Type: | NC |
Country: | UK |
Grand Prix: | Lavant Cup |
Official Name: | XIV Lavant Cup |
Location: | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex |
Date: | 23 April |
Year: | 1962 |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 2.4 |
Course Km: | 3.862 |
Distance Laps: | 21 |
Distance Mi: | 50.4 |
Distance Km: | 81.1 |
Pole Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
Pole Country: | New Zealand |
Pole Team: | Cooper-Climax |
Pole Time: | 1:37.0 |
Fast Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
Fast Team: | Cooper-Climax |
Fast Time: | 1:25.4 |
Fast Country: | New Zealand |
First Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
First Country: | New Zealand |
First Team: | Cooper-Climax |
Second Driver: | Roy Salvadori |
Second Country: | UK |
Second Team: | Lola-Climax |
Third Driver: | Tony Shelly |
Third Country: | New Zealand |
Third Team: | Lotus-Climax |
The 14th Lavant Cup was a motor race, run for Formula One cars, held on 23 April 1962 at Goodwood Circuit, England. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit, and was won by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in a Cooper T55.
This race was held directly before the 1962 Glover Trophy, on the same day at the same circuit, with some drivers taking part in both events. Another Formula One race, the 1962 Pau Grand Prix, was also held on the same day. The Lavant Cup was normally a Formula Two race, but for 1962 it was open to Formula One cars with four-cylinder engines, thus excluding the BRMs and those cars using the Climax V8 engine. The V6 Ferraris were at the Pau event, so they were not affected by this rule.
McLaren won the race comfortably after John Surtees' car was hit by Günther Seiffert at the chicane while the Briton was lapping him.
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 22 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | 30:31.8 | 1 | |
2 | 6 | Roy Salvadori | Bowmaker Racing Team | Lola-Climax | + 45.8 s | 5 | |
3 | 17 | Tony Shelly | John Dalton | Lotus-Climax | + 56.2 s | 2 | |
4 | 18 | Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Gilby-Climax | 20 laps | 9 | |
5 | 16 | Jay Chamberlain | Jay Chamberlain | Lotus-Climax | 19 laps | 7 | |
6 | 15 | Graham Eden | Gerry Ashmore | Emeryson-Climax | 19 laps | 10 | |
7 | 11 | Wolfgang Seidel | Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Porsche | 19 laps | 8 | |
Ret | 14 | Gerry Ashmore | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | Oil pipe | 12 | |
Ret | 10 | Tony Settember | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | Oil / water leaks | 4 | |
Ret | 21 | John Surtees | Bowmaker Racing Team | Lola-Climax | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 12 | Günther Seiffert | Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 11 | |
DNS | 19 | John Campbell-Jones | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | Engine on grid | (6) | |
WD | 24 | Ross Greenville | Ross Greenville | Cooper-Climax | Driver unfit | - |