1962 Danish Grand Prix

NC Denmark Danish III Grote Prijs van Danske Roskilde Ring, Roskilde Roskildering fullcircuit trackmap.gif 26 August 1962 Permanent racing facility 0.74 1.19 1 x 20, 2 x 30 59.2 95.27 Jack Brabham Australia Lotus-Climax 0:43.4 Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 0:42.7 Australia Jack Brabham Australia Lotus-Climax Masten Gregory United States Lotus-BRM Innes Ireland UK Lotus-Climax The III Grote Prijs van Danske (or 3rd Danish Grand Prix) was held on 25–26 August 1962, at the Roskilde Ring circuit, Roskilde, Denmark. The race was a non-Championship Formula One race. It was run over three heats: one of 20 laps and two of 30 laps, and was won overall by Jack Brabham, who won all three heats in his Lotus 24. This race was the first Formula One event for successful Rhodesian motorcycle rider Gary Hocking, who finished 4th overall. This was the second and last Formula One event to be held at the Roskildering, which was eventually closed in 1969."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race summary The first heat saw Brabham win from American Masten Gregory, with Innes Ireland in third. The main incident was an accident involving the Lotus 18 of Jay Chamberlain. Brabham also took the second heat, with Ireland in second this time and John Surtees in third, with Roy Salvadori crashing out this time. Chamberlain returned for the third and final heat, and the first three home in the first heat crossed the line in the same order in the third heat, with a comfortable overall win for Brabham, who also drove the fastest lap."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Overall results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Qual 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 59:14.1 1 2 USA Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-BRM + 20.5 s 2 3 UK Innes Ireland UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax + 33.2 s 4 4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax + 2:21.3 s 7 5 UK Ian Burgess Anglo-American Equipe Cooper-Climax + 2:34.1 s 6 6 UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 3:15.5 s 8 7 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche + 1 lap 9 8 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM + 2 laps 11 9 USA Jay Chamberlain Ecurie Excelsior Lotus-Climax + 44 laps (Ret from Heat 1 – Accident) 10 Ret UK John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Ignition (Heat 3) 3 Ret UK Roy Salvadori Bowmaker Racing Team Lola-Climax Accident (Heat 2) 5 WD UK Graham Hill Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax – WD Germany Kurt Kuhnke Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward engine not ready – References Danish Grand Prix 1962 1962 Mediterranean Grand Prix 1962 International Gold Cup 1961 Danish Grand Prix 1963 Danish Grand Prix External links Full results details at formula2.net Danish Grand Prix Category:Danish Grand Prix Danish Grand Prix, 1962 Category:1962 in Danish motorsport