1962 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition March 2014 March 2014 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship 1961 1963 The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers1963 Amendments to CAMS Manual & National Competition Rules (1962 ed), page 26 of Formula Libre racing cars.Greg Cusack wins Queensland's Gold Star at Lowood, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, page 34 The winner of the title, which was the sixth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star. The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF. Schedule The championship was contested over a six race series.Guide to the Gold Star, page i, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972 Round 1962 Gold Star race results, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org Race name Circuit State Date Winning driver Car Entrant 1 South Pacific Championship Longford 1962 Programme, Second Day Longford Tasmania 5 March John Surtees Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Bowmaker - Yeoman Credit 2 Craven A Bathurst 100 Programme, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, 23rd April, 1962 Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst New South Wales 23 April Bib Stillwell Cooper T53 Coventry Climax B. S. Stillwell 3 Queensland Road Race Championship Lowood Queensland 3 June Greg Cusack Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce 4 Victorian Road Racing Championship Sandown Park Victoria 16 September Lex Davison Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Ecurie Australie 5 Advertiser Trophy Mallala South Australia 8 October Bib Stillwell Cooper T53 Coventry Climax B. S. Stillwell 6 Australian Grand Prix Caversham Western Australia 18 November Official Souvenir Programme, Caversham, 17-18 Nov. Bruce McLaren Cooper T62 Coventry Climax Bruce McLaren Points system Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed Australian license holders.Guide to the Gold Star, pages ii-iii, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972 Each driver could count his/her results from the Australian Grand Prix plus the best four results from the remaining races. Ties in the award were determined by the relevant drivers placings in the Australian Grand Prix.McKay, David. AGP to McLaren, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 18-20 Results Position Driver Car Entrant Lon. Bat. Low. San. Mal. Cav. Total 1 Bib Stillwell Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF B. S. Stillwell 7 12 - 7 12 7 45 2 John Youl Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFCooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce 2 - - - 7 12 21 3 Bill Patterson Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Bill Patterson Motors 3 5 - 5 - 5 18 4 Greg Cusack Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce - 3 12 3 - - 18 5 David McKay Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce 5 7 - - 5 - 17 6 Lex Davison Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Ecurie Australie 1 - 12 - - 13 7 Jack Brabham Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF Ecurie Vitesse 12 - - - - - 12 8 Bryan Thomson Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF S/C Ecurie Shepparton - - 7 2 - - 9 9 Tom Ross Lotus 20 Ford T. Ross - - 5 - - - 5 10 Arnold Glass BRM P48 Buick Capitol Motors Pty Ltd - - - - - 3 3 11 Clive Nolan Lotus 20 Ford Clive Nolan Motors - - 3 - - - 3 = Andy Brown Elfin FJ Ford Autocourse Elfin - - - - 3 - 3 13 Syd Negus Cooper T20 Repco Holden Syd Negus - - - - - 2 2 14 Alwyn Rose Dalro Jaguar Mk II A. Rose - 2 - - - - 2 = Roy Morris Elfin FJ Climax Climax FWA R. Morris - - 2 - - - 2 = Bill Pile Cooper Mk. V Climax Climax FWA W. Pile - - - - 2 - 2 17 Ted Edwards TS Special E. Edwards - - - - - 1 1 18 Ron Marshall Cooper T51 (Replica) Coventry Climax FPF R. Marshall 1 - - - - - 1 = Ron Halpin Gremlin FJ Ford Gold Coast Auto - - 1 - - - 1 = Garrie Cooper Elfin FJ Ford Elfin Sports Cars - - - - 1 - 1 Note: Patterson was awarded third place in the championship due to his superior placing in the Australian Grand Prix. English driver John Surtees (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Longford race New Zealand driver Angus Hyslop (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his fourth place in the Longford race New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren (Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Australian Grand Prix References Further reading Jim Sheperd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980 John Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979 The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986 Surtees wins fast Longford International, Australian Motor Sports, May 1962, page 23 David McKay, Stillwell's Day, Modern Motor, July 1962, pages 30–32 & 77-78 Gold Star at Lowood, Modern Motor, August 1962, page 75 David McKay, "Davo" at Sandown, Modern Motor, November 1962 David McKay, 'Star' to Bib, Modern Motor, December 1962, page 28 External links Australian Drivers Championship - CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org Australian Gold Star 1962, www.oldracingcars.com Western Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship