1962 Sandown International Cup

The 1962 Sandown International Cup[1] was a motor race for Formula Libre cars,[2] staged at Sandown Park, in Victoria, Australia on 12 March 1962.[1] The race was contested over 60 laps, a total distance of 120 miles[1] (193 km). It was the feature race at the opening meeting of the Sandown Park circuit.[2]

The race was won by Jack Brabham driving a Cooper T55 Coventry Climax.[3]

Results
Position[3] Driver[3] No.[1] Car[3] Entrant[1] Laps[3] Time[3]
1 Jack Brabham 1 Cooper T55 Coventry Climax Ecurie Vitesse 60 1h 10m 08.6s
2 John Surtees 3 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Yeoman Credit Racing Team 60 1h 10m 09.4s
3 Bruce McLaren 10 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax C. R. Atkins 60 1h 10m 12.7s
4 Chuck Daigh 5 Scarab RE Buick Reventlow Automobiles Inc. 59  
5 Stirling Moss 7 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax R. R. C. Walker 59  
6 Jim Clark 8 Lotus 21 Coventry Climax Team Lotus 58  
7 Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors 57  
8 Lex Davison 14 Aston Marin DBR4/250 Ecurie Australie 57  
9 Angus Hyslop 20 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Tourist Motor & Farming Equip. 57  
10 Doug Whiteford 15 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors    
11 Pat Hoare 19 Ferrari Dino 246/60 P. N. Hoare    
DNF Austin Miller 31 Cooper T51 Chevrolet Corvette Austin Miller    
DNF John Roxburgh 29 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax J. B. Roxburgh    
DNF Bryan Thompson 17 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Ecurie Shepparton    
DNF John Youl 12 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Scuderia Veloce 49[2]  
DNF Ron Flockhart 41 Lotus 18 Coventry Climax R. Flockhart    
DNF Roy Salvadori 2 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax Yeoman Credit Racing Team 24  
DNF Bib Stillwell 6 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax B. S. Stillwell 3


References
  1. Souvenir Programme, 1st International Sandown Park Motor Races, Labour Day Weekend, 11-12 March 1962
  2. Mike Kable, Brabham on top at opening Sandown Park meeting, Sports Car World, May 1962, pages 46 to 48
  3. Sandown Park International, Sandown Park, 12 Mar 1962, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 1 September 2018
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