The 1962 World Sportscar Championship season was the 10th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1962 International Championship for GT Manufacturers, which was contested in three engine capacity divisions, and the 1962 Coupe des Sports, which was contested in three engine capacity divisions. The season ran from 11 February 1962 to 21 September 1962 over 15 events. For this season the FIA shifted the focus to production based GT cars and the World Sportscar Championship title was discontinued. This was also the first year that each class had its own championship, instead of a single overall title.[ citation needed ]
Although composed of 15 races, each class did not compete in all events. Some events were for one class, while others were combined events.
Round | Race | Circuit or Location | Competitors | Date |
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1 | 3 Hours of Daytona Continental | Daytona International Speedway | Both | 11 February |
2 | Sebring 3 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | GT | 23 March |
3 | 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Both | 24 March |
4 | Coppa Maifredi | Circuito del Garda | GT | 1 May |
5 | Targa Florio | Palermo | Both | 6 May |
6 | Berlin Grand Prix | AVUS | GT | 13 May |
7 | International ADAC 1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Both | 27 May |
8 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | Both | 23 June 24 June |
9 | Trophée d'Auvergne | Charade Circuit | Both | 15 July |
10 | Coppa Citta di Enna | Autodromo di Pergusa | GT | 15 August |
11 | RAC Tourist Trophy | Goodwood Circuit | GT | 18 August |
12 | International ADAC 500 km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | GT | 2 September |
13 | Double 400 km | Bridgehampton | GT2.0 | 15 September |
14 | Double 400 km | Bridgehampton | GT+2.0 | 16 September |
15 | 1000 km de Paris | Autodrome de Montlhéry | GT | 21 October |
Round | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
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Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | #96 Frank Arciero | #18 NART | Results |
Dan Gurney | Stirling Moss | |||
2 | Sebring | Did Not Participate | #8 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
Bruce McLaren | ||||
3 | Sebring | #23 Scuderia SSS Venezia | #24 NART | Results |
Jo Bonnier Lucien Bianchi | Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien | |||
4 | Circuito del Garda | Did Not Participate | #56 No Team Name | Results |
Ludovico Scarfiotti | ||||
5 | Palermo | #152 SEFAC Ferrari | #86 San Marco | Results |
Willy Mairesse Olivier Gendebien Ricardo Rodríguez | Giorgio Scarlatti Pietro Ferraro | |||
6 | AVUS | Did Not Participate | #40 No Team Name | Results |
Robert Jenny | ||||
7 | Nürburgring | #92 SEFAC Ferrari | #51 Peter Nöcker | Results |
Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien | Peter Nöcker Wolfgang Seidel | |||
8 | Le Mans | #6 SpA Ferrari SEFAC | #19 Pierre Noblet | Results |
Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien | Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet | |||
9 | Charade | #18 Essex Racing Team | #3 Scuderia SSS Venezia | Results |
Alan Rees | Carlo Maria Abate | |||
10 | Pergusa | Did Not Participate | #58 Abarth | Results |
"Pam" Giancarlo Scotti | ||||
11 | Goodwood | Did Not Participate | #15 UDT-Laystall | Results |
Innes Ireland | ||||
12 | Nürburgring | Did Not Participate | #86 Abarth | Results |
Eberhard Mahle | ||||
13 | Bridgehampton (2.0) | Did Not Participate | #31 Chuck Cassel | Results |
Bob Holbert | ||||
14 | Bridgehampton (+2.0) | #3 NART | #17 Bob Grossman | Results |
Pedro Rodríguez | Bob Grossman | |||
15 | Montlhéry | Did Not Participate | #1 NART | Results |
Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez |
All championships scored points to the top six competitors in each class, in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Only the best 5 results counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
This championship was for all GT class cars over 2000 cc. GT +2.0 did not participate in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 13.
Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | SEB | TGA | NÜR | LMS | CHA | GWD | BHA | MTY | Total |
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1 | Ferrari | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
2 | Jaguar | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||
3 | Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
4 | Lancia | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
5 | Aston Martin | 1 | 1 |
This championship was for all GT class cars under 2000 cc but above 1000 cc. GT 2.0 did not participate in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 14.
Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | SEB | TGA | NÜR | LMS | CHA | GWD | BHA | MTY | Total |
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1 | Porsche | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
2 | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 27 | |
3 | Lotus | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 | ||||
4 | Morgan | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||
5 | Abarth-Simca | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
6 | Sunbeam | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
7 | TVR | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
8 | MG | 1 | 1 |
This championship was for all GT class cars under 1000 cc. GT 1.0 only participated in Rounds 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, and 13.
Pos | Manufacturer | SEB | GDA | AVU | PER | NÜR | BHA | Total |
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1 | Fiat-Abarth | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
2 | GSM | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||
3 | Austin-Healey | 4 | 4 |
This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 3000 cc. Sportscars only scored points in Rounds 3, 5, and 7. The last two rounds were won by the Ferrari 246 SP.
Pos | Manufacturer | SEB | TGA | NÜR | Total |
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1 | Ferrari | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
2= | Cooper | 6 | 6 | ||
2= | Aston Martin | 6 | 6 | ||
4 | Cegga-Ferrari | 4 | 4 |
This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 2000 cc but above 1000 cc.
Porsche was the only manufacturer to finish a race in this class in the three scoring rounds, and were declared the champion.
This championship was for all Sportscar class cars under 1000 cc. Sportscars only scored points in Rounds 3, 5, and 7.
Pos | Manufacturer | SEB | TGA | NÜR | Total |
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1 | Fiat-Abarth | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
2 | Lotus | 9 | 9 | ||
3= | O.S.C.A. | 6 | 6 | ||
3= | Austin-Healey | 6 | 6 | ||
5 | D.B. | 4 | 4 |
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