1962 British Saloon Car Championship

5th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1962 British Saloon Car Championship 1961 1963 The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fifth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 14 April and finished at Oulton Park on 1 September. Rhodesian driver John Love became the first non-British BSCC winner, driving a Morris Mini Cooper and an Austin Mini Cooper, making it the second consecutive championship win for a Mini driver.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20110911100900/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 2011-09-11 Official BTCC 1962 standings.http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html British Saloon Car Championship - 1962 2010-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311004230/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html 2009-03-11 dead Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner 1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 14 April Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?) GBR Mike Parkes 2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 23 April GBR Christabel Carlisle GBR Alan Hutcheson None (no entries) GBR Graham Hill 3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 28 April Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Alan Hutcheson GBR Nicky Byrne GBR Graham Hill 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 May Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Peter Harper GBR Innes Ireland GBR Graham Hill 5 Crystal Palace Circuit, London 11 June Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Peter Harper None (no entries) GBR Roy Salvadori NC Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex Unknown. Unknown. GBR Nicky Byrne P.J. Woodroffe NC Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 15 July GBR Mick Clare GBR Alan Hutcheson Unknown. GBR Graham Hill 6 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 21 July Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Peter Harper GBR Nicky Byrne GBR Jack Sears 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 6 August Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Peter Jopp GBR David Haynes GBR Mike Parkes 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 1 September Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love GBR Peter Harper GBR Chris McLaren? GBR Graham Hill NC* Brands Hatch, Kent 6 October GBR John AleyNZL Denny Hulme Not contested. ITA Piero FrescobaldiITA Cesare Fiorio GBR Mike ParkesGBR Jimmy Blumer The final race at Brands Hatch did not follow the same class structure as the preceding events. There were additional classes with 1300 & 1600cc engine capacity limits which were won by GBR Alan Foster/GBR Andrew Hedges and GBR Peter Procter/GBR Peter Harper, respectively. Championship results Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car Team Class Points 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Morris Mini CooperAustin Mini Cooper Cooper Car Co. A 52 2 GBR Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 49 3 GBR Jack Sears Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 38 4 GBR Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37 5 GBR Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 32 6 GBR Peter Jopp Sunbeam Rapier Alan Fraser B 32 7 GBR Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport B 31 8 GBR John Whitmore Austin Mini Cooper Cooper Car Co. A 29 References External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons British Saloon Car Championship