1962 Australian Drivers' Championship
The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers[1] of Formula Libre racing cars.[2] The winner of the title, which was the sixth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star.[1]
The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a six race series.[3]
| Round [4] | Race name [4] | Circuit [4] | State | Date [4] | Winning driver [4] | Car [4] | Entrant [4] |
| 1 | South Pacific Championship [5] | Longford | Tasmania | 5 March | John Surtees | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Bowmaker - Yeoman Credit[5] |
| 2 | Craven A Bathurst 100 [6] | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst[6] | New South Wales | 23 April | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | B. S. Stillwell |
| 3 | Queensland Road Race Championship | Lowood | Queensland | 3 June | Greg Cusack | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Scuderia Veloce |
| 4 | Victorian Road Racing Championship | Sandown Park | Victoria | 16 September | Lex Davison | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Ecurie Australie |
| 5 | Advertiser Trophy | Mallala | South Australia | 8 October | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | B. S. Stillwell |
| 6 | Australian Grand Prix | Caversham | Western Australia | 18 November [7] | Bruce McLaren | Cooper T62 Coventry Climax | Bruce McLaren[7] |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed Australian license holders.[1][8] Each driver could count his/her results from the Australian Grand Prix plus the best four results from the remaining races.[4] Ties in the award were determined by the relevant drivers placings in the Australian Grand Prix.[1][9]
Results
| Position[4] | Driver[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Lon.[4] | Bat.[4] | Low.[4] | San.[4] | Mal.[4] | Cav.[4] | Total[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | B. S. Stillwell | 7 | 12 | - | 7 | 12 | 7 | 45 |
| 2 | John Youl | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF |
Scuderia Veloce | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Bill Patterson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Bill Patterson Motors | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Greg Cusack | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | - | 3 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 18 |
| 5 | David McKay | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Scuderia Veloce | 5 | 7 | - | - | 5 | - | 17 |
| 6 | Lex Davison | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Ecurie Australie | 1 | - | 12 | - | - | 13 | |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF | Ecurie Vitesse [5] | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 8 | Bryan Thomson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF S/C | Ecurie Shepparton | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| 9 | Tom Ross | Lotus 20 Ford | T. Ross | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 10 | Arnold Glass | BRM P48 Buick | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Clive Nolan | Lotus 20 Ford | Clive Nolan Motors | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| = | Andy Brown | Elfin FJ Ford | Autocourse Elfin | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 13 | Syd Negus | Cooper T20 Repco Holden | Syd Negus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Alwyn Rose | Dalro Jaguar Mk II | A. Rose | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| = | Roy Morris | Elfin FJ Climax Climax FWA | R. Morris | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| = | Bill Pile | Cooper Mk. V Climax Climax FWA | W. Pile | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 17 | Ted Edwards | TS Special | E. Edwards | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Ron Marshall | Cooper T51 (Replica) Coventry Climax FPF | R. Marshall | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | Ron Halpin | Gremlin FJ Ford | Gold Coast Auto | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| = | Garrie Cooper | Elfin FJ Ford | Elfin Sports Cars | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note:
- Patterson was awarded third place in the championship due to his superior placing in the Australian Grand Prix.[9]
- English driver John Surtees (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Longford race
- New Zealand driver Angus Hyslop (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his fourth place in the Longford race
- New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren (Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Australian Grand Prix
References
- ^ a b c d 1963 Amendments to CAMS Manual & National Competition Rules (1962 ed), page 26
- ^ Greg Cusack wins Queensland's Gold Star at Lowood, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, page 34
- ^ Guide to the Gold Star, page i, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 1962 Gold Star race results, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c Longford 1962 Programme, Second Day
- ^ a b Programme, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, 23rd April, 1962
- ^ a b Official Souvenir Programme, Caversham, 17-18 Nov.
- ^ Guide to the Gold Star, pages ii-iii, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
- ^ a b McKay, David. AGP to McLaren, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 18-20
Further reading
- Jim Sheperd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
- John Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
- The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986
- Surtees wins fast Longford International, Australian Motor Sports, May 1962, page 23
- David McKay, Stillwell's Day, Modern Motor, July 1962, pages 30–32 & 77-78
- Gold Star at Lowood, Modern Motor, August 1962, page 75
- David McKay, "Davo" at Sandown, Modern Motor, November 1962
- David McKay, 'Star' to Bib, Modern Motor, December 1962, page 28
External links
- Australian Drivers Championship - CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
- Australian Gold Star 1962, www.oldracingcars.com
- Western Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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