Le Mans 24 Hours 1962 - Race Results

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)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	6	Gendebien / Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	331	24:00:00.00	4451.2549 kms	185.4690	1^st	P4.0	1^st	3001-4000
2^nd	19	Guichet / Noblet	Ferrari 250 GTO	Pierre Noblet	326	24:00:00.00	4384.1348 kms	182.6730	1^st	GT3.0	1^st	2501-3000
3^rd	22	"Eldé" / "Beurlys"	Ferrari 250 GTO	Equipe Nationale Belge	314	24:00:00.00	4213.8750 kms	176.5780	2^nd	GT3.0	2^nd	2501-3000
4^th	10	Cunningham / Salvadori	Jaguar E-type	Briggs Cunningham	310	24:00:00.00	4166.6172 kms	173.6090	1^st	GT4.0
5^th	9	Sargent / Lumsden	Jaguar E-type	P. J. Sargent	310	24:00:00.00	4163.4170 kms	173.4760	2^nd	GT4.0
6^th	17	Grossman / Roberts	Ferrari 250 GTO	North American Racing Team	297	24:00:00.00	3997.8101 kms	166.5750	1^st	P3.0	3^rd	2501-3000
7^th	34	Barth / Herrmann	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Porsche System Engineering	287	24:00:00.00	3858.5320 kms	160.7720	1^st	GT1.6	1^st	1301-1600
8^th	44	Hobbs / Gardner	Lotus Elite	Lotus Engineering	286	24:00:00.00	3847.0659 kms	160.2950	1^st	GT1.3	1^st	1151-1300
9^th	21	Hugus / Reed	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP	Scuderia Bear	281	24:00:00.00	3779.3169 kms	157.4720	3^rd	GT3.0	4^th	2501-3000
10^th	39	Sala / de Luca di Lizzano	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	281	24:00:00.00	3774.6550 kms	157.2780	2^nd	GT1.3
11^th	45	Hunt / Wyllie	Lotus Elite	Lotus Engineering	278	24:00:00.00	3733.4580 kms	155.5610	3^rd	GT1.3
12^th	35	Buchet / Schiller	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Auguste Veuillet	272	24:00:00.00	3655.6960 kms	152.3210	2^nd	GT1.6
13^th	29	Lawrence / Shepherd-Barron	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan Motors	270	24:00:00.00	3629.2881 kms	151.2200	1^st	GT2.0	1^st	1601-2000
14^th	43	Dubois / Harris	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Equipe Nationale Belge	268	24:00:00.00	3603.1650 kms	150.1320	1^st	P1.3
15^th	32	Harper / Procter	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam Talbot	268	24:00:00.00	3601.4670 kms	150.0610	3^rd	GT1.6
16^th	53	Guilhaudin / Bertaut	CD Panhard Dyna	Panhard & Levassor	255	24:00:00.00	3427.0259 kms	142.7930	1^st	P850	1^st	701-850
17^th	46	Consten / Rosinski	René Bonnet Djet Renault	Automobiles René Bonnet	255	24:00:00.00	3421.5510 kms	142.6560	1^st	P1.0	1^st	851-1000
18^th	50	Armagnac / Laureau	René Bonnet Djet Spyder Renault	Automobiles René Bonnet	253	24:00:00.00	3396.9060 kms	141.5380	2^nd	P850

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
27	Baghetti / Scarfiotti	Ferrari Dino 268 SP	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	230	Clutch	P3.0
37	Arents / Behra	Osca GT 1600 Zagato	Automobili Osca	227	Gearbox	P1.6
40	Foitek / Ricci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	225	Clutch	GT1.3
24	Whitmore / Olthoff	Austin-Healey 3000	Ecurie Chiltern	211	Piston	GT3.0
23	Tavano / Simon	Ferrari 250 GTO	Fernand Tavano	202	Differenctial bearings	GT3.0
33	Hopkirk / Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam Talbot	187	Engine	GT1.6
2	Hansgen / McLaren	Maserati Tipo 151	Briggs Cunningham	178	Engine/transmission	P4.0
28	Rodriguez / Rodriguez	Ferrari Dino 246 SP	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	174	Gearbox	P2.5
58	Vaccarella / Scarlatti	Ferrari 250 GTO	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	172	Engine	GT3.0
56	Masson / Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 S	Roger Masson	171	Engine	P850
20	Ireland / Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO	UTD Laystall Racing Team	165	Starter, battery	GT3.0
4	Trintignant / Bianchi	Maserati Tipo 151	Maserati France	152	Suspension	P4.0
18	Fulp / Ryan	Ferrari 250 TRI Fantuzzi Spyder 61	North American Racing Team	150	Accident	P3.0
1	Settember / Turner	Chevrolet Corvette	Scuderia Scirocco	150	Gearbox, piston	GT+5.0
12	Kerguen / "Franc"	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Jean Kerguen	134	Head gasket/transmission	GT4.0
55	Boyer / Verrier	CD Panhard Dyna	Panhard & Levassor	128	Engine	P850
14	Salmon / Baillie	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Michael Salmon	124	Piston	GT4.0
51	Fraissinet / Condrillier	Fiat-Abarth 700 S	Abarth Corse & Cie	115	Piston	P850
38	Hine / Prior	Marcos Gullwing Ford	Marcos Cars	85	Engine	P1.6
25	Dickson / Fairman	Tojeiro EE Climax	Ecurie Ecosse	81	Gearbox	P2.5
11	Hill / Ginther	Aston Martin DP212	David Brown	78	Oil pipe	P4.0
54	Lelong / Hanrioud	CD Panhard Dyna	Panhard & Levassor	73	Accident	P850
3	Kimberly / Thompson	Maserati Tipo 151	Briggs Cunningham	62	Accident	P4.0
41	Delageneste / Rolland	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse & Cie	60	Ignition	P1.3
7	Parkes / Bandini	Ferrari 330 LM/GTO	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	56	Overheating after accident	P4.0
8	Charles / Coundley	Jaguar E-type	Maurice Charles	53	Engine	GT4.0
60	Magne / Martin	AC Ace Bristol	Andres Chardonnet	49	Clutch	GT2.0
30	Pon / de Beaufort	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Porsche System Engineering	35	Ignition	GT1.6
59	Berger / Darville	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Equipe Nationale Belge	35	Accident	GT3.0
15	Bonnier / Gurney	Ferrari 250 TRI Fantuzzi Spyder 61	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	30	Gearbox	P3.0
16	Abate / Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	30	Gearbox	P3.0
62	Balzarini / Albert	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse & Cie	30	Gearbox	P1.3
42	Oreiller / Spychiger	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse & Cie	21	Ignition	P1.3
36	Bentley / Gordon	Osca GT 1600 Zagato	Automobili Osca	13	Engine	P1.6
61	Vinatier / Vidilles	René Bonnet Djet Renault	Automobiles René Bonnet	13	Overheating	P850
52	Demetz / Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700 S	Abarth Corse & Cie	12	Valves	P850
31	Bolton / Sanderson	TVR Grantura	TVR Cars	3	Water leak	P2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
49	Bouharde / Vinatier	René Bonnet Djet	Automobiles René Bonnet	Accident	P850
64	Ballisat / Lewis	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam Talbot	Reserve	GT1.6
65	Slotemaker / Lund	TVR Grantura	TVR Cars	Reserve	P2.0
66	Hunt / Fergusson	Lotus Elite	Lotus Engineering		GT1.3
68	Flayac / Alexandrovitch	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S	Guy Flayac	Reserve	P1.0
70	Neyret / Mougin	CD Panhard Dyna	Panhard & Levassor	Reserve	P850

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
47	Clark / Taylor	Lotus 23 Ford	Lotus Engineering	Rejected	P1.0
48	Leston / Shelly	Lotus 23 Climax	UTD Laystall Racing Team	Rejected	P850

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
5	Marchand / Casner / Monneret	Maserati Tipo 151	Rene Marchand		P4.0
10	Cunningham / Hansgen	Maserati Tipo 151	Briggs Cunningham		P4.0
11		Maserati Tipo 64	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia		P3.0
26	Halford / Gardner / Dickson	Tojeiro EE Climax	Ecurie Ecosse		P2.5
30	Jo Bonnier	Porsche 718 (Spyder)	Porsche System Engineering		P2.0
30	Bonnier / Gurney	Porsche 718 (Coupe)	Porsche System Engineering		P2.0
57	Grossman / Roberts	Ferrari 250 TRI Fantuzzi Spyder 61	North American Racing Team		P3.0
63	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth	Carel Godin de Beaufort		GT1.6
67		De Tomaso - Osca	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia		P850
69		Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse & Cie		P1.3
70	Lelong / Boyer / Hanrioud / Mougin	CD Panhard Dyna	Panhard & Levassor		P850
71		Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse & Cie		P1.3
		Ford Falcon Challenger	Holman & Moody	Not accepted	P4.0
		Lola Mk.1 Climax		Not accepted	P1.15
		DKW Junior		Not accepted
	Lund / Reid	MGA	Ted Lund		P2.0
		Gitane 1000 BMC	Gitane	Not accepted	P1.0