1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 13 May 1962 at Charade Circuit Clermont-Ferrand. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
Race details | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Race 2 of 11 races in the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Date | 13 May 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Charade Circuit | ||||||||||||||||
Course |
| ||||||||||||||||
250 cc | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
125 cc | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
50 cc | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Sidecar (B2A) | |||||||||||||||||
|
1962 French Grand Prix 50cc final standings
8 laps (64.44 kilometres (40.04 mi))
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Netherlands | Kreidler | 96.789 km/h (60.142 mph) | 39:56.8 | 8 | |
2 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda RC110 / RC111 | 96.700 km/h (60.087 mph) | 39:59.0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda RC110 / RC111 | 96.684 km/h (60.077 mph) | 39:59.4 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
Britain | Honda RC110 | 96.563 km/h (60.001 mph) | 40:02.4 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
Japan | Suzuki | 94.306 km/h (58.599 mph) | 40:59.9 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
Japan | Suzuki | 94.126 km/h (58.487 mph) | 41:04.6 | 1 |
Number of finishers: 17
Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 = 100.552 km/h (62.480 mph)
1962 French Grand Prix 125cc final standings
13 laps (104.715 kilometres (65.067 mi))
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda RC145 | 108.276 km/h (67.280 mph) | 58:01.6 | 8 | |
2 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda RC145 | 107.201 km/h (66.612 mph) | 58:36.5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
Britain | Honda RC145 | 107.016 km/h (66.497 mph) | 58:42.6 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda RC145 | 107.007 km/h (66.491 mph) | 58:42.9 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
Germany | Suzuki | 101.984 km/h (63.370 mph) | 1h.01:36.4 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
Argentina | Bultaco | 100.238 km/h (62.285 mph) | 1h.02:40.8 | 1 |
Number of finishers: 12
Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 = 114.707 km/h (71.276 mph)
1962 French Grand Prix 250cc final standings
16 laps (128.880 kilometres (80.082 mi))
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda RC162 | 115.659 km/h (71.867 mph) | 1:06:51.5 | 8 | |
2 | ![]() |
Britain | Honda RC162 | 115.651 km/h (71.862 mph) | 1h.06:51.8 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda RC162 | 115.645 km/h (71.858 mph) | 1h.06:52.0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
Britain | Bultaco | + 1 lap | 3 | ||
5 | ![]() |
France | Moto Morini | + 1 lap | 2 | ||
6 | ![]() |
France | Mondial | + 2 laps | 1 |
Number of finishers: 6
Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 3:59.7 = 120.974 km/h (75.170 mph)
1962 French Grand Prix Side-car final standings
13 laps (104.715 kilometres (65.067 mi))
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() ![]() |
Germany | BMW | 108.404 km/h (67.359 mph) | 57:57.5 | 8 | |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
Switzerland | BMW | 107.217 km/h (66.622 mph) | 58:36.0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() ![]() |
Britain | BSA | 103.069 km/h (64.044 mph) | 1h.00:57.5 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() ![]() |
Germany | BMW | 103.069 km/h (64.044 mph) | 1h.00:57.5 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() ![]() |
Switzerland | BMW | 100.5 km/h (62.4 mph) | 1h.02:31.0 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() ![]() |
Britain | BMW | 100.459 km/h (62.422 mph) | 1h.02:32.5 | 1 |
Number of finishers: 14
Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 = 111.961 km/h (69.569 mph)
gollark: Due to your lack of Macron implementations, you are simply *unworthy* of serious consideration.
gollark: Interesting, and yet irrelevant.
gollark: And, in *extended* complex numbers, 2/0 is infinity.
gollark: Your Macron count is just 0.
gollark: I know about complex numbers, firecubez.
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.