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List of 1962 motorsport champions

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1962 motorsport champions
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This list of 1962 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Some titles may be from single events.

Open wheel racing

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Series Driver Season article
Formula One World Championship United Kingdom Graham Hill 1962 Formula One season
Constructors: United Kingdom BRM
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Bib Stillwell 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship
Australian Formula Junior Championship Australia Frank Matich 1962 Australian Formula Junior Championship
Campionato Italiano Italy "Geki"
Teams: Italy Scuderia Madunina
East German Formula Junior Championship East Germany Willy Lehmann 1962 East German Formula Junior Championship
South African Formula One Championship South Africa Ernest Pieterse 1962 South African Formula One Championship
Soviet Formula 2 Championship Soviet Union Yuri Vishniakov 1962 Soviet Formula 2 Championship
Teams: Soviet Union Spartak Leningrad
USAC National Championship United States Rodger Ward 1962 USAC Championship Car season
Formula Three
British Formula Three Championship United Kingdom Peter Arundell 1962 British Formula Three Championship
Soviet Formula 3 Championship Soviet Union Yuri Bugrov 1962 Soviet Formula 3 Championship

Sports car and GT

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Series Champion Season article
International Championship for GT Manufacturers Class GT+2.0: Italy Ferrari
Class GT2.0: West Germany Porsche
Class GT1.0: Italy Fiat-Abarth
1962 World Sportscar Championship
Coupe des Sports Class S3.0: Italy Ferrari
Class S2.0: West Germany Porsche
Class S1.0: Italy Fiat-Abarth
1962 World Sportscar Championship
Australian GT Championship Australia John French 1962 Australian GT Championship
USAC Road Racing Championship United States Roger Penske 1962 USAC Road Racing Championship
SCCA National Sports Car Championship C Modified: United States Harry Heuer 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
D Modified: United States Roger Penske

Touring car

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Series Driver Season article
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Bob Jane 1962 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 1962 British Saloon Car Championship

Stock car racing

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series United States Joe Weatherly 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series
Manufacturers: United States Pontiac
NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series United States Eddie Gray 1962 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series
ARCA Racing Series United States Iggy Katona 1962 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera Argentina Dante Emiliozzi 1962 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship United States Paul Goldsmith 1962 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Motorcycle racing

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Series Rider Season article
500cc World Championship United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Switzerland Luigi Taveri
50cc World Championship West Germany Ernst Degner
Motocross World Championship 500cc: Sweden Rolf Tibblin 1962 Motocross World Championship
250cc: Sweden Torsten Hallman
Speedway World Championship United Kingdom Peter Craven 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship

See also

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