# British Saloon Car Championship 1962

Het BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship 1962 was het vijfde seizoen van het British Saloon Car Championship. Het kampioenschap begon op 14 april in Snetterton en eindigde op 1 september in Oulton Park. De Rhodesische coureur John Love werd de eerste niet-Britse BSCC-winnaar, met een Morris Mini Cooper en een Austin Mini Cooper, waarmee het de tweede opeenvolgende kampioenschapsoverwinning voor een Mini-coureur was na John Whitmore.

## Kalender

Winnaars van races met meerdere klassen in vetgedrukt.
| Ronde | Ronde | Circuit | Datum | Klasse A Winnaar | Klasse B Winnaar | Klasse C Winnaar | Klasse D Winnaar |
| 1 | 1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 14 april | John Love | Alan Hutcheson | Geen deelnemers | Mike Parkes |
| 2 | 2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 23 april | Christabel Carlisle | Alan Hutcheson | Geen deelnemers | Graham Hill |
| 3 | 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 28 april | John Love | Alan Hutcheson | Nicky Byrne | Graham Hill |
| 4 | 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 12 mei | John Love | Peter Harper | Innes Ireland | Graham Hill |
| 5 | 5 | Crystal Palace, Londen | 11 juni | John Love | Peter Harper | Geen deelnemers | Roy Salvadori |
| NC | NC | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 11 juni | Onbekend | Onbekend | Nicky Byrne | P.J. Woodroffe |
| NC | NC | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 15 juli | Mick Clare | Alan Hutcheson | Onbekend | Graham Hill |
| 6 | 6 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 21 juli | John Love | Peter Harper | Nicky Byrne | Jack Sears |
| 7 | 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 6 augustus | John Love | Peter Jopp | David Haynes | Mike Parkes |
| 8 | 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 1 september | John Love | Peter Harper | Chris McLaren | Graham Hill |
| NC* | NC* | Brands Hatch, Kent | 6 oktober | John Aley Denny Hulme | Geen deelnemers | Piero Frescobaldi Cesare Fiorio | Mike Parkes Jimmy Blumer |
* De laatste race op Brands Hatch volgde niet dezelfde klassenstructuur als de voorgaande evenementen. Er waren extra klassen met limieten van 1300cc en 1600cc die werden gewonnen door respectievelijk het Alan Foster/Andrew Hedges en Peter Procter/Peter Harper.

## Kampioenschap
### Klassement

| Pos. | Coureur | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Klasse | Punten |
| Pos. | Coureur | SNE | GOO | AIN | SIL | CRY | AIN | BRH | OUL | Klasse | Punten |
| 1 | John Love | 1 | DNF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper | DNF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | B | 49 |
| 3 | Jack Sears | 2$^S$ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2$^S$ | 1 | 2 | 2 | D | 38 |
| 4 | Graham Hill | 3 | 1$^S$ | 1$^P$ | 1 | | | DNF | 1$^P$ | D | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Parkes | 1 | DNF$^P$ | 5$^S$ | 2$^P$$_S$ | | 2$^P$ | 1$^S$ | 3$^S$ | D | 32 |
| 6 | Peter Jopp | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 2 | 1 | 5 | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | DNF | | DNF | B | 31 |
| 8 | John Whitmore | 2 | DNF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | A | 29 |
| 9 | Roy Salvadori | 4 | 2 | 2 | DNF | 1$^P$ | | 3$^P$ | DNS | D | 26 |
| 10 | Christabel Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 2 | 3 | DNF | A | 26 |
| 11 | Edward Lewis | 3 | | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | B | 16 |
| 12 | David Haynes | | | | 3 | | | 1 | | C | 13 |
| - | Dizzy Addicott | | | 6 | | | | | | A | - |
| - | John Aley | 5 | | | 6 | | 5 | 4 | | A | - |
| - | Bill Aston | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 4 | B | |
| - | Gawaine Baillie | 5 | 5 | 6 | | 3 | 3 | 4 | | D | - |
| - | Warwick Banks | | | | 9 | | 8 | | | B | - |
| - | Keith Bell | | | | | | DNF | | | B | - |
| - | Bill Blydenstein | | DNF | | DNF | | DNF | 2 | 2 | A | - |
| - | Bill Borrowman | | | | 5 | | DNF | | | A | - |
| - | Nicky Byrne | | | 1 | | | 5 | 3 | | C | - |
| - | Mick Clare | | | 5 | 3 | | DNF | | | A | - |
| - | Peter Clarke | | | 8 | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Ellis Cuff-Miller | | 4 | | 4 | | 6 | | 3 | B | - |
| - | Peter Dodd | | 6 | 7 | | | 4 | DNF | | D | - |
| - | Alan Fraser | | 3 | 4 | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Frank Hamlin | | 3 | DNF | 8 | | | | | A/B | - |
| - | David Hobbs | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | 5 | | D | - |
| - | Denny Hulme | | | | | | | | 3 | A | - |
| - | Innes Ireland | | | | 1 | | | | | C | - |
| - | Bob Jane | | | | | | DNF$^S$ | | | D | - |
| - | Elizabeth Jones | | | | 4 | | 4 | | | A | - |
| - | Charles Kelsey | | | | 5 | DSQ | DNF | DNF | | D | - |
| - | George Lawrence | | 4 | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | N.T. Lawrence | | 6 | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Tony Maggs | | | 4 | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Wolf-Dieter Mantzel | DNF | | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Chris McLaren | | | | | | | | 1 | C | - |
| - | J.R. Pearce | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | B | - |
| - | Peter Pilsworth | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | DNF | 2 | B | - |
| - | Peter Ruby | DSQ | | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Tony Rutt | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | 6 | | | A | - |
| - | Peter Sachs | | | 8 | | DNF | | | | D | - |
| - | P. Sherman-Kelly | | | 9 | | | | | | A | - |
| - | John Sutton | | | | | | | 2 | | C | - |
| - | Anita Taylor | | | | 7 | | | | | A | - |
| - | Maurice Trintignant | | | | 2 | | | | | C | - |
| - | Jeff Uren | | | | 4 | | | | | C | - |
| Pos. | Coureur | SNE | GOO | AIN | SIL | CRY | AIN | BRH | OUL | Klasse | Punten |
| Punten ||||||||
* Resultaat
* Winnaar
* Tweede plaats
* Derde plaats
* Gefinisht (punten behaald)
* Gefinisht (geen punten behaald)
* Niet geklasseerd (NC)
* Uitgevallen (DNF)
* Niet gekwalificeerd (DNQ)
* Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ)
* Niet gestart (DNS)
* Gewond (INJ)
* Uitgesloten (EX)
* Teruggetrokken (WD)
* Niet deelgenomen (blanco cel)
* $^P$ Pole position
* $^S$ Snelste ronde

### Eindstand

Driver's championship :
| Pos. | Coureur | Auto | Team | Klasse | Punten |
| 1 | John Love | Morris Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Co. | A | 52 |
| 2 | Peter Harper | Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd. | B | 49 |
| 3 | Jack Sears | Jaguar Mk II | Equipe Endeavour | D | 38 |
| 4 | Graham Hill | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs | D | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Parkes | Jaguar Mk II | Equipe Endeavour | D | 32 |
| 6 | Peter Jopp | Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser | B | 32 |
| 7 | Alan Hutcheson | Riley 1.5 | Barwell Motorsport | B | 31 |
| 8 | John Whitmore | Austin Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Co. | A | 29 |
| 9 | Roy Salvadori | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs | D | 26 |
| 10 | Christabel Carlisle | Austin Mini Cooper | Don Moore | A | 26 |
| 11 | Edward Lewis | Riley 1.5 | Westover Racing | B | 16 |
| 12 | David Haynes | Ford Zodiac Mk III | | C | 13 |

## Coureurs

| Coureur | Auto | Team |
| Dizzy Addicott | Morris Mini Cooper | |
| John Aley | DKW Junior de Luxe | Squadra Blez International |
| Bill Aston | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Tourist Trophy Garage |
| Gawaine Baillie | Jaguar Mk II | |
| Warwick Banks | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Postland Engineering & Trading Co. |
| Keith Bell | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Lawrencetune Racing |
| Bill Blydenstein | Morris Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Company |
| Bill Borrowman | Austin Mini Cooper | Scottish Clubman Ltd. |
| Nicky Byrne | Mercedes 220 SEb | Equipe Rouge |
| Christabel Carlisle | Austin Mini Cooper | Don Moore |
| Mick Clare | Morris Mini Cooper | Alexander Engineering Co. |
| Peter Clarke | Morris Mini Cooper | |
| Ellis Cuff-Miller | Sunbeam Rapier Series III | |
| Peter Dodd | Jaguar Mk II | Bracknell Motors |
| Alan Fraser | Sunbeam Rapier Series III | |
| Frank Hamlin | DKW Junior de Luxe | |
| Peter Harper | Sunbeam Rapier Series III | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd. |
| David Haynes | Ford Zodiac Mk III | |
| Graham Hill | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs |
| David Hobbs | Jaguar Mk II | Peter Berry Racing Ltd. |
| Denny Hulme | Austin Mini Cooper | |
| Alan Hutcheson | Riley 1.5 | Barwell Motors Ltd. |
| Innes Ireland | Ford Zodiac Mk III | Ford Motor Company |
| Bob Jane | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs |
| Elizabeth Jones | Morris Mini Cooper | Downton Engineering Ltd. |
| Peter Jopp | Sunbeam Rapier Series III | Mountains Garage |
| Charles Kelsey | Chevrolet Chevy II | Alexander Engineering Co. |
| George Lawrence | Austin Mini Cooper | |
| N.T. Lawrence | Borgward Isabella TS | |
| Edward Lewis | Riley 1.5 | Westover Racing |
| John Love | Morris Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Company |
| Tony Maggs | Austin Mini Cooper | |
| Wolf-Dieter Mantzel | DKW Junior de Luxe | |
| Chris McLaren | Mercedes 220 SEb | Equipe Rouge |
| Mike Parkes | Jaguar Mk II | Equipe Endeavour |
| J.R. Pearce | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Murkett Brothers |
| Peter Pilsworth | Riley 1.5 | |
| Peter Ruby | DKW Junior de Luxe | |
| Tony Rutt | Austin Mini Cooper | W.H. Griffiths Engineering Ltd. |
| Peter Sachs | Chevrolet Chevy II | |
| Roy Salvadori | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs |
| Jack Sears | Jaguar Mk II | Equipe Endeavour |
| P. Sherman-Kelly | Morris Mini Cooper | Longbacon Engineering |
| John Sutton | Vauxhall Velox | |
| Anita Taylor | Ford Anglia | |
| Maurice Trintignant | Ford Zodiac Mk III | Ford Motor Company |
| Jeff Uren | Ford Zodiac Mk III | Ford Motor Company |
| John Whitmore | Austin Mini Cooper | |

## Motors

| Klasse | Motor grootte | Motor grootte |
| Klasse | Minimum | Maximum |
| A | geen | 1000cc |
| B | 1001cc | 2000cc |
| C | 2001cc | 3000cc |
| D | 3001cc | geen |
* ↑ (en) British Saloon Car Championship - 1962 - All You Need is LOVE - 1962 index. touringcarracing.net. Gearchiveerd op 30 augustus 2021. Geraadpleegd op 29 september 2021.
* ↑ (en) BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship 1962 standings | Driver Database. www.driverdb.com. Gearchiveerd op 11 september 2021. Geraadpleegd op 2 oktober 2021.
* ↑ (en) 1962 BSCC Season. BTCC Wiki. Gearchiveerd op 29 september 2021. Geraadpleegd op 29 september 2021.
* ↑ (en) 1962 British Saloon Car Championship | Motorsport Database. Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Gearchiveerd op 2 oktober 2021. Geraadpleegd op 2 oktober 2021.