1962 Australian Drivers' Championship
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The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers1963 Amendments to CAMS Manual & National Competition Rules (1962 ed), page 26 of Formula Libre racing cars.Greg Cusack wins Queensland's Gold Star at Lowood, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, page 34 The winner of the title, which was the sixth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star.
The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a six race series.Guide to the Gold Star, page i, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972
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| South Pacific Championship Longford 1962 Programme, Second Day | Longford | Tasmania | 5 March |
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| Craven A Bathurst 100 Programme, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, 23rd April, 1962 | Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst | 23 April | B. S. Stillwell |
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| Queensland Road Race Championship | Lowood | 3 June | Greg Cusack |
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| Victorian Road Racing Championship | Victoria | 16 September | Ecurie Australie |
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| Advertiser Trophy | Mallala | 8 October | B. S. Stillwell |
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| 18 November Official Souvenir Programme, Caversham, 17-18 Nov. |
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed Australian license holders.Guide to the Gold Star, pages ii-iii, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972 Each driver could count his/her results from the Australian Grand Prix plus the best four results from the remaining races. Ties in the award were determined by the relevant drivers placings in the Australian Grand Prix.McKay, David. AGP to McLaren, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 18-20
Results
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| Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | B. S. Stillwell | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 45 |
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| Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 21 |
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| Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | Bill Patterson Motors | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 18 |
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| Greg Cusack | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 18 |
| 5
| Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 17 |
| 6
| Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF | Ecurie Australie | align="center" | | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 13 |
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| Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" valign="bottom" | 12 |
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| Bryan Thomson | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF S/C | Ecurie Shepparton | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 7 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 9 |
| 9
| Tom Ross | T. Ross | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 5 |
| 10
| Arnold Glass | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 3 |
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| Clive Nolan | Clive Nolan Motors | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |
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| Andy Brown | Autocourse Elfin | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 3 |
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| align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 2 |
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| Alwyn Rose | Dalro Jaguar Mk II | A. Rose | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
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| Roy Morris | R. Morris | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
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| Bill Pile | Cooper Mk. V Climax Climax FWA | W. Pile | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 2 |
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| Ted Edwards | TS Special | E. Edwards | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 1 |
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| Ron Marshall | Cooper T51 (Replica) Coventry Climax FPF | R. Marshall | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
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| Ron Halpin | Gremlin FJ Ford | Gold Coast Auto | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
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| align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | - | align="center" | 1 |
Note:
- Patterson was awarded third place in the championship due to his superior placing in the Australian Grand Prix.
- 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
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
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160404083726/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC05-Titles-Gold-Star-2016-1.pdf Australian Drivers Championship - CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org]
- [http://www.oldracingcars.com/australia/1962/ Australian Gold Star 1962, www.oldracingcars.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110920fw_/http://www.terrywalkersplace.com/Results/1962-all.pdf Western Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org]
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