Le Mans 24 hour race 1962

The Ferrari 330TRI LM with starting number 6, the winning car from Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill.

The Ferrari 250 GTO with the original starting number 22; with this car Léon Dernier and Jean Blaton finished third in the overall standings.

The Ferrari 250 Breadvan - a one-off - with the starting number 16, driven by Carlo-Maria Abate and Colin Davis.

The 30 24-hour race at Le Mans , the 30 ^s Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , and 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , was held at from 23 to 24 June 1962 the Circuit des 24 Heures .

New racing classes

Months before the race, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest caused some confusion and astonishment among the regular Le Mans starters with a new classification. Winners should be chosen in no less than 18 classes - including the Index of Performance and the Index of Efficiency. The fact that this did not work in all was because some did not even have starters. The attempt to bring more prototypes to Le Mans with the experimental classes also failed. What made the Ferrari 250 GTO from Pierre Noblet and Jean Guichet, which was registered in the GT class , different from the NART -250 GTO that started in the experimental class was not entirely clear to the specialist audience either.

Before the race, there was a scandal because the ACO officials refused to approve the Lotus 23 during the technical inspection. The little Lotus had made its debut in the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring and was in the lead with Jim Clark at the wheel at the beginning of the race. Colin Chapman brought two 23s to Le Mans. One of the works cars had a 1-liter Ford engine. The second car, which was reported by the UDT Laystall Racing Team , but was also a works car, had a 0.7 liter Climax engine. The cars were considered favorites in their classes, and hours after acceptance it leaked that the ACO had given in to pressure from the French teams and confirmed that the car was not safe. Chapman left and carried out his announcement that he would never return to Le Mans in a works car.

The race

The 1962 24-hour race was the last Le Mans race that a front-engined racing car could win. With the sixth overall victory, Ferrari became the sole record holder for the brands. After his fourth win as a driver, Olivier Gendebien announced his retirement from Le Mans after the race. That the attempt with the experimental vehicles had failed could also be seen from the overall ranking. The first 13 vehicles included eleven GT cars.

From the first lap, Graham Hill came back in the lead in the new Aston Martin DP212 . The Aston Martin was a serious opponent of the Ferraris until the early hours of the night, when the car broke down after a broken oil pipe. During the night, the duel from the previous year was repeated. Again the two Rodríguez brothers fought a violent exchange of blows with Gendebien and Phil Hill . But the NART Ferrari failed after 14 hours with clutch damage.

By then, Mike Parkes had long since left. The Briton had buried his Ferrari in the dreaded sandbank of the Mulsanne and when attempting to free the car again - after shoveling the car for more than half an hour - the engine revved. The Maserati were fast, but not stable enough. Dick Thompson was even in the lead with the Tipo 151 after two hours before he was eliminated due to an accident. Noblet and Guichet won the GT class, and Charles Deutsch won the duel in the small classes against his former partner René Bonnet with his racing cars .

Results

Pilots by nationality

28 British	28 French	17 Americans	12 Italians	9 Belgians
3 Swiss	2 Germans	2 Mexicans	2 Dutch	1 Australian
1 Belgian Congolese	1 Irish	1 Canadian	1 New Zealander	1 Austrian
1 Swede	1 South African

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires	Round
1	E +3.0	6th	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill	Ferrari 330TRI LM Spyder	Ferrari 4.0L V12		331
2	GT 3.0	19th	Pierre Noblet	Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12		326
3	GT 3.0	22nd	Equipe Nationale Belge	Léon Dernier Jean Blaton	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12		314
4th	GT +3.0	10	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham Roy Salvadori	Jaguar E-Type FHC	Jaguar 3.8L I6		310
5	GT 3.0	9	PJ Sargent	Peter Sargent Peter Lumsden	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Coupe	Jaguar 3.8L I6		310
6th	E 3.0	17th	North American Racing Team	Bob Grossman Fireball Roberts	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12		297
7th	GT 1.6	34	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Hans Herrmann	Porsche 356B Abarth	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4		287
8th	GT 1.3	44	Team Lotus Engineering	David Hobbs Frank Gardner	Lotus Elite Mk14	Coventry Climax 1.2L I4		286
9	GT 3.0	21st	Ed Hugus	Ed Hugus George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Bertone	Ferrari 3.0L V12		281
10	GT 1.3	39	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Giancarlo Sala Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Zagato SVZ	Alfa Romeo 1.3L I4		281
11	GT 1.3	45	Lotus engineering	Clive Hunt Dr. John Wyllie	Lotus Elite Mk14	Coventry Climax 1.2L I4		278
12	GT 1.6	35	Auguste Veuillet	Robert Buchet Heinz Schiller	Porsche 356B Abarth	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4		272
13	GT 2.0	29	Morgan Motor Company	Chris Lawrence Richard Shepard-Baron	Morgan Plus 4	Triumph 2.0L I4		270
14th	E 1.3	43	Equipe Nationale Belge	Claude Dubois Georges Harris	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4		268
15th	GT 1.6	32	Sunbeam Talbot	Peter Harper Peter Procter	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam 1.6L I4		268
16	E 850	53	Panhard & Levassor	André Guilhaudin Alain Bertaut	CD Dyna	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2		255
17th	E 1.15	46	Société Automobiles René Bonnet	Bernard Consten José Rosinski	René Bonnet Djet	Renault 1.0L I4		255
18th	E 850	50	Société Automobiles René Bonnet	Paul Armagnac Gérard Laureau	René Bonnet Djet 2 Spider	Renault 0.7L I4		253
Failed
19th	E 3.0	27	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Giancarlo Baghetti Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari Dino 268SP	Ferrari 2.6L V8		230
20th	E 1.6	37	Automobili OSCA	George Arents José Behra	OSCA 1600GT Zagato	OSCA 1.6L I4		227
21st	GT 1.3	40	Scuderia St. Ambroeus	Karl Foitek Riccardo Ricci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Zagato SVZ	Alfa Romeo 1.3L I4		225
22nd	GT 3.0	24	Ecurie Chiltern	Sir John Whitmore Bob Olthoff	Austin-Healey 3000	BMC 2.9L I6		212
23	GT 3.0	23	Fernand Tavano	Fernand Tavano André Simon	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12		202
24	GT 1.6	33	Sunbeam Talbot	Paddy Hopkirk Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam 1.6L I4		187
25th	E +3.0	2	Briggs Cunningham	Bruce McLaren Walt Hansgen	Maserati Tipo 151/1	Maserati 3.9L V8		177
26th	E 3.0	28	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Ricardo Rodríguez Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari Dino 246SP	Ferrari 2.4L V6		174
27	GT 3.0	58	Scuderia SSS Repubblica di Venezia	Nino Vaccarella Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12		172
28	E 850	56	Roger Masson	Roger Masson Teodoro Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 TwinCam	Fiat 0.7L I4		171
29	GT 3.0	20th	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Innes Ireland masts Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO	Ferrari 3.0L V12		165
30th	E +3.0	4th	Maserati France	Maurice Trintignant Lucien Bianchi	Maserati Tipo 151/1	Maserati 3.9L V8		152
31	GT +3.0	1	Scirocco Powell Racing Cars	Tony Settember John Turner	Chevrolet Corvette C2	Chevrolet 5.4L V8		150
32	E 3.0	18th	North American Racing Team	Peter Ryan John Fulp	Ferrari 250TRI / 61	Ferrari 3.0L V12		150
33	GT +3.0	12	Jean Kerguen	Jean Kerguen Jacques Dewez	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Aston Martin 3.8L I6		134
34	E 850	55	Panhard & Levassor	Guy Verrier Bernard Boyer	CD Dyna	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2		128
35	GT +3.0	14th	Mike Salmon	Mike Salmon Ian Baille	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Aston Martin 3.8L I6		124
36	E 850	51	Abarth Corse & Cie	Régis Fraissinet Paul Condrillier	Fiat-Abarth 700S TwinCam	Fiat 0.7L I4		115
37	E 1.6	38	Marcos Cars	John Hine Richard Prior	Marcos GT Gullwing	Ford 1.5L I4		81
38	E 3.0	25th	Ecurie Ecosse	Jack Fairman Tom Dickson	Tojeiro EE	Coventry Climax 2.5L I4		80
39	E 3.0	11	David Brown Racing Dept.	Graham Hill Richie Ginther	Aston Martin DP212	Aston Martin 4.0L I6		78
40	E 850	54	Panhard & Levassor	Pierre Lelong Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	CD Dyna	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2		73
41	E +3.0	3	Briggs Cunningham	William Kimberly Dick Thompson	Maserati Tipo 151/1	Maserati 3.9L V8		62
42	E 1.3	41	Abarth Corse & Cie	Roger Delageneste Jean Rolland	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4		60
43	E +3.0	7th	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Mike Parkes Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 330LM GTO	Ferrari 4.0L V12		56
44	GT +3.0	8th	Maurice Charles	Maurice Charles John Coundley	Jaguar E-Type	Jaguar 3.8L I6		53
45	GT 2.0	60	Andres Chardonnet	Jean-Claude Magne Maurice Martin	AC Ace	Bristol 2.0L I6		49
46	E 3.0	59	Equipe Nationale Belge	Georges Berger Robert Darville	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Ferrari 3.0L V12		35
47	GT 1.6	30th	Porsche System Engineering	Ben Pon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 356B Abarth	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4		35
48	E 3.0	16	Scuderia SSS Repubblica di Venezia	Carlo-Maria Abate Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB breadvan	Ferrari 3.0L V12		30th
49	E 3.0	15th	Scuderia SSS Repubblica di Venezia	Joakim Bonnier Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250TRI / 61	Ferrari 3.0L V12		30th
50	E 1.3	62	Abarth Corse & Cie	Gianni Balzarini Franz Albert	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4		30th
51	E 1.3	42	Abarth Corse & Cie	Henri Oreiller Tommy Spychiger	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4		21st
52	E 850	61	Automobiles René Bonnet	Jean-Claude Vidilles Jean Vinatier	René Bonnet Djet	Renault 0.7L I4		13
53	E 850	52	Abarth Corse & Cie	Herbert Demetz Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700S TwinCam	Fiat 0.7L I4		12
54	E 1.6	36	Automobili OSCA	John Bentley John S. Gordon	OSCA 1600GT Zagato	OSCA 1.6L I4		12
55	E 2.0	31	TVR Cars	Peter Bolton Ninian Sanderson	TVR Grantura	BMC 1.6L I4		3
Not started
56	E 850	49	Automobiles René Bonnet	Robert Bouharde Jean Vinatier Gérard Laureau	René Bonnet Djet	Renault 0.7L I4		1
57	GT 1.6	64	Sunbeam Talbot	Keith Ballisat Jackie Lewis	Sunbeam Alpine	Sunbeam 1.6L I4		2
58	GT 1.6	65	TVR Cars	Rob Slotemaker Ted Lund	TVR Grantura	BMC 1.6L I4		3
59	E 1.0	68	Guy Flayac	Guy Flayac Georges Alexandrovitch Lucien Barthe	Fiat-Abarth 1000S	Fiat 1.0L I4		4th
60	E 850	70	Panhard & Levassor	Bob Neyret Robert Mougin	CD Dyna	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2		5
Did not take part in the training
61	E 1.0	47	Team Lotus	Jim Clark Trevor Taylor	Lotus 23	Ford 1.0L I4		6th
62	E 850	48	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Les Leston Tony Shelly	Lotus 23	Coventry Climax 0.7L I4		7th

¹ Accident during training ² First reserve ³ Second reserve ⁴ Third reserve ⁵ Fourth reserve ⁶ Technical inspection not passed ⁷ Technical inspection not passed

Only in the entry list

Here you can find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race, but did not take part for various reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis	engine	tires
63	P 4.0	5	René Marchand	René Marchand Lloyd Casner Pierre Monneret	Maserati Tipo 151	Maserati 3.9L V8
64	P 4.0	10	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham Walt Hansgen	Maserati Tipo 151	Maserati 3.9L V8
65	P 3.0	11	Scuderia SSS Repubblica di Venezia		Maserati Tipo 64	Maserati 3.0L V12
66	S 2.5	26th	Ecurie Ecosse	Bruce Halford Frank Gardner Tom Dickson	Tojeiro EE	Climax 2.5L L4
67	P 2.0	30th	Porsche System Engineering	Joakim Bonnier Dan Gurney	Porsche 718	Porsche 2.0L Flat-4
68	P 2.0	30th	Porsche System Engineering	Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 718	Porsche 2.0L Flat-4
69	P 3.0	57	North American Racing Team	Bob Grossman Fireball Roberts	Ferrari 250TRI	Ferrari 3.0L V12
70	GT 1.6	63	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Porsche 1.6L Flat-4
71	GT 1.3	66	Lotus engineering	Clive Hunt Pat Fergusson	Lotus Elite	Climax 1.2L L4
72	P 850	67	Scuderia SSS Repubblica di Venezia		De Tomaso
73	P 1.3	69	Abarth Corse & Cie		Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4
74	P 850	70	Panhard & Levassor	Pierre Lelong Bernard Boyer Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Robert Mougin	CD Dyna	Panhard 0.7L Flat-2
75	P 1.3	71	Abarth Corse & Cie		Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Simca 1.3L I4
76	P 4.0		Holman & Moody		Ford Falcon Challenger
77	P 1.15				Lola MK1
78					DKW Junior
79	P 2.0		Ted Lund	Ted Lund Mike Reid	MG A
80	P 1.0		Gitane		Gitane 1000

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
Index of Performance	André Guilhaudin	Alain Bertaut	CD Dyna Coupé	Rank 16
Index of Thermal Efficiency	David Hobbs	Frank Gardner	Lotus Elite MK14	Rank 8
Experimental 3001-4000 cc	Olivier Gendebien	Phil Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI LM Spyder	Overall victory
Experimental 2501-3000 cc	Bob Grossman	Fireball Roberts	Ferrari 250 GTO	Rank 6
Experimental 2001-2500 cc	no participant in the finish
Experimental 1601-2000 cc	no participant in the finish
Experimental 1301-1600 cc	no participant in the finish
Experimental 1151-1300 cc	Claude Dubois	George Harris	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 14
Experimental 1001-1150 cc	no participant in the finish
Experimental 851-1000 cc	Bernard Consten	José Rosinski	René Bonnet Djet	Rank 17
Experimental 701-850 cc	André Guilhaudin	Alain Bertaut	CD Dyna Coupé	Rank 16
GT car 3001–4000 cm³	Briggs Cunningham	Roy Salvadori	Jaguar E-Type HFC	Rank 4
GT car 2501-3000 cm³	Pierre Noblet	Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GTO	Rank 12
GT car 2001-2500 cc	no participant in the finish
GT car 1601–2000 cm³	Chris Lawrence	Richard Shepard Baron	Morgan Plus 4	Rank 13
GT car 1301–1600 cm³	Edgar Barth	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 356B Abarth	Rank 7
GT car 1151-1300 cm³	David Hobbs	Frank Gardner	Lotus Elite MK14	Rank 8
GT car 1101–1150 cm³	no participant in the finish

Racing data

• Registered: 80
• Started: 55
• Valued: 18
• Race classes: 18
• Spectator: unknown
• Honorary starter of the race: Wilfried Baumgartner, President of the CSI
• Race weekend weather: hot and dry
• Route length: 13.461 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 331
• Total distance of the winning team: 4451.255 km
• Winner's average: 185.469 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Phil Hill - Ferrari 330TRI LM Spyder (# 6) - 3: 57.700 = 204.202 km / h
• Racing series: Round 8 of the 1962 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .

Web links

Commons : Le Mans 24 Hours 1962  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Predecessor race 1000 km race on the Nürburgring 1962

Sports car world championship

Successor race Trophée d'Auvergne 1962