Derek Jolly [2]
John Roxburgh [2]
4 Lotus 15 Coventry Climax [2] Lotus Australia Ltd1st Sports Under 2600cc [1] 185
2Dave Sullivan [2] 40 Holden D. Sullivan1st Sedan Under 2600cc [1] 177
3George Wakelin [2] 42 Holden G. Wakelin2nd Sedan Under 2600cc [1] 173
4Mike Tighe [2] 47 Fiat 1500 Reimann Motors1st Sedan Under 1600cc [1] 172
5Ian Johnson [2]
Bob McDowall [2]
38 Austin-Healey Sprite F. Johnston1st Sports Under 1000cc [1] 169
6Bill Inwood [4] 44 Simca W. Inwood1st Sedan Under 1300cc [1] 166
7J. Sumpton29 Chrysler Valiant Motorland1st Sedan Over 2600cc [1] 166
8Jeff Dunkerton [3] 26 Austin-Healey Sprite J. Wynhoff Motors2nd Sports Under 1000cc [1] 164
9Wally Higgs [2]
Brian McKay [2]
11 Peugeot Wally Higgs2nd Sedan Under 1600cc [1] 158
10Jack Wynhoff [3]
Bob Annear [2]
12 Renault Gordini Maison Motors1st Sedan Under 850cc [1] 158
11 Frank Coad [2]
John Roxburgh
5 Lotus Seven Coventry Climax [2] 1st Sports Under 1600cc [1] 158
12Rod Mitchell [3] 32 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 2nd Sedan Under 1300cc [1] 157
13R. Gillett
R. Thompson
16 Morris Major 3rd Sedan Under 1600cc [1] 156
14R. Downey
J. Harwood
10 MGA Twin Cam 2nd Sports Under 1600cc [1] 156
15E. Williams
B. Lemon
49 Volkswagen Sedan155
16L. Nowland
G. Chapman
62 Jaguar XK120 1st Sports Over 2600cc [1] 149
17S. Campbell45 Goggomobil Sports131
18R. Bolton15 Standard Vanguard 3rd Sedan Under 2600cc [1] 131
19Bob Biltoff [3]
Warren Matthews [3]
1 Peugeot 4th Sedan Under 2600cc [1] 118
20Syd Negus [3]
K. Wilkinson
25 Plymouth SportsSports96
21Ray Barfield [2] 8 Aston Martin DB3S Sports73
DNFHarley Pederick [3]
Stan Starcevich [3]
64 Holden Sedan145
DNFVic Watson [3]
Rod Donovan [3]
65 Ford Custom 272GT106
DNFH. Van Laanan33 Austin-Healey [3] Sports86
DNFRay Clarke [3]
Rod Donovan [3]
2 Holden Sedan75
DNFLionel Beattie [2] 9 Repco Holden SportsSports63
DNFWileyman
T. Neede
43 Simca Sedan61
DNFA. Visich
R. Booth
24 Holden Sedan48
DNFJohn Glasson [3] 21 Austin Lancer Sedan34
DNFTom Purvan [5] 48 Goggomobil Dart [5] Sports-
DNFDick Roberts [3]
Bob Avery [3]
70 Holden GTGT-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Western Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Lotus wins in six hour Le Mans race at Caversham WA, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, pages 40 & 41
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "racenumbers.xls, terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. Jim Shepherd, A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 151
  5. 1 2 Car Troubles Plague Le Mans Winner, The West Australian, Monday, June 4, 1962, page 7

Further reading

Terry Walker, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980