1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 6 May 1962 at Montjuïc circuit. It was the first round of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the 100th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1949.

  1962 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 11 races in the
1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 May 1962
LocationMontjuïc Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.791 km (2.356 mi)
250 cc
Rider
Podium
First Jim Redman Honda
Second Bob McIntyre Honda
Third Tom Phillis Honda
125 cc
Rider
Podium
First Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda
Second Jim Redman Honda
Third Luigi Taveri Honda
50 cc
Rider
Podium
First Hans Georg Anscheidt Kreidler
Second José Busquets Derbi
Third Luigi Taveri Honda
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Podium
First Max Deubel BMW
Second Florian Camathias BMW
Third Otto Kölle BMW

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 50cc final standings

12 laps (45.487 kilometres (28.264 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Hans Georg Anscheidt Germany Kreidler 97.448 km/h (60.551 mph) 28:00.41 8
2 José Busquets Spain Derbi 97.362 km/h (60.498 mph) 28:01.90 6
3 Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC110 / RC111 96.561 km/h (60.000 mph) 28:15.86 4
4 Wolfgang Gedlich Germany Kreidler 95.974 km/h (59.635 mph) 28:26.23 3
5 Tommy Robb Britain Honda RC110 95.379 km/h (59.266 mph) 28:36.86 2
6 Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC110 / RC111 95.373 km/h (59.262 mph) 28:36.97 1

Number of finishers: 14

Fastest Lap Hans Georg Anscheidt 2:15.83 = 100.547 km/h (62.477 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 125cc final standings

27 laps (102.347 kilometres (63.595 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC145 109.459 km/h (68.015 mph) 56:06.08 8
2 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC145 109.450 km/h (68.009 mph) 56:06.36 6
3 Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC145 109.447 km/h (68.007 mph) 56:06.45 4
4 Mike Hailwood Britain EMC 108.090 km/h (67.164 mph) 56:48.72 3
5 Rex Avery Britain EMC 101.984 km/h (63.370 mph) 57:29.15 2
6 Francesco Villa Italy Mondial + 1 lap 1

Number of finishers: 10

Fastest Lap Luigi Taveri 2:01.68 = 112.316 km/h (69.790 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 250cc final standings

33 laps (125.070 kilometres (77.715 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC162 114.622 km/h (71.223 mph) 1h:05:28.16 8
2 Bob McIntyre Britain Honda RC162 114.299 km/h (71.022 mph) 1h.05:39.25 6
3 Tom Phillis Australia Honda RC162 114.283 km/h (71.012 mph) 1h.05:39.81 4
4 Dan Shorey Britain Bultaco + 2 laps 3
5 Alberto Pagani Italy Aermacchi + 3 laps 2
6 Marcel Toussaint Belgium Benelli + 7 laps 1

Number of finishers: 7

Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 1:57.8 = 116.564 km/h (72.430 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix Side-car final standings

27 laps (102.347 kilometres (63.595 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Max Deubel / Emil Hörner Germany BMW 110.053 km/h (68.384 mph) 55:47.92 8
2 Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt Switzerland BMW 105.932 km/h (65.823 mph) 57:58.18 6
3 Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess Germany BMW 104.244 km/h (64.774 mph) 58:54.49 4
4 Arsenius Butscher / Heinrich Vester Germany BMW + 1 lap 3
5 Harold Scholes / Ray Lindsay Britain BMW + 1 lap 2
6 Chris Vincent / Eric Bliss Britain BSA + 1 lap 1

Number of finishers: 8

Fastest Lap Max Deubel / Emil Hörner 2:03.82 = 110.207 km/h (68.479 mph)

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References
  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
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