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1962 24 Hours of Le Mans

   

Exhibition or unclassified race
Sunday, June 24, 1962 at Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
331 laps on a 8.364 kilometer road course (2768.484 kilometers)

Time of race: 24:00:00
Average speed: 115.354 kph
Pole time: n/a
Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 5 laps +
Attendance: 300000
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

PosSt#DriverTeamCarLapsStatusLed
116   Olivier Gendebien
  Phil Hill
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 330 TRI/LM331running
21519   Pierre Noblet
  Jean Guichet
Pierre NobletFerrari 250 GTO326running
31922   Leon Dernier
  Jean Blaton
Equipe Nationale BelgeFerrari 250 GTO314running
42010   Briggs Cunningham
  Roy Salvadori
Briggs CunninghamJaguar E-Type310running
5219   Peter Sargent
  Peter Lumsden
P.J. SargentJaguar E-Type310running
61717   Fireball Roberts
  Bob Grossman
North American Racing TeamFerrari 250 GTO297running
73334   Edgar Barth
  Hans Herrmann
Porsche System EngineeringPorsche 356 GS Abarth287running
82744   David Hobbs
  Frank Gardner
Team Lotus EngineeringLotus Elite286running
92421   Ed Hugus
  George Reed
Scuderia BearFerrari 250 GT SWB EXP281running
103739   Giancarlo Sala
  Marcello de Luca di Lizzano
Scuderia St. AmbroeusAlfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato281running
115245   Clive Hunt
  M.R.J. Wyllie
Team Lotus EngineeringLotus Elite278running
123235   Robert Buchet
  Heinz Schiller
Auguste VeuilletPorsche 356 GS Abarth272running
134429   Chris Lawrence
  Richard Shepherd-Barron
Morgan Motor CompanyMorgan Plus 4 270running
142843   Claude Dubois
  Georges Harris
Equipe Nationale BelgeAbarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero268running
153832   Peter Harper
  Peter Procter
Sunbeam TalbotSunbeam Alpine268running
165853   Andre Guilhaudin
  Alain Bertaut
Panhard & LevassorCD Dyna / Panhard255running
175146   Bernard Consten
  Jose Rosinski
Automobiles Rene BonnetRene Bonnet Djet255running
184650   Paul Armagnac
  Gerard Laureau
Automobiles Rene BonnetRene Bonnet Djet Spyder253running
191127   Giancarlo Baghetti
  Ludovico Scarfiotti
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari Dino 268 SP230clutch
204537   George Arents
  Jose Behra
Automobili OscaOsca 1600 GT Zagato227gearbox
214040   Karl Foitek
  Ricciardo Ricci
Scuderia St. AmbroeusAlfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato225clutch
222924   John Whitmore
  Bob Olthoff
Ecurie ChilternAustin-Healey 3000211piston
231323   Fernand Tavano
  Andre Simon
Fernand TavanoFerrari 250 GTO 202differential
244233   Paddy Hopkirk
  Peter Jopp
Sunbeam TalbotSunbeam Alpine187engine
2552   Walt Hansgen
  Bruce McLaren
Briggs CunninghamMaserati Tipo 151178engine
26628   Pedro Rodriguez
  Ricardo Rodriguez
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari Dino 246 SP174gearbox
271458   Nino Vaccarella
  Giorgio Scarlatti
Scuderia SSS Republica di VeneziaFerrari 250 GTO172engine
284856   Roger Masson
  Teodoro Zeccoli
Roger MassonFiat-Abarth 700 S171engine
291220   Innes Ireland
  Masten Gregory
UTD Laystall Racing TeamFerrari 250 GTO165starter battery
3084   Maurice Trintignant
  Lucien Bianchi
Maserati FranceMaserati Tipo 151152suspension
311018   Buck Fulp
  Peter Ryan
North American Racing TeamFerrari 250 TRI/61150crash
32351   Tony Settember
  John Turner
Scuderia SciroccoChevrolet Corvette C1150piston
331812   Jean Kerguen
  Jacques Dewes
Jean KerguenAston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 134head gasket
345555   Bernard Boyer
  Guy Verrier
Panhard & LevassorCD Dyna / Panhard128engine
352214   Mike Salmon
  Ian Baillie
Mike SalmonAston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 124piston
365451   Regis Fraissinet
  Paul Condrillier
Abarth Corse & CieFiat-Abarth 700 S115piston
373638   John Hine
  Dick Prior
Marcos CarsMarcos Gullwing / Ford85engine
382525   Tom Dickson
  Jack Fairman
Ecurie Ecosse Tojeiro EE / Climax81gearbox
39411   Graham Hill
  Richie Ginther
David BrownAston Martin DP21278oil pipe
404954   Pierre Lelong
  Jean-Pierre Hanrioud
Panhard & LevassorCD Dyna / Panhard73crash
4133   William Kimberley
  Dick Thompson
Briggs CunninghamMaserati Tipo 15162crash
423141   Roger de Lageneste
  Jean Rolland
Abarth Corse & CieAbarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero60ignition
4327   Mike Parkes
  Lorenzo Bandini
SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 330 LM/GTO56crash
4478   Maurice Charles
  John Coundley
Maurice CharlesJaguar E-Type43engine
455960   Jean-Claude Magne
  Maurice Martin
Andres ChardonnetAC Ace / Bristol49clutch
463430   Ben Pon
  Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche System EngineeringPorsche 356 GS Abarth35ignition
472359   Georges Berger
  Robert Darville
Equipe Nationale BelgeFerrari 250 GT SWB35crash
48915   Jo Bonnier
  Dan Gurney
Scuderia SSS Republica di VeneziaFerrari 250 TRI/6130gearbox
491616   Carlo Mario Abate
  Colin Davis
Scuderia SSS Republica di VeneziaFerrari 250 GT SWB Drogo30gearbox
503062   Gianni Balzarini
  Franz Albert
Abarth Corse & CieAbarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero30gearbox
512642   Henri Oreiller
  Tommy Spychiger
Abarth Corse & CieAbarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero21ignition
524336   John Bentley
  John Gordon
Automobili OscaOsca 1600 GT Zagato13engine
535361   Jean Vinatier
  Jean-Claude Vidilles
Automobiles Rene BonnetRene Bonnet Djet13overheating
545652   Herbert Demetz
  Mauro Bianchi
Abarth Corse & CieFiat-Abarth 700 S12valves
554131   Peter Bolton
  Ninian Sanderson
TVR CarsTVR Grantura3water leak
566049   Robert Bouharde
  Jean Vinatier
Automobiles Rene BonnetRene Bonnet Djet0did not start
574764   Keith Ballisat
  Ian Lewis
Sunbeam TalbotSunbeam Alpine0reserve
583965   Rob Slotemaker
  Ted Lund
TVR CarsTVR Grantura0reserve
595068   Guy Flayac
  Georges Alexandrovitch
Guy FlayacFiat-Abarth 1000 S0reserve
605770   Robert Neyret
  Robert Mougin
Panhard & LevassorCD Dyna / Panhard0reserve

Fastest Lap:

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
WDJimmy Clark23Lotus Engineering� Lotus 23 
WDTrevor Taylor23Lotus Engineering� Lotus 23 
WDLes Leston48UTD Laystall Racing TeamLotus 23 
WDTony Shelly48UTD Laystall Racing TeamLotus 23