1962 24 Hours of Le Mans

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The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 30th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 23 and 24, 1962. It was also the eighth round of the World Sportscar Championship.

[edit] Official Results

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	E +3.0	6	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spyder	Ferrari 4.0L V12	331
2	GT 3.0	19	Pierre Noblet	Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12	326
3	GT 3.0	22	Equipe Nationale Belge	Leon Dernier Jean Blaton	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12	314
4	GT +3.0	10	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham Roy Salvadori	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Roadster	Jaguar 3.8L I6	310
5	GT +3.0	9	P.J. Sargent	Peter Sargent Peter Lumsden	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Coupe	Jaguar 3.8L I6	310
6	E 3.0	17	North American Racing Team (NART)	Bob Grossman Glenn Roberts	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12	297
7	GT 1.6	34	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Hans Herrmann	Porsche 356B Abarth	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4	287
8	GT 1.3	44	Team Lotus Engineering	David Hobbs Frank Gardner	Lotus Elite Mk14	Coventry Climax 1.2L I4	286
9	GT 3.0	21	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ed Hugus George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone	Ferrari 3.0L V12	281
10	GT 1.3	39	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Giancarlo Sala Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Zagato SVZ	Alfa Romeo 1.3L I4	281
11	GT 1.3	45	Team Lotus Engineering	Clive Hunt Dr. John Wyllie	Lotus Elite Mk14	Coventry Climax 1.2L I4	278
12	GT 1.6	35	Auguste Veuillet	Robert Buchet Heinz Schiller	Porsche 356B Abarth	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4	272
13	GT 2.0	29	Morgan Motor Company	Chris J. Lawrence Richard Shepard-Baron	Morgan +4	Triumph 2.0L I4	270
14	E 1.3	43	Equipe Nationale Belge	Claude Dubois Georges Harris	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4	268
15	GT 1.6	32	Sunbeam Talbot	Peter Harper Peter Procter	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam 1.6L I4	268
16	E 850	53	Panhard & Levassor	André Guilhaudin Alain Bertaut	CD Dyna Coupe	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	255
17	E 1.15	46	Société Automobiles René Bonnet	Bernard Costen José Rosinski	René Bonnet Djet	Renault 1.0L I4	255
18	E 850	50	Société Automobiles René Bonnet	Paul Armagnac Gérard Laureau	René Bonnet Djet 2 Spider	Renault 0.7L I4	253

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
19	E 3.0	27	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Giancarlo Baghetti Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari Dino 268SP	Ferrari 2.6L V8	230
20	E 1.6	37	Automobili O.S.C.A.	George Arents José Behra	O.S.C.A. 1600GT Zagato	O.S.C.A. 1.6L I4	227
21	GT 1.3	40	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Karl Foitek Riccardo Ricci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Zagato SVZ	Alfa Romeo 1.3L I4	225
22	GT 3.0	24	Ecurie Chiltern	Sir John Whitmore Bob Olthoff	Austin-Healey 3000	BMC 2.9L I6	212
23	GT 3.0	23	Fernand Tavano	Fernand Tavano André Simon	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12	202
24	GT 1.6	33	Sunbeam Talbot	Paddy Hopkirk Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam 1.6L I4	187
25	E +3.0	2	Briggs Cunningham	Bruce McLaren Walt Hansgen	Maserati Tipo 151/1	Maserati 3.9L V8	177
26	E 3.0	28	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ricardo Rodríguez Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari Dino 246SP	Ferrari 2.4L V6	174
27	GT 3.0	58	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Nino Vaccarella Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12	172
28	E 850	56	Roger Masson	Roger Masson Teodore Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 TwinCam	Fiat 0.7L I4	171
29	GT 3.0	20	UDT / Laystall Racing Team	Innes Ireland Masten Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12	165
30	E +3.0	4	Maserati France	Maurice Trintignant Lucien Bianchi	Maserati Tipo 151/1	Maserati 3.9L V8	152
31	GT +3.0	1	/ Scuderia Scirocco	Tony Settember John Turner	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 5.4L V8	150
32	E 3.0	18	North American Racing Team (NART)	Pete Ryan John Fulp	Ferrari 250 TRI/61	Ferrari 3.0L V12	150
33	GT +3.0	12	Jean Kerguen	Jean Kerguen Jacques Dewes	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Aston Martin 3.8L I6	134
34	E 850	55	Panhard & Levassor	Guy Verrier Bernard Boyer	CD Dyna	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	128
35	GT +3.0	14	Mike Salmon	Mike Salmon Ian Baille	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Aston Martin 3.8L I6	124
36	E 850	51	Abarth Corse & Cie	Régis Fraissinet Paul Condrillier	Fiat-Abarth 700S TwinCam	Fiat 0.7L I4	115
37	E 1.6	38	Marcos Cars	John Hine Richard N. Prior	Marcos GT Gullwing	Ford 1.5L I4	81
38	E 3.0	25	Ecurie Ecosse	Jack Fairman Tom Dickson	Tojeiro EE	Coventry Climax 2.5L I4	80
39	E +3.0	11	David Brown Racing Dept.	Graham Hill Richie Ginther	Aston Martin DP212	Aston Martin 4.0L I6	78
40	E 850	54	Panhard & Levassor	Pierre Lelong Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	CD Dyna Coupe	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2	73
41	E +3.0	3	Briggs Cunningham	William Kimberley Richard Thompson	Maserati Tipo 151/1	Maserati 3.9L V8	62
42	E 1.3	41	Abarth Corse & Cie	Roger Delageneste Jean Rolland	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4	60
43	E +3.0	7	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Mike Parkes Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 330LM GTO	Ferrari 4.0L V12	56
44	GT +3.0	8	Maurice Charles	Maurice Charles John Coundley	Jaguar E-Type	Jaguar 3.8L I6	53
45	GT 2.0	60	Andres Chardonnet	Jean-Claude Magne Maurice Martin	AC Ace	Bristol 2.0L I6	49
46	E 3.0	59	Equipe Nationale Belge	Georges Berger Robert Darville	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Ferrari 3.0L V12	35
47	GT 1.6	30	Porsche System Engineering	Ben Pon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 356B Abarth	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4	35
48	E 3.0	16	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Carlo Maria Abate Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo "Breadvan"	Ferrari 3.0L V12	30
49	E 3.0	15	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	Jo Bonnier Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250 TRI/61	Ferrari 3.0L V12	30
50	E 1.3	62	Abarth Corse & Cie	Gianni Balzarini Franz Albert	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4	30
51	E 1.3	42	Abarth Corse & Cie	Henri Oreiller Tom Spychinger	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4	21
52	E 850	61	Automobiles René Bonnet	Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean Vinatier	René Bonnet Djet	Renault 0.7L I4	13
53	E 850	52	Abarth Corse & Cie	Herbert Demetz Mario Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700S TwinCam	Fiat 0.7L I4	12
54	E 1.6	36	Automobili O.S.C.A.	John Bentley John S. Gordon	O.S.C.A. 1600GT Zagato	O.S.C.A. 1.6L I4	12
55	E 2.0	31	TVR Cars	Peter Bolton Ninian Sanderson	TVR Grantura	BMC 1.6L I4	3

[edit] Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #6 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 3:57.7
• Distance - 4451.255
• Average Speed - 185.255km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

• Index of Performance - #53 Panhard & Levassor
• Index of Thermal Efficiency - #44 Team Lotus Engineering