1962 Lavant Cup Explained

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.

Results

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
122 Bruce McLarenCooper Car CompanyCooper-Climax30:31.81
26 Roy SalvadoriBowmaker Racing TeamLola-Climax+ 45.8 s5
317 Tony ShellyJohn DaltonLotus-Climax+ 56.2 s2
418 Keith GreeneGilby EngineeringGilby-Climax20 laps9
516 Jay ChamberlainJay ChamberlainLotus-Climax19 laps7
615 Graham EdenGerry AshmoreEmeryson-Climax19 laps10
711 Wolfgang SeidelAutosport Team Wolfgang SeidelPorsche19 laps8
Ret14 Gerry AshmoreGerry AshmoreLotus-ClimaxOil pipe12
Ret10 Tony SettemberEmeryson CarsEmeryson-ClimaxOil / water leaks4
Ret21 John SurteesBowmaker Racing TeamLola-ClimaxAccident3
Ret12 Günther SeiffertAutosport Team Wolfgang SeidelLotus-ClimaxAccident11
DNS19 John Campbell-JonesEmeryson CarsEmeryson-ClimaxEngine on grid(6)
WD24 Ross GreenvilleRoss GreenvilleCooper-ClimaxDriver unfit-

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