1962 Sebring 3 Hours


23 March 1962 - Sebring (USA): Round 1, International Championship for Manufacturers (Division I)
3 Hour duration in which 46 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 239.200 miles/384.954 kms were completed
Weather: cool, drying


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 8 Bruce McLaren Fiat-Abarth 1000 Briggs Cunningham 46   Grand Touring 1000 1
2 7 Walt Hansgen Fiat-Abarth 1000 [1127998] Briggs Cunningham 46   Grand Touring 1000 2
3 15 Stirling Moss Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 45   Grand Touring 1000 3
4 4 Alfonso Thiele Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 45   Grand Touring 1000 4
5 5 Mauro Bianchi/Marvin Dee^/Teodoro Zeccoli^ Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 45   Grand Touring 1000 5
6 22 Pedro Rodriguez Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 45   Grand Touring 1000 6
7 17 Innes Ireland Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 44   Grand Touring 1000 7
NRF 3 Carlo Maria Abate/Paul Richards^ Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 43   Grand Touring 1000  
8 2 Leon Dernier Fiat-Abarth 1000 Ecurie Francorchamps 43   Grand Touring 1000 8
9 16 Steve McQueen Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 43   Grand Touring 1000 9
10 23 Ray Cuomo/Paul N. Layman/George Schrafft^ Fiat-Abarth 1000 Paul N. Layman 42   Grand Touring 1000 10
11 1 Olivier Gendebien Fiat-Abarth 1000 Ecurie Francorchamps 42   Grand Touring 1000 11
12 26 Paul J. Hagan D.B. - Panhard Howard Hanna 38   Grand Touring 850 1
13 28 Charles Stein/Ike Williamson^ Fiat-Abarth 850 Dorothy Stein 38   Grand Touring 850 2
14 37 Anson Johnson/William Storey^ Austin-Healey Sprite William M. Storey 38   Grand Touring 1000 12
15 21 Bill Kirtley/Jack Ensley^/Paul N.Layman*/George Schrafft*/Bud Gates* Austin-Healey Sprite Paul N. Layman 38   Grand Touring 1000 13
16 25 Fred Hoffman/John Barmac D.B. - Panhard Eugene L. Barmac 37   Grand Touring 1000 14
17 11 Lee Koon Austin-Healey Sprite Lee Koon 36   Grand Touring 1000 15
18 27 Don Bolton Saab GT750 Don Bolton 36   Grand Touring 850 3
NRF 29 George C. Avent/Paul Buchanan Fiat-Abarth 600 George C. Avent 34 Accident Grand Touring 850  
19 14 C. C. Canada/Cecil Stockard/Frederick W. Aston^/Joel I.Canada* Austin-Healey Sprite C. C. Canada 32   Grand Touring 1000 16
NC 20 John H. Skene/Lewis M. Smith/W. C. McCall^ D.B. HBR5 Panhard Lewis M. Smith 29   Grand Touring 1000  
NC 19 Cesar Sandoval, Jr./Pappy Reese^ Austin-Healey Sprite Cesar Sandoval 28   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 35 Hugh Kleinpeter Berkeley 500 Excelsior Hugh Kleinpeter 27   Grand Touring 500  
NC 12 Ralph Noseda/Jef Stevens^/Tom A. Bratten^ Austin-Healey Sprite William C. Martin 22   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 33 Brian O'Neil/Carl Dorr^ Fiat-Abarth 600 Carl Dorr 20 Accident Grand Touring 850  
DNF 9 Roger Penske/Briggs Cunningham^ Fiat-Abarth 1000 [1127862] Briggs Cunningham 19 Drive shaft Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 6 Paul Richards Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth 15 Clutch Grand Touring 1000  
DNS 18 Art Huttinger Austin-Healey Sprite Art Huttinger     Grand Touring 1000  
DNS T Stirling Moss/Steve McQueen/Innes Ireland/Pedro Rodriguez Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite BMC     Grand Touring 1000  
DNA 10 Dave Clark/Frank Mabry, Jr. Austin-Healey Speedwell Sprite Frank Mabry, Jr.   Accident Grand Touring 1000  

 
Winning Time: 3h03m01.0, 78.419 mph/126.203 kph
Fastest Lap: Bruce McLaren #8 (Fiat Abarth 1000), 3m47.4, 82.322 mph/132.484 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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