1962 Sebring 12 Hours


24 March 1962 - Sebring (USA): Round 2, International Championship for Manufacturers (Divisions II and III). Round 1, Challenge Mondial. Round 1, FIA Coupe des Sports
12 Hour duration in which 206 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 1071.200 miles/1723.926 kms were completed
Weather: warm, cloudy


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 23 Jo Bonnier/Lucien Bianchi/Graham Hill^/Nino Vaccarella*/Carlo Maria Abate* Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0792] Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia 206   Sports 3000 1
2 24 Phil Hill/Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 250 GTO [3387] North American Racing Team 196   Grand Touring 3000 1
3 59 Bill Wuesthoff/Frank Rand/Bruce Jennings Porsche 718 RS60 Porsche Imports 195   Sports 1600 1
4 25 Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio/Sterling Hamill/Bob Grossman* Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2725] North American Racing Team 190   Grand Touring 3000 2
5 21 Bruce McLaren/Roger Penske/Walt Hansgen*/Richard Thompson* Cooper T61 Monaco Maserati Briggs Cunningham 190   Sports 3000 2
6 10 Hap Sharp/Jim Hall/Ronnie Hissom/Chuck Daigh Chaparral 1 Chevrolet [003] Chaparral Cars Inc. 189   Experimental 4000 1
7 48 Bob Holbert/Dan Gurney/Jo Bonnier^/Edgar Barth* Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1013] Porsche System Engineering 188   Grand Touring 1600 1
8 28 Ed Hugus/George Reed Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP [2643] Scuderia Bear 187   Grand Touring 3000 3
9 49 Edgar Barth/Paul-Ernst Strähle/Bob Holbert^ Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1016] Porsche System Engineering 182   Grand Touring 1600 2
10 76 Alfonso Thiele/Jean Guichet/Mauro Bianchi^/Paul Richards^/Teodoro Zeccoli* Fiat-Abarth 850S Abarth Corse 180   Sports 1150 1
11 63 Arthur W. Swanson/Ross Durant, Jr./Robert Richardson Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Durant-Swanson 178   Grand Touring 1300 1
12 60 Massimo Leto di Priolo/Carlo Facetti Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Scuderia Ambrosiana 178   Grand Touring 1300 2
13 36 Peter Ryan/John Fulp/Stirling Moss^/Innes Ireland^/Fernand Tavano* Ferrari Dino 248SP [0806] North American Racing Team 176   Sports 3000 3
14 14 Briggs Cunningham/John Fitch Jaguar E-type Briggs Cunningham 176   Grand Touring 4000 1
15 41 Peter Procter/Peter Harper Sunbeam Alpine Rootes Motors 173   Grand Touring 1600 3
16 52 Jack Sears/Andrew Hedges MG A [10607.351] Ecurie Safety Fast 172   Grand Touring 1600 4
17 51 Jim Parkinson/Jack Flaherty MG A [10607.553] Ecurie Safety Fast 171   Grand Touring 1600 5
18 2 Duncan Black/M. R. J. Wyllie/Richard Thompson* Chevrolet Corvette Grady Davis 171   Grand Touring +4000 1
19 1 Don Yenko/Ed Lowther Chevrolet Corvette Grady Davis 169   Grand Touring +4000 2
20 53 John Whitmore/Bob Olthoff/Frank Morrill MG A [10607.452] Ecurie Safety Fast 169   Grand Touring 1600 6
21 4 Delmo Johnson/Dave Morgan Chevrolet Corvette Johnson Chevrolet 169   Grand Touring +4000 3
22 61 Harry Theodoracopulos/Giancarlo Sala Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Scuderia Ambrosiana 168   Grand Touring 1300 3
23 79 John Gordon/John Bentley OSCA S750 Automobili Osca 167   Sports 850 1
24 83 Pat Corrigan/E. Linley Coleman Porsche 356B 1600 Brumos Porsche 165   Grand Touring 1600 7
25 55 Mark Donohue/Jay Signore TVR Grantura TVR Cars Ltd 163   Grand Touring 1600 8
26 46 Ludwig Heimrath/Jerry Palivka Porsche 718 RSK Eglinton Cal. Motors 158   Sports 1600 2
27 80 Howard Hanna/Richard Toland D.B. - Panhard Fran-Am Racing Team 158   Sports 850 2
28 81 Frank Manley/Tom Newcomer D.B. - Panhard Fran-Am Racing Team 157   Sports 850 3
29 68 Newton Davis/Peter Pulver/Harry Carter* Lotus Elite Duchess Auto 155   Grand Touring 1300 4
30 37 George Waltman/Nick Cone^ Triumph TR4 George Waltmann 154   Grand Touring 3000 4
31 7 Bill Fuller/Harry Washburn/J.S.Murry* Chevrolet Corvette Fuller Murry Race Cars 153   Grand Touring +4000 4
32 43 Joe Sheppard/Tom Payne/Lew Spencer Sunbeam Alpine Rootes Motors 151   Grand Touring 1600 9
33 44 Filippo Theodoli/Freddie Barrette Sunbeam Alpine Rootes Motors 150   Grand Touring 1600 10
NRF 5 Pat Pigott/Jerry Grant/Don Campbell* Chevrolet Corvette  Don Campbell 148 Fuel pump Grand Touring +4000  
34 27 Charlie Hayes/Carl Haas/Chuck Dietrich/John W. Baxter^/Bob Schroeder*/Alan Connell Jr* Ferrari 250 GT SWB [3327] North American Racing Team 147   Grand Touring 3000 5
NC 39 Al Rogers/James Bailey Morgan Plus 4 SS Alton Rodgers 143   Grand Touring 2000  
DSQ 26 Innes Ireland/Stirling Moss/John Fulp/Fernand Tavano Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0794] North American Racing Team 128 DSQ - illegal refueling Sports 3000  
DNF 11 Chuck Hall/Chuck Daigh/Ronnie Hissom^ Chaparral 1 Chevrolet [001] Chaparral Cars Inc. 127 Steering Experimental 4000  
DNF 22 Fernand Tavano/Colin Davis/Lucien Bianchi^ Ferrari 250 GT Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia 119 Engine Grand Touring 3000  
DNF 73 Art Tweedale/Ben Warren/Alan Ross/Carl Haas^ Elva Mk.VI Climax Elva Cars Ltd. 114 Oil leak Sports 1150  
DNF 45 Bob Donner/Don Sesslar/Lew Spencer^ Porsche 718 RSK Rennod Race Cars 108 Gearbox Sports 1600  
NC 9 Marvin Panch/Jocko Maggiacomo/Ulf Norinder* Ford Falcon Challenger  Holman Moody 107   Experimental 4000  
NC 62 Paul Richards/Charlie Kolb/John Norwood^ Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Martini-Rossi Racing 101   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 34 Pedro Rodriguez/Ricardo Rodriguez Ferrari Dino 246SP [0790] North American Racing Team 97 Engine Sports 3000  
DNF 65 Charlie Rainville/Walter Ballard/Jack Crusoe*/Jake Kaplan* Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Jake Kaplan 96 Engine Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 72 Steve McQueen/John K.Colgate Jr Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Donald Healey Motor Co. 71 Engine Sports 1150  
DNF 3 Johnny Allen/George Robertson, Jr./Marvin Panch*/Jef Stevens* Chevrolet Corvette  Red VoGrand Touring 59 Engine Grand Touring +4000  
DNF 69 Don Hulette/Burk Wiedner Lotus Elite  Don Hulette 59 Fuel fire Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 56 Ray Cuomo/Fred Darling/Jack Jacobs TVR Grantura MG TVR Cars Ltd 56 Engine Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 40 Dave Kingham/Bob Kingham A.C. Ace Bristol Richard Kingham 52 Rear axle Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 47 Everet Smith/Harold Whims/Carl Haas* Elva Courier Ford Elva Cars Ltd. 46 Engine Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 33 Enus Wilson/Ernie Grimm/J. C. Kilborn^ Maserati Tipo 61 [2471] Enus Wilson 45 Engine Sports 3000  
DNF 20 George Constantine/Gaston Andrey Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 59/60 [0746] John T. Bunch 40 Rear axle Sports 3000  
DNF 74 Victor Merino/Rafael Rosales/Chris Ashmore^ Elva Mk.VI Climax Elva Cars Ltd. 37 Oil leak Sports 1150  
DNF 6 Rodger Ward/Bob Johnson Chevrolet Corvette  Ronnie Kaplan 34 Suspension Grand Touring +4000  
DNF 58 H. Spencer Lichtie/Robert Publicker OSCA 1600GT North American Racing Team 33 Engine Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 32 Walt Hansgen/Richard Thompson/Bruce McLaren*/Roger Penske* Maserati Tipo 64 [63.002C] Briggs Cunningham 30 Suspension Sports 3000  
DNF 42 Ken Miles/Lew Spencer^ Sunbeam Alpine  Rootes Motors 25 Engine Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 54 Peter Bolton/Mike Rothschild^ TVR Grantura TVR Cars Ltd 23 Rear axle Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 15 John R. Todd/Webster Todd/John Joseph Kimble* Warwick-Buick Special GT Scuderia Light Blue 20 Engine Experimental 4000  
DNF 75 Kurt Gorstead/Oliver Schmidt^/James Scott* De Tomaso - OSCA Oliver Schmidt 16 Suspension Sports 1150  
DNF 30 Nino Vaccarella/Carlo Maria Abate^/Jo Bonnier*/Graham Hill* Maserati Tipo 64 [004] Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia 16 Shift linkage Sports 3000  
DNF 77 Denise McCluggage/Allen Eager OSCA S1000 North American Racing Team 10 Accident Sports 1150  
DNF 50 Chuck Cassel/David Lane^ Porsche 356B 1600 Continental Motors 4 Transmission Grand Touring 1600  
DNS 66 Tim Mayer/Millard Ripley Lotus Elite Lotus     Grand Touring 1150  
DNS 71 Sy Kaback/Harvey Snow/Tim Mayer Lotus 23 Lotus   Arrived late Sports 1150  
RES 38 James Binford/Howard Cole Triumph TR4 James Binford     Grand Touring 3000  
RES 57 Paul Lund/John C. Walsh Porsche 356B 1600 Paul Lund     Grand Touring 1600  
RES 78 Mac Knight/Burrel Becanson OSCA S850 Merrimac Racing     Sports 850  
DNS 31 Guido Lollobrigita/Pilade Ronchieri Maserati 200SI Sorocaima     Sports 3000  
DNA 8 Bob Schroeder Chevrolet Corvette John Mecom     Grand Touring +4000  
DNA 29 Chuck Dietrich/John W. Baxter/Charlie Hayes Ferrari 250 GTE RRR Motors     Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 70 Ralph Henry/Ernie Harris/Bill Stone Lotus 23 Lotus     Sports 1150  
DNA 70 Frank Mabry, Jr. Austin-Healey Sprite Frank Mabry, Jr.     Sports 1150  
DNA   Fred van Beuren, Sr./Hector Rebaque, Sr. Alfa Romeo Giulietta Roda Racing     Grand Touring 1150  
DNA   Paul Goldsmith Pontiac Tempest Frank Nichels     Grand Touring  
DNA   A. J. Foyt Pontiac Tempest Frank Nichels     Grand Touring  
DNA   Duncan Black/Bob Moute Pontiac Tempest Frank Nichels     Grand Touring  
DNA   Pierre Mion Pontiac Tempest Frank Nichels     Grand Touring  
DNA   Ada Pace/Nino Todaro Maserati       Grand Touring  
DNA   John Fitch/Peter Ryan/Briggs Cunningham Cooper T39 Buick Briggs Cunningham     Experimental  
DNA 67   Lotus Elite Lotus     Grand Touring 1300  

 
Winning Time: 12h01m59.4, 89.021 mph/143.265 kph
Fastest Lap: Pedro Rodriguez #34 (Ferrari Dino 246SP), 3m12.4, 97.297 mph/156.585 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
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net