Le Mans 24 Hours 1962 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 24.6.1962
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 8) Challenge Mondial de Vitesse at Endurance (round 4)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	23/6 16:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	300000

Entered:	79
Practiced:	60
Qualified:	55
Started:	55
Finished:	18
Classified:	18

Classes:

Voiture Expérimentale 4000

Voiture Expérimentale 3000

Voiture Expérimentale 2500

Voiture Expérimentale 2000

Voiture Expérimentale 1600

Voiture Expérimentale 1300

Voiture Expérimentale 1150

Voiture Expérimentale 850

Grand Tourisme +5000

Grand Tourisme 4000

Grand Tourisme 3000

Grand Tourisme 2000

Grand Tourisme 1600

Grand Tourisme 1300

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results

Pre-race sessions:
2 practice sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 20-21/6

Winners:
Overall:	6	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM	Gendebien / Hill
Voiture Expérimentale 3000:	17	Ferrari 250 GTO	Grossman / Roberts
Voiture Expérimentale 1300:	43	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Dubois / Harris
Voiture Expérimentale 850:	53	CD Panhard Dyna	Guilhaudin / Bertaut
Grand Tourisme 4000:	10	Jaguar E-type	Cunningham / Salvadori
Grand Tourisme 3000:	19	Ferrari 250 GTO	Guichet / Noblet
Grand Tourisme 2000:	29	Morgan Plus 4	Lawrence / Shepherd-Barron
Grand Tourisme 1600:	34	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Barth / Herrmann
Grand Tourisme 1300:	44	Lotus Elite	Hobbs / Gardner
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	6	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM	Olivier Gendebien (B)	3:57.3000	204.2120 km/h	lap 49
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (15), Abarth-Simca (4), Jaguar (3), Porsche (3), CD (3), René Bonnet (3), Fiat-Abarth (3), Aston Martin (3), Maserati (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (15), Abarth (4), Jaguar (3), Porsche (3), Climax (3), Panhard (3), Renault (3), Fiat (3), Aston Martin (3), Maserati (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 250 GTO (7), Abarth-Simca 1300 (4), Jaguar E-type (3), Porsche 356 (3), Ferrari 250 GT (3), CD Dyna (3), René Bonnet Djet (3), Fiat-Abarth 700 S (3), Maserati Tipo 151 (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (28), GB (26), USA (18), I (12), B (9), CH (3), MEX (2), NL (2)
Most used colours:	blue (28%), red (27%), white (17%), silver (11%), green (8%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (75%), rear-engined (20%), mid-engined (5%)
Average engine size:	2289 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Briggs Cunningham (55), Jack Fairman (49), Edgar Barth (45)
Youngest known drivers:	Peter Ryan (20), Ricardo Rodriguez (20), Pedro Rodriguez (22)

Official Race Programme:

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