Trophée d'Auvergne 1962 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Trophée d'Auvergne		Date: 15.7.1962
Track: Circuit de la Charade, Clermond Ferrant (France), 8.055 kms	Organiser: unknown
Trophée d'Auvergne
World Sportscar Championship (round 9)

Weather:	hot with some rain
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	unknown
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	67
Practiced:	33
Qualified:	33
Started:	33
Finished:	22
Classified:	22

Classes:

Experimental 3000

Experimental 1600

Experimental 1300

Experimental 1000

Sports 3000

Sports 2000

Sports 1600

Sports 1300

Sports 1000

Grand Touring +3000

Grand Touring 3000

Grand Touring 2000

Grand Touring 1600

Grand Touring 1300

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 300 minutes on 13-14/7

Winners:
Overall:	3	Ferrari 250 GTO	Abate
Experimental 3000:	16	Ferrari 250 TR	Vaccarella
Experimental 1300:	29	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Lucien Bianchi
Experimental 1000:	51	René Bonnet Djet	Jean Vinatier
Sports 1600:	18	Lotus 23	Alan Rees
Sports 1000:	44	Lotus 23	Bernard Consten
Grand Touring +3000:	2	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Tony Maggs
Grand Touring 1300:	36	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2	Karl Foitek
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	16	Ferrari 250 TR	Nino Vaccarella (I)	3:57.1000	122.3030 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	24	Lotus 23 Ford	Peter Arundell (GB)	3:54.3000	123.7640 km/h
Experimental 3000:	16	Ferrari 250 TR	Vaccarella	3:59.1000
Experimental 1300:	29	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Lucien Bianchi	4:13.4000
Experimental 1000:	41	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S	Eberhard Mahle	4:20.5000
Sports 2000:	17	Porsche 718 RS 60	Régis Fraissinet	4:16.3000
Sports 1300:	31	Elva Mk VI Climax	Charpilloz	4:21.3000
Sports 1000:	50	René Bonnet Djet	Gérard Laureau	4:15.0000
Grand Touring +3000:	2	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Tony Maggs	4:10.3000
Grand Touring 3000:	3	Ferrari 250 GTO	Abate	4:00.5000
Grand Touring 1600:	19	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Edgar Barth	4:15.9000
Grand Touring 1300:	38	Lotus Elite	Richard Melville	4:19.3000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (7), Lotus (6), Abarth-Simca (5), René Bonnet (3), Porsche (3), Fiat-Abarth (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (7), Abarth (5), Climax (5), Renault (3), Porsche (3), Fiat (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Abarth-Simca 1300 (5), Ferrari 250 GT (4), Lotus 23 (3), René Bonnet Djet (3), Fiat-Abarth 1000 S (3), Lotus Elite (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (12), CH (6), B (3), GB (3), I (2), D (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (51%), rear-engined (25%), mid-engined (24%)
Oldest known drivers:	Edgar Barth (45), André Simon (42), Jean Guichet (35)
Youngest known drivers:	David Hobbs (23), Hans Herrmann (24), Alan Rees (24)

Official Race Programme:

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