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1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Spain  1962 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 11 races in the
1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 May 1962
LocationMontjuïc Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.791 km (2.356 mi)
250cc
Rider
Podium
First Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Honda
Second United Kingdom Bob McIntyre Honda
Third Australia Tom Phillis Honda
125cc
Rider
Podium
First Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Honda
Second Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Honda
Third Switzerland Luigi Taveri Honda
50cc
Rider
Podium
First Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Kreidler
Second Spain José Busquets Derbi
Third Switzerland Luigi Taveri Honda
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Podium
First Germany Max Deubel BMW
Second Switzerland Florian Camathias BMW
Third Germany Otto Kölle BMW

The 1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 6 May 1962 at Montjuïc circuit. It was the first round of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the 100th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1949.

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 50cc final standings

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12 laps (45.487 kilometres (28.264 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Germany Hans-Georg Anscheidt Germany Kreidler 97.448 km/h (60.551 mph) 28:00.41 8
2 Spain José Busquets Spain Derbi 97.362 km/h (60.498 mph) 28:01.90 6
3 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC110 / RC111 96.561 km/h (60.000 mph) 28:15.86 4
4 Germany Wolfgang Gedlich Germany Kreidler 95.974 km/h (59.635 mph) 28:26.23 3
5 United Kingdom Tommy Robb Britain Honda RC110 95.379 km/h (59.266 mph) 28:36.86 2
6 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC110 / RC111 95.373 km/h (59.262 mph) 28:36.97 1

Number of finishers: 14

Fastest Lap Hans-Georg Anscheidt 2:15.83 = 100.547 km/h (62.477 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 125cc final standings

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27 laps (102.347 kilometres (63.595 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda RC145 109.459 km/h (68.015 mph) 56:06.08 8
2 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC145 109.450 km/h (68.009 mph) 56:06.36 6
3 Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda RC145 109.447 km/h (68.007 mph) 56:06.45 4
4 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Britain EMC 108.090 km/h (67.164 mph) 56:48.72 3
5 United Kingdom Rex Avery Britain EMC 101.984 km/h (63.370 mph) 57:29.15 2
6 Italy Francesco Villa Italy Mondial + 1 lap 1

Number of finishers: 10

Fastest Lap Luigi Taveri 2:01.68 = 112.316 km/h (69.790 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 250cc final standings

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33 laps (125.070 kilometres (77.715 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda RC162 114.622 km/h (71.223 mph) 1h:05:28.16 8
2 United Kingdom Bob McIntyre Britain Honda RC162 114.299 km/h (71.022 mph) 1h.05:39.25 6
3 Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda RC162 114.283 km/h (71.012 mph) 1h.05:39.81 4
4 United Kingdom Dan Shorey Britain Bultaco + 2 laps 3
5 Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Aermacchi + 3 laps 2
6 Belgium Marcel Toussaint Belgium Benelli + 7 laps 1

Number of finishers: 7

Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 1:57.8 = 116.564 km/h (72.430 mph)

1962 Spanish Grand Prix Side-car final standings

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27 laps (102.347 kilometres (63.595 mi))

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Germany Max Deubel / Germany Emil Hörner Germany BMW 110.053 km/h (68.384 mph) 55:47.92 8
2 Switzerland Florian Camathias / Germany Horst Burkhardt Switzerland BMW 105.932 km/h (65.823 mph) 57:58.18 6
3 Germany Otto Kölle / Germany Dieter Hess Germany BMW 104.244 km/h (64.774 mph) 58:54.49 4
4 Germany Arsenius Butscher / Germany Heinrich Vester Germany BMW + 1 lap 3
5 United Kingdom Harold Scholes / United Kingdom Ray Lindsay Britain BMW + 1 lap 2
6 United Kingdom Chris Vincent / United Kingdom Eric Bliss Britain BSA + 1 lap 1

Number of finishers: 8

Fastest Lap Max Deubel / Emil Hörner 2:03.82 = 110.207 km/h (68.479 mph)

References

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  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5