1962 Auvergne Trophy


15 July 1962 - Clermont Ferrand (F): Round 6, International Championship for Manufacturers (Divisions II and III)
38 laps of a 5.005 mile/8.055 km circuit - 190.196 miles/306.090 kms were completed
Weather: hot, some rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 3 Carlo Maria Abate/Nino Vaccarella^ Ferrari 250 GTO [3445] Scuderia SSS Rep. di Venezia 38   4 4:00,500 Grand Touring 3000 1
2 18 Alan Rees/Peter Arundell^/Michael Costin* Lotus 23 [K23AZ] Essex Racing Team 38   3 4:00,100 Sports 1600 1
3 12 André Simon Ferrari 250 GT André Simon 38   6 4:07,600 Grand Touring 3000 2
4 8 Jean Guichet Ferrari 250 GTO [3705] Jean Guichet 38   5 4:03,100 Grand Touring 3000 3
5 10 Henri Oreiller Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2787] Henri Oreiller 38   8 4:10,400 Grand Touring 3000 4
6 9 Pierre Noblet Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2689] Pierre Noblet 37   15 4:17,000 Grand Touring 3000 5
7 2 Tony Maggs/Graham Warner* Aston Martin DB4GT Essex Racing Team 37   7 4:10,300 Grand Touring +3000 1
8 7 Roger Delageneste Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2807] Roger Delageneste 36   21 4:20,700 Grand Touring 3000 6
9 44 Bernard Consten/Jose Rosinski* Lotus 23 [23/S/8] Bernard Consten 36   14 4:16,400 Sports 1000 1
10 29 Lucien Bianchi Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Ecurie Francorchamps?? 36   9 4:13,400 Experimental 1300 1
11 16 Nino Vaccarella/Carlo Maria Abate^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scud. SSS Rep. di Venezia 36   2 3:59,100 Experimental 3000 1
12 50 Gérard Laureau René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet 36   11 4:15,000 Sports 1000 2
13 25 Tommy Spychinger Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth 36   19 4:20,500 Experimental 1300 2
14 19 Edgar Barth Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1013] Porsche 36   12 4:15,900 Grand Touring 1600 2
15 26 Hans Herrmann Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth 36   18 4:19,400 Experimental 1300 3
16 51 Jean Vinatier René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet 35   25 4:27,100 Experimental 1000 1
17 20 Robert Buchet Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Robert Buchet 34   24 4:24,400 Grand Touring 1600 3
18 46 Paul Armagnac René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet 34   28 4:34,900 Experimental 1000 2
19 36 Karl Foitek/Giancarlo Sala* Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2 [00172] Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 34   29 4:38,000 Grand Touring 1300 1
20 43 Claude Bobrowski Fiat-Abarth 1000S Claude Bobrowski 33   31 4:42,200 Sports 1000 3
21 30 Jimmy Blumer Austin Mini-Cooper Daniel Richmond 32   30 4:41,900 Experimental 1300 4
22 24 Paul Hawkins/Mike Spence* Lotus 23 Ford Ian Walker 32   1 3:54,300 Sports 1600 4
NRF 38 Richard A. Melville Lotus Elite Richard A. Melville 30 Engine 17 4:19,300 Grand Touring 1300  
NRF 40 Jörg Wyssbrod/Sidney Charpilloz^ Elva Mk.6 Climax Biennoise 29 Engine 23 4:21,900 Sports 1300  
NRF 35 Louis Morand Lotus Elite Louis Morand 27 Oil system 26 4:31,400 Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 31 Sidney Charpilloz/Jörg Wyssbrod^ Elva Mk.6 Climax Biennoise 23 Engine 22 4:21,300 Sports 1300  
DNF 37 Oscar Cabalen/Ludovico Scarfiotti* Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Scuderia Sant Ambroeus 21 Gearbox 27 4:33,700 Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 27 Mauro Bianchi Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth 19 Gearbox 16 4:18,200 Experimental 1300  
DNF 42 Frank Ruata/Jean Amic* Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth 10 Oil system 33 4:45,300 Experimental 1000  
DNF 17 Régis Fraissinet Porsche 718 RS60 Régis Fraissinet 7 Engine 13 4:16,300 Sports 2000  
DNF 28 David Hobbs/Richard Attwood^ Lotus Elite [1460] David Hobbs 5 Engine 10 4:14,000 Experimental 1300  
DNF 41 Eberhard Mahle Fiat-Abarth 1000S Abarth 4 Ignition 9 4:20,500 Experimental 1000  
DNF 39 André Wicky Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Lausannoise 0 Accident 32 4:44,100 Experimental 1300  
DNS 34 Tony Lanfranchi Elva Mk.6 Climax Tony Lanfranchi   Engine 34 5:08,900 Sports 1300  
DNA 1 Dan M. Collins/Roy Winkelmann Chevrolet Corvette Roy Winkelmann         Grand Touring +3000  
DNA 11 David Piper/Chris Kerrison Ferrari 250 GTO David Piper         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 14 Gerard Spinedi Ferrari 250 GT Gerard Spinedi         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 15 Fernand Tavano Ferrari 250 GTO [3769] Fernand Tavano         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 23 Henri Perrier Porsche 718 RS Henri Perrier         Sports 1600  
DNA 45 Gordon Fowell Gitane 1000 BMC Gitane         Experimental 1000  
DNA 47 Mike Spence/Peter Ryan Lotus 23 Ian Walker         Sports 1000  
DNA 48 Edgar Rollin/Marcel Picard Fiat-Abarth 1000S Edgar Rollin         Sports 1000  
DNA   Les Leston Lotus Elite [1533] Les Leston         Grand Touring 1300  
DNA   Nadege Ferrier Porsche 356B 1600GS Carrera Scuderia Filipinetti         Grand Touring 1600  
DNA   Gerard Pittet Porsche 356B 1600GS Carrera Scuderia Filipinetti         Grand Touring 1600  
NAC   John H. Gaston Elva Mk.6 Climax John H. Gaston         Sports 1000  
NAC   John H. Gaston Austin-Healey Sprite John H. Gaston         Experimental 1600  
NAC   Keith Holland/John Glyde Walker GSM Delta Ford Holland & Scott         Grand Touring 1000  
NAC   Andre Welcker Lotus Elite Andre Welcker         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Lionel W. Goei Lotus Elite Lionel W. Goei         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Michael W. MacQuaker Lotus Elite Michael W. MacQuaker         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Christian Defrasme Lotus Elite Christian Defrasme         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Peter Jopp Lotus Elite Peter Jopp         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Horst Estler/Fritz Jüttner Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Horst Estler         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   André Knörr Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV André Knörr         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Romano Sacchi Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Romano Sacchi         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Kurt Rost Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS Kurt Rost         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Jean Pons Alfa Romeo Giulietta Jean Pons         Grand Touring 1300  
NAC   Robert Gerbout Maserati 150S Robert Gerbout         Sports 1600  
NAC   Jean Lemonnier Porsche 356B 1600GS Carrera Jean Lemonnier         Grand Touring 1600  
NAC   Jack Lucas Porsche 356B S90 Jack Lucas         Grand Touring 1600  
NAC   Albert Cognet Porsche 718 RS60 Albert Cognet         Sports 1600  
NAC   Francis van Lysbeth A.C. Ace Bristol Francis van Lysbeth         Grand Touring 2000  
NAC   A. Leuenberger/Guido Haberthur Maserati 200SI Lausannoise         Sports 2000  
NAC   Richard Shepherd-Barron Morgan Plus 4 Christopher J. Lawrence         Grand Touring 2000  
NAC   Georges Gachnang/Edouard Grob Cegga-Ferrari 250 TR Georges Gachnang         Sports 3000  
NAC   David Hobbs Jaguar E-type David Hobbs         Grand Touring +3000  

 
 
Winning Time: 2h35m25.0, 73.427 mph/118.169 kph
Fastest Lap: Nino Vaccarella #16 (Ferrari Testa Rossa), 3m57.1, 75.996 mph/122.303 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 11/08/01
By Darren Galpin
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