1962 International 100

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

The 1962 International 100 was a motor race staged at the Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 4 February 1962.[1] Contested as a Formula Libre race,[2] it was staged over a distance of 101.25 miles[1] (163 km) and was the second International 100 race to be held at Warwick Farm.[3]

The race was won by Stirling Moss, driving a Cooper T53 Coventry Climax.[2]

Race results[edit]

Position [2] Driver [2] No.[2] Car [2] Entrant [1] Laps [2] Time / Remarks [2]
1 Stirling Moss 7 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax R. R. C. Walker Racing Team 45 1h 14m 36.6s
2 Bruce McLaren 10 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax B. McLaren 45 1h 14m 56.8s
3 Bib Stillwell 6 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax B. S. Stillwell 43  
4 Lorenzo Bandini 17 Cooper T53 Maserati Scuderia Centro-Sud 43  
5 Ron Flockhart 8 Lotus 18 Coventry Climax R. Flockhart 43  
6 Angus Hyslop 16 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax A. Hyslop 43  
7 Lex Davison 4 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team 36  
DNF John Youl 5 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce 31 Clutch
DNF Jack Brabham 1 Cooper T55 Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse 21 Gearbox
DNF John Surtees 2 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team 21 Gearbox
DNF Arnold Glass 9 BRM P48 Capital Motors 8 Overheating
DNS David McKay 14 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce -  
DNS Leo Geoghegan 11 Lotus 20 Ford Geoghegan Motors, Liverpool - Withdrew [4]
DNS Gavin Youl 12 MRD Ford Scuderia Veloce - Withdrew [4]
DNS Austin Miller 15 Cooper T53 Chevrolet Corvette A. Miller -  
DNS Roy Salvadori 3 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team - Crashed in practice [3]
DNS Stirling Moss 7 Lotus 21 Coventry Climax R. R. C. Walker Racing Team - Practice only
DNS Lex Davison 18 Aston Martin DBR4/250 A. N. Davison - Practice only

Notes[edit]

The winning Cooper T53, pictured in 2019

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Official Programme, International Meeting, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 4th February 1962
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Warwick Farm "100", 4 Feb 1962, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b c d e Hugh Griffiths, The Fabulous Farm, Racing Car News Pty Ltd, 1979
  4. ^ a b Motor Sport Review, Sports Car World, April 1962, page 50