1962 International 100 Explained

The 1962 International 100 was a motor race staged at the Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 4 February 1962.^[1] Contested as a Formula Libre race,^[2] it was staged over a distance of 101.25 miles^[1] (163 km) and was the second International 100 race to be held at Warwick Farm.^[3]

The race was won by Stirling Moss, driving a Cooper T53 Coventry Climax.^[2]

Race results

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time / Remarks
1	Stirling Moss	7	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	R. R. C. Walker Racing Team	45	1h 14m 36.6s
2	Bruce McLaren	10	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	B. McLaren	45	1h 14m 56.8s
3	Bib Stillwell	6	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	B. S. Stillwell	43
4	Lorenzo Bandini	17	Cooper T53 Maserati	Scuderia Centro-Sud	43
5	Ron Flockhart	8	Lotus 18 Coventry Climax	R. Flockhart	43
6	Angus Hyslop	16	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	A. Hyslop	43
7	Lex Davison	4	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team	36
DNF	John Youl	5	Cooper T51 Coventry Climax	Scuderia Veloce	31	Clutch
DNF	Jack Brabham	1	Cooper T55 Coventry Climax	Ecurie Vitesse	21	Gearbox
DNF	John Surtees	2	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team	21	Gearbox
DNF	Arnold Glass	9	BRM P48	Capital Motors	8	Overheating
DNS	David McKay	14	Cooper T51 Coventry Climax	Scuderia Veloce	-
DNS	Leo Geoghegan	11	Lotus 20 Ford	Geoghegan Motors, Liverpool	-	Withdrew ^[4]
DNS	Gavin Youl	12	MRD Ford	Scuderia Veloce	-	Withdrew
DNS	Austin Miller	15	Cooper T53 Chevrolet Corvette	A. Miller	-
DNS	Roy Salvadori	3	Cooper T53 Coventry Climax	Bowmaker Yeoman Racing Team	-	Crashed in practice
DNS	Stirling Moss	7	Lotus 21 Coventry Climax	R. R. C. Walker Racing Team	-	Practice only
DNS	Lex Davison	18	Aston Martin DBR4/250	A. N. Davison	-	Practice only

Notes

• Pole Position: Stirling Moss, 1:37.5 ^[2]
• Race distance: 45 laps (101.25 miles, 163 km) ^[1]
• Entries: 17 ^[1]
• Starters: 11 ^[3]
• Finishers: 7 ^[3]
• Fastest lap: Bruce McLaren, 1:37.5 ^[3]

Notes and References

1. Official Programme, International Meeting, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 4th February 1962
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318222001/https://www.oldracingcars.com/australia/results/1962/warwick-farm/feb/ Warwick Farm "100", 4 Feb 1962, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
3. Hugh Griffiths, The Fabulous Farm, Racing Car News Pty Ltd, 1979
4. Motor Sport Review, Sports Car World, April 1962, page 50