1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship Explained

The 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title[1] open to Formula Junior racing cars. The championship was contested over a single 30 lap, 60 km race, staged at the Catalina Park circuit at Katoomba in New South Wales,[2] Australia on 28 October 1962.[3] The title, which was the inaugural Australian Formula Junior Championship,[4] was won by Frank Matich, driving an Australian built Elfin.[4]

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantLaps
1Frank Matich4Elfin FJ Ford CosworthF Matich[5] 30
2Gavin Youl2Repco Brabham Holbay FordScuderia Veloce30
3Leo Geoghegan8Lotus 22 Ford CosworthGeoghegan Motors Liverpool30
4Glyn Scott20Lotus 20 Ford CosworthGA Scott Qld30
5Clive Nolan16Lotus 20 FordClive Nolan Motors29
6Lionel Ayers15Lotus 20 Ford CosworthMotor Racing Components[6] 27
DNFWally Mitchell9MRDWally Mitchell13

Race facts:

References

  1. Web site: CAMS Online Manual of Motor Sport > About CAMS > Titles - Australian Titles . 2012-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503070858/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/ . 2009-05-03 . live .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20040615124805/http://australianformulajunior.com/fjhistory.doc History of Formula Junior events in Australia during period 1960 - 1963, www.australianformulajunior.com
  3. Ray Simpson, Aussie Car won Junior title, Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 26-27
  4. Mike Kable, Matich's Day at Catalina, Wheels, January 1963, pages 44-45
  5. Matich in Elfin wins Australian F.J. C'ship, Australian Motor Sport, December 1962. pages 30-32
  6. Sporting Details, Australian Formula Junior C'ship Meeting at Catalina Circuit, Katoomba, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 October 1962

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