1962 Six Hour Le Mans

The 1962 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Sports Cars, Sedans and GT cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1962. There were a total of 31 starters in the race, which was the eighth Six Hour Le Mans. The race was won by Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh driving a Lotus 15 Coventry Climax. Results thumb|Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh won the race driving a Lotus 15, similar to the car pictured above. PositionWestern Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org Drivers No. Car EntrantLotus wins in six hour Le Mans race at Caversham WA, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, pages 40 & 41 Class positionhttp://terrywalkersplace.com/HousesSupp/racenumbers.xls racenumbers.xls, terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org 2016-03-03 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172702/http://terrywalkersplace.com/HousesSupp/racenumbers.xls live Laps 1 Derek Jolly John Roxburgh 4 Lotus 15 Coventry Climax Lotus Australia Ltd 1st Sports Under 2600cc 185 2 Dave Sullivan 40 Holden D. Sullivan 1st Sedan Under 2600cc 177 3 George Wakelin 42 Holden G. Wakelin 2nd Sedan Under 2600cc 173 4 Mike Tighe 47 Fiat 1500 Reimann Motors 1st Sedan Under 1600cc 172 5 Ian Johnson Bob McDowall 38 Austin-Healey Sprite F. Johnston 1st Sports Under 1000cc 169 6 Bill InwoodJim Shepherd, A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 151 44 Simca W. Inwood 1st Sedan Under 1300cc 166 7 J. Sumpton 29 Chrysler Valiant Motorland 1st Sedan Over 2600cc 166 8 Jeff Dunkerton 26 Austin-Healey Sprite J. Wynhoff Motors 2nd Sports Under 1000cc 164 9 Wally Higgs Brian McKay 11 Peugeot Wally Higgs 2nd Sedan Under 1600cc 158 10 Jack Wynhoff Bob Annear 12 Renault Gordini Maison Motors 1st Sedan Under 850cc 158 11 Frank Coad John Roxburgh 5 Lotus Seven Coventry Climax 1st Sports Under 1600cc 158 12 Rod Mitchell 32 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia 2nd Sedan Under 1300cc 157 13 R. Gillett R. Thompson 16 Morris Major 3rd Sedan Under 1600cc 156 14 R. Downey J. Harwood 10 MGA Twin Cam 2nd Sports Under 1600cc 156 15 E. Williams B. Lemon 49 Volkswagen Sedan 155 16 L. NowlandG. Chapman 62 Jaguar XK120 1st Sports Over 2600cc 149 17 S. Campbell 45 Goggomobil Sports 131 18 R. Bolton 15 Standard Vanguard 3rd Sedan Under 2600cc 131 19 Bob Biltoff Warren Matthews 1 Peugeot 4th Sedan Under 2600cc 118 20 Syd Negus K. Wilkinson 25 Plymouth Sports Sports 96 21 Ray Barfield 8 Aston Martin DB3S Sports 73 DNF Harley Pederick Stan Starcevich 64 Holden Sedan 145 DNF Vic Watson Rod Donovan 65 Ford Custom 272 GT 106 DNF H. Van Laanan 33 Austin-Healey Sports 86 DNF Ray Clarke Rod Donovan 2 Holden Sedan 75 DNF Lionel Beattie 9 Repco Holden Sports Sports 63 DNF WileymanT. Neede 43 Simca Sedan 61 DNF A. VisichR. Booth 24 Holden Sedan 48 DNF John Glasson 21 Austin Lancer Sedan 34 DNF Tom PurvanCar Troubles Plague Le Mans Winner, The West Australian, Monday, June 4, 1962, page 7 48 Goggomobil Dart Sports - DNF Dick Roberts Bob Avery 70 Holden GT GT - References Further reading Terry Walker, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980 External links Terry Walker's Place - Western Australian Motor Racing History, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Six Hours Le Mans Six Hour Le Mans