1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 14th competitive motorcycle season, with eleven Grands Prix and 5 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and 50cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 50 winner 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Report
2 Flag of France French Grand Prix Clermont-Ferrand Flag of the Netherlands Jan Huberts Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Report
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
4 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
5 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
6 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Solitude Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Report
7 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
8 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East German Grand Prix Sachsenring Flag of the Netherlands Jan Huberts Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
9 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Flag of Japan Teisuke Tanaka Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
10 Flag of Finland Finnish Grand Prix Tampere Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd Report
11 Flag of Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Flag of Argentina Benedicto Caldarella Report

[edit] Championship standings

[edit] 500cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 40 5
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom Matchless 29 1
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Norton 11 0
4 Flag of Austria Bert Schneider Austria Norton 10 0
5 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 8 1
= Flag of Argentina Benedicto Caldarella Argentina Matchless 8 1
7 Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 7 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Godfrey United Kingdom Norton 7 0
9 Flag of South Africa Paddy Driver South Africa Norton 7 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Ellis Boyce United Kingdom Norton 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Norton 6 0
= Flag of Italy Remo Venturi Italy MV Agusta 6 0
= Flag of Sweden Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Sweden Norton 6 0
= Flag of Argentina Juan Carlos Salatino Argentina Norton 6 0
15 Flag of the United Kingdom Fred Stevens United Kingdom Norton 5 0
16 Flag of Italy Silvio Grassetti Italy Bianchi 4 0
= Flag of Argentina Eduardo Salatino Argentina Norton 4 0
18 Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Langston United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of Finland Anssi Resko Finland Matchless 3 0
= Flag of Chile Pablo Gamberini Chile Matchless 3 0
21 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Ingram United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Australia Jack Findlay Australia Norton 2 0
= Flag of Sweden Harald Karlsson Sweden Norton 2 0
= Flag of Argentina Amleto Pomesano Argentina Norton 2 0
25 Flag of West Germany Roland Föll West Germany Matchless 2 0
26 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Setchell United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ray Spence United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of Argentina Federico Soler Argentina Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 32 4
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 22 1
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 20 1
4 Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 16 0
5 Flag of Italy Silvio Grassetti Italy Bianchi 8 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom AJS / MZ 7 0
7 Flag of Czechoslovakia Gustav Havel Czechoslovakia Jawa 7 0
8 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 6 0
9 Flag of Canada Mike Duff Canada AJS 5 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Ingram United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of Sweden Sven-Olof Gunnarsson Sweden Norton 3 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Finland Taneli Lepo Finland AJS 2 0
14 Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand AJS 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of the Soviet Union Nicolaï Sevostianov USSR CKEB C360 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 1 0
= Flag of Japan Moto Kitano Japan Honda 1 0

[edit] 250cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 48 6
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Honda 32 1
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 19 1
4 Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 12 0
5 Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Morini 10 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Honda 8 1
= Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 8 1
8 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 8 0
9 Flag of Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Aermacchi 8 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Shorey United Kingdom Bultaco 8 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MZ 6 0
= Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy Morini 6 0
13 Flag of West Germany Günter Beer West Germany Adler 6 0
= Flag of Japan Moto Kitano Japan Honda 6 0
15 Flag of Japan Teisuke Tanaka Japan Honda 4 0
= Flag of the German Democratic Republic Werner Musiol East Germany MZ 4 0
= Flag of Argentina Rudolph Kaiser Argentina NSU 4 0
18 Flag of the Netherlands Cas Swart Netherlands Honda 3 0
= Flag of Argentina Jorge Terengo Argentina Ducati 3 0
20 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Morini 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Suzuki 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Campbell Donaghy United Kingdom Ducati 2 0
= Flag of the Soviet Union Nicolaï Sevostianov USSR CKEB C259 2 0
= Flag of Italy Gilberto Milani Italy Aermacchi 2 0
= Flag of Uruguay Carlos Marfetan Uruguay Parilla 2 0
26 Flag of Belgium Marcel Toussaint Belgium Benelli 1 0
= Flag of France Benjamin Savoye France FB-Mondial 1 0
= Flag of Belgium Pierrot Vervroegen Belgium Aermacchi 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Michael Schneider West Germany NSU 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Stuart Graham United Kingdom Aermacchi 1 0
= Flag of Italy Paolo Campanelli Italy Benelli 1 0
= Flag of Argentina Enrique Dietrich Argentina Aermacchi 1 0

[edit] 125cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 48 6
2 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 38 1
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 30 0
4 Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 16 2
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom EMC 12 0
6 Flag of Japan Teisuke Tanaka Japan Honda 11 1
7 Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 11 1
8 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Hans Fischer East Germany MZ 7 0
9 Flag of Argentina Raúl Kissling Argentina DKW 6 0
10 Flag of South Africa Paddy Driver South Africa EMC 6 0
11 Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 5 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Rex Avery United Kingdom EMC 5 0
13 Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 4 0
= Flag of Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 4 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Honda 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Honda 3 0
= Flag of Argentina Limburg Moreira Argentina Bultaco 3 0
19 Flag of Gibraltar John Grace Gibraltar Bultaco 2 0
= Flag of the German Democratic Republic Klaus Enderlein East Germany MZ 2 0
= Flag of Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Honda 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Suzuki 2 0
= Flag of Argentina Marzillo Chizzini Argentina Bultaco 2 0
24 Flag of Italy Francesco Villa Italy FB-Mondial 1 0
= Flag of Argentina Jorge Kissling Argentina Bultaco 1 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Stanislav Malina Czechoslovakia ČZ 1 0
= Flag of Italy Giuseppe Visenzi Italy Ducati 1 0
= Flag of the German Democratic Republic Werner Musiol East Germany MZ 1 0
= Flag of Finland Jukka Petäjä Finland MZ 1 0
= Flag of Argentina Pedro Rosenthal Argentina Tohatsu 1 0

[edit] 50cc standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of West Germany Ernst Degner West Germany Suzuki 41 4
2 Flag of West Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt West Germany Kreidler 36 2
3 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 29 1
4 Flag of the Netherlands Jan Huberts Netherlands Kreidler 29 2
5 Flag of Japan Mitsuo Itoh Japan Suzuki 23 0
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom Honda 17 0
7 Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Suzuki 16 1
8 Flag of Japan Seichi Suzuki Japan Suzuki 10 0
9 Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 7 0
10 Flag of Spain José Busquets Spain Derbi 6 0
11 Flag of West Germany Wolfgang Gedlich West Germany Kreidler 6 0
12 Flag of Japan Isao Morishita Japan Suzuki 2 0
= Flag of Japan Teisuke Tanaka Japan Honda 2 0
14 Flag of Japan Michio Ichino Japan Suzuki 2 0
15 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Shorey United Kingdom Kreidler 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Günter Beer West Germany Kreidler 1 0