1962 Australian GT Championship

Motorsport competition June 2020 July 2011 1962 Australian GT Championship 1961 1963 thumb|250px|Layout of the Lakeside International Raceway The 1962 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6 for drivers of Appendix K GT cars.Pedr Davis, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 200 The title, which was the third Australian GT Championship,Some difference of opinion exists regarding the actual name of the title. Australian Motor Sport, September 1962 uses both "Australian G.T. championship" and "Australian Gran Turismo Championship", The Courier Mail, Monday, 9 July 1962 uses "Australian Grand Touring Championship" and the 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport uses "Australian GT Championship" was contested over a single race held at the Lakeside circuit, in Queensland, Australia on 8 July 1962.John French wins 1962 Australian G.T. championship, Australian Motor Sports, September 1962, pages 37-39 The championship was won by John French driving a Centaur Waggott. Results thumb|The race winning Centaur Waggott, pictured in 2007 Position Driver No. Car Entrant Laps 1 John French 26 Centaur Waggott GP Cars Racing Team 50 2 Tony Basile 31Lakeside early days..., primotipo.com, as archived at web.archive.org Porsche Carrera S Sakzewski 50 3 Bill PittJim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 185 34Australian G.T. title to French's Centaur, Racing Car News, August 1962, Page 8 Jaguar 3.4 Litre Mrs DI Anderson 50 4 Les Howard 21 Austin-Healey Sprite - Ford Cosworth Howard and Sons Racing Team 5 Brian Foley 7 Lotus Elite Scuderia VeloceKeith Thallon, John French unchallenged in Australian GT Championship, Sports Car World, September 1962, pages 54 & 55 Under 1000cc 1 Sib Petralia 51 Austin-Healey Sprite Chequered Flag Racing Team 2 Terry Kratzmann 30 Renault Floride Sqadra Sotto ? M. Hunt 6 Renault Dauphine 1000cc to 1600cc 1 Tony Basile 31 Porsche Carrera S Sakzewski 50 2 Les Howard 21 Austin-Healey Sprite - Ford Cosworth Howard and Sons Racing Team 3 Brian Foley 7 Lotus Elite Scuderia Veloce ? Tony Osborne 16 Lotus Elite ? Paul Fallu 60 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 1600cc to 2600cc 1 John French 26 Centaur Waggott GP Cars Racing Team 50 2 Ken Peters 4 Derrington Wolseley 15/60 KA Peters 2600cc and Over 1 Bill Pitt 34 Jaguar 3.4 Litre Mrs DI Anderson 50 2 Dennis GearyJohn Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, page 167 22 HWM Jaguar GT Geary's Sports Cars Race statistics Pole position: John French (Centaur Waggott), 1m 15.6s Race distance: 50 laps, 75 mile (120 km) Number of starters: 14Australian Motor Sports, September 1962, pages 37-39 states that there were 14 starters in the race but only includes 12 names in its grid listing and only mentions the same 12 in the text of the race report Number of finishers: Not yet ascertained Race time of winning car: 62m 03.6s Fastest lap: John French, 1m 12.3sCar Wrecked at Lakeside, The Courier Mail, Monday, 9 July 1962, page 13 References External links Image of the Centaur Waggott in action Category:Australian GT Championship GT Championship