1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix

French France Charade Circuit 5.005 8.055 2 11 13 May 1962 Circuit Charade 1958 1988.png Jim Redman Rhodesia and Nyasaland Honda Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Honda Tom Phillis Australia Honda Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda Jim Redman Rhodesia and Nyasaland Honda Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda Jan Huberts Netherlands Kreidler Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda Max Deubel Germany Emil Hörner Germany BMW Florian Camathias Switzerland Horst Burkhardt Germany BMW Chris Vincent United Kingdom Eric Bliss United Kingdom BSA The 1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 13 May 1962 at Charade Circuit Clermont-Ferrand. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. 1962 French Grand Prix 50cc final standings 8 laps (64.44 km mi) Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 NLD Jan Huberts Netherlands Kreidler 96.789 km/h mph on 39:56.8 8 2 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC110 / RC111 96.700 km/h mph on 39:59.0 6 3 CHE Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC110 / RC111 96.684 km/h mph on 39:59.4 4 4 GBR Tommy Robb Britain Honda RC110 96.563 km/h mph on 40:02.4 3 5 JPN Seichi Suzuki Japan Suzuki 94.306 km/h mph on 40:59.9 2 6 JPN Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 94.126 km/h mph on 41:04.6 1 Number of finishers: 17 Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 = 100.552 km/h mph on 1962 French Grand Prix 125cc final standings 13 laps (104.715 km mi) Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC145 108.276 km/h mph on 58:01.6 8 2 22px Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC145 107.201 km/h mph on 58:36.5 6 3 GBR Tommy Robb Britain Honda RC145 107.016 km/h mph on 58:42.6 4 4 CHE Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC145 107.007 km/h mph on 58:42.9 3 5 DEU Ernst Degner Germany Suzuki 101.984 km/h mph on 1h.01:36.4 2 6 ARG Jorge Kissling Argentina Bultaco 100.238 km/h mph on 1h.02:40.8 1 Number of finishers: 12 Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 = 114.707 km/h mph on 1962 French Grand Prix 250cc final standings 16 laps (128.880 km mi) Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 22px Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC162 115.659 km/h mph on 1:06:51.5 8 2 GBR Bob McIntyre Britain Honda RC162 115.651 km/h mph on 1h.06:51.8 6 3 AUS Tom Phillis Australia Honda RC162 115.645 km/h mph on 1h.06:52.0 4 4 GBR Dan Shorey Britain Bultaco + 1 lap 3 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Moto Morini + 1 lap 2 6 FRA Benjamin Savoye France Mondial + 2 laps 1 Number of finishers: 6 Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 3:59.7 = 120.974 km/h mph on 1962 French Grand Prix Side-car final standings 13 laps (104.715 km mi) Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points 1 DEU Max Deubel / DEU Emil Hörner Germany BMW 108.404 km/h mph on 57:57.5 8 2 CHE Florian Camathias / DEU Horst Burkhardt Switzerland BMW 107.217 km/h mph on 58:36.0 6 3 GBR Chris Vincent / GBR Eric Bliss Britain BSA 103.069 km/h mph on 1h.00:57.5 4 4 DEU Otto Kölle / DEU Dieter Hess Germany BMW 103.069 km/h mph on 1h.00:57.5 3 5 CHE Claude Lambert / CHE Alfred Herzig Switzerland BMW 100.5 km/h mph on 1h.02:31.0 2 6 GBR Eric Pickup / GBR Keith Scott Britain BMW 100.459 km/h mph on 1h.02:32.5 1 Number of finishers: 14 Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 = 111.961 km/h mph on References Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 Motorcycle Grand Prix French Category:French motorcycle Grand Prix