Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1962

Event: ADAC 1000 km Rennen Nürburgring		Date: 27.5.1962
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kms	Organiser: ADAC-Gesamtclub
Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
World Sportscar Championship (round 7) Challenge Mondial de Vitesse at Endurance (round 3)

Weather:	intermittent rain
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	350000

Entered:	97
Practiced:	79
Qualified:	68
Started:	67
Finished:	30
Classified:	27

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype 4000	3	3	2
Prototype 3000	1	1	1
Prototype 2000	11	11	2
Prototype 1000	3	3	2
Sports 3000	5	5	3
Sports 2000	12	8	0
Sports 1000	8	7	3
Grand Touring 3000	8	6	3
Grand Touring 2000	8	8	4
Grand Touring 1600	12	7	5
Grand Touring 1300	8	8	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results

Pre-race sessions:
3 practice sessions held for a total of 1320 minutes on 24-26/5

Winners:
Overall:	92	Ferrari Dino 246 SP	Hill / Gendebien
Prototype 4000:	120	Ferrari 330 LM/GTO	Mairesse / Parkes
Prototype 3000:	99	Maserati Tipo 61 CDM	Casner / Gregory
Prototype 2000:	111	Porsche 718 WRS	Hill / Herrmann
Prototype 1000:	103	René Bonnet Djet	Vinatier / Laureau
Sports 1000:	65	Lotus 23 Ford	Ashdown / Johnstone
Grand Touring 3000:	51	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Seidel / Nöcker
Grand Touring 2000:	43	Volvo P1800	Eschey / Bialas
Grand Touring 1600:	20	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Barth / Linge
Grand Touring 1300:	14	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Moser / Bender
Leaders:
laps 1-11:	84	Lotus 23 Ford	Jim Clark
lap 12:	120	Ferrari 330 LM/GTO	Willy Mairesse
laps 13-?:	92	Ferrari Dino 246 SP	Phil Hill/Olivier Gendebien
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	92	Ferrari Dino 246 SP	Phil Hill (USA)	9:31.900	143.585 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	92	Ferrari Dino 246 SP	Phil Hill (USA)	9:25.500	145.210 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (12), Porsche (11), Alfa Romeo (11), Lotus (10), Volvo (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (12), Porsche (11), Alfa Romeo (11), Climax (7), Ford (4), Volvo (4), BMC (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato (5), Lotus Elite (5), Alfa Romeo Giulietta (5)
Driver nationalities:	D (36), GB (30), F (14), I (13), CH (10), B (10), USA (6), ZA (3), MEX (2), NL (2)
Team nationalities:	D (19), GB (16), I (9), CH (7), F (7), B (3)
Engine positions:	front-engined (70%), mid-engined (18%), rear-engined (12%)
Oldest known drivers:	Edgar Barth (45), Georges Berger (44), Elio Zagato (43)
Youngest known drivers:	Peter Ryan (20), Ricardo Rodriguez (20), Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (22)

Official Race Programme:

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