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1962 Bathurst 100

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Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1962 Craven Filter Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 23 April 1962. The race was contested over 26 laps at a total distance of approximately 100 miles and it was Round 2 of the 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship.

The race was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper T53 Climax.

Results

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Pos No Entrant Driver Car Race Time/DNF Laps
1 6 B.S. Stillwell Bib Stillwell Cooper T53 Climax 1:06:14.3 26
2 1 Scuderia Veloce David McKay Cooper T53 Climax 1:06:19.9 26
3 9 Bill Patterson Motors Bill Patterson Cooper T51 Climax 1:06:20.1 26
4 10 Scuderia Veloce Greg Cusack Cooper T51 Climax 1:06:44.8 24
5 28 A.C. Rose Alwyn Rose DalRo FLII Jaguar 1:07:49.2 22
6 4 Ecurie Australie Lex Davison Cooper T53 Climax 1:06:34.6 15
7 22 Ross Dalton Ross Dalton Cooper T51 Maserati Overheating 8
8 71 Woolgoolga Motors Noel Hall Rennmax-Cooper T51 Climax Engine 3
9 7 Capitol Motors Arnold Glass BRM P48 Suspension 2
10 87 Frank Matich Frank Matich Lotus 19B Climax Suspension 2
DNS 16 Geary's Sports Cars John Hough Cooper T51 Maserati N/A -
DNS 44 Ecurie Australie Lex Davison Aston Martin DBR4/300 Withdrew -
Source:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Brown, Allen. "Bathurst, 23 Apr 1962 « Australian Gold Star (Formula Libre) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
  2. ^ John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 295 to 303