Daytona 3 Hours 1962

Front view of a Chaparral 1

The 1962 Daytona 3-Hour Race , also known as the Daytona Continental 3-Hour Sports Car and Grand Touring Race, Daytona International Speedway , took place on February 11 at Daytona International Speedway and was the first race of the World Sports Car Championship of that year.

The race

In 1962 the sports car world championship experienced a change. In contrast to the years before, it was not a brand world champion that was chosen, but each racing class held its own championship. The five races in 1961 turned into 15 events in the 1962 season.

The Daytona 3 Hours was the first race of the season and the first race in this new championship format. It was announced for the sports and GT car classes and ended with Dan Gurney's victory in the Lotus 19 .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 2.5	96	Frank Arciero	Dan Gurney	Lotus 19th	82
2	S 2.5	1	North American Racing Team	Phil Hill Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari Dino 246SP	82
3	S + 5.0	66	Chaparral Cars Inc.	Jim Hall	Chaparral 1	82
4th	GT 3.0	18th	North American Racing Team	Stirling Moss	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP	80
5	S 3.0	49	John Bunch	George Constantine	Ferrari 250TR	79
6th	S + 5.0	0	Peter Hand Brewery	Dick Rathmann Harry Heuer	Chaparral 1	79
7th	S 2.0	14th	Bob Holbert	Bob Holbert	Porsche 718 RSK	79
8th	S 2.5	9	North American Racing Team	John Fulp Skip Hudson	Ferrari Dino 246S	78
9	S 2.0	16	Brumo's Porsche	Chuck Cassel	Porsche 718 RS 61	78
10	S 2.0	99	Herb Swan	Herb Swan	Porsche 718 RS 61	78
11	S 1.6	23	Bob Donner	Bob Donner	Porsche 718 RS 61	77
12	GT 3.0	22nd	North American Racing Team	Fireball Roberts	Ferrari 250 GT	77
13	GT + 5.0	11	Grady Davis	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	76
14th	S 1.6	6th	Peter DaCosta	Peter DaCosta	Porsche 718 RS 61	76
15th	S 3.0	50	North American Racing Team	Ricardo Rodríguez Peter Ryan	Ferrari 250TRI / 61	76
16	GT 3.0	28	Scuderia Serenissima	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	75
17th	GT 4.0	62	Briggs Cunningham	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar XKE	75
18th	GT 3.0	77	North American Racing Team	Doug Thiem	Ferrari 250 GT	75
19th	GT + 5.0	10	Grady Davis	Don Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	75
20th	GT + 5.0	20th	Red Vogt	Marvin Panch	Chevrolet Corvette	75
21st	GT + 5.0	25th	Delmo Johnson	Dave Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette	73
22nd	S 3.0	80	Sorocaima	Guido Lollobrigida	Maserati 200SI	72
23	GT + 5.0	75	John Walker	Jack Knab	Chevrolet Corvette	71
24	GT 1.3	83	Alfa Romeo	Charlie Kolb	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	70
25th	GT 1.6	44	Brumo's Porsche	Pat Corrigan	Porsche 356B 1600	70
26th	GT 1.3	82	Alfa Romeo	Paul Richards	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	70
27	GT 4.0	21st	Frank Nichels	Rodger Ward	Pontiac Tempest	67
28	GT 1.3	91	Ross Durant	Ross Durant	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	65
29	GT 1.3	30th	Peter Berry	Jim Clark	Lotus Elite	60
30th	GT 1.3	48	William Story	William Story	Lotus Elite	58
31	S + 5.0	8th	Bill Frick	Joe Weatherly	Lister Costin	57
32	GT 1.3	47	Milo Vega	Milo Vega	Lotus Elite	51
33	GT 2.0	63	Robert Keyes	Robert Keyes	AC Ace	51
34	S 5.0	51	David Lane	Anson Johnson	Lister	51
Failed
35	GT 1.6	15th	Porsche	Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	70
36	S 2.5	56	Roger Penske	Roger Penske	Cooper Monaco T57	66
37	GT 3.0	7th	UDT Laystall	Innes Ireland	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	59
38	S + 5.0	24	Art Huttinger	Art Huttinger	Lister	54
39	GT + 5.0	17th	Ronnie Kaplan	Bob Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	42
40	GT + 5.0	29	Fred Kappler	Jef Stevens	Chevrolet Corvette	37
41	GT + 5.0	35	RD Doane	Skip Hudson	Chevrolet Corvette	34
42	GT + 5.0	78	John Mecom	Rob Schroeder	Chevrolet Corvette	31
43	S 2.5	12	Rosebud Racing	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus 19th	28
44	GT 1.6	47	Brumo's Porsche	David Lane	Porsche 356B 1600	20th
45	GT 4.0	32	Peter Berry	David Hobbs	Jaguar XKE	15th
46	GT 4.0	42	Frank Nichels	Harry Heuer	Pontiac Tempest	14th
47	GT 1.6	71	Bill Bencker	Bill Bencker	Porsche 356B 1600	12
48	S 3.0	5	Alan Connell	Alan Connell	Maserati Tipo 61	7th
49	GT + 5.0	19th	Frank Nichels	Paul Goldsmith	Pontiac Tempest	2
50	GT + 5.0	53	Frank Nichels	AJ Foyt	Pontiac Tempest	2
Not started
51	GT + 5.0	33	RD Doane	Bob Spooner	Chevrolet Corvette	1
50	S 3.0	36	Bob Hurt	Bob Hurt	Ferrari 250TR59	2
51	S 3.0	60	Anson Johnson	Anson Johnson	Ferrari 250TR	3
52	S 3.0	61	Briggs Cunninghami	Augie Pabst	Maserati Tipo 61	4th

¹ not started ² not started ³ not started ⁴ training accident

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
53	S + 5.0	2	Peter Hand Brewery	Harry Heuer	Scarab Mk.II
54	S 3.0	3	Frank Harrison	William Kimberly	Maserati Tipo 60
55	S 3.0	4th	Spencer Lichtie	Spencer Lichtie	Ferrari 250TR
56	GT 4.0	12	Frank Nichels		Pontiac Tempest
57	S 2.5	26th	Frank Harrison	Lloyd Ruby	Lotus 19th
58	GT 3.0	31	John Baxter	Chuck Dietrich	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
59	GT 1.6	70	Bruce Jennings	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356B 1600
60	GT 1.3	73	Sy Kaback	Sy Kaback	Lotus Elite

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S + 5.0	Jim Hall	Chaparral 1	Rank 3
S 3.0	George Constantine	Ferrari 250TR59 / 60	Rank 5
S 2.5	Dan Gurney	Lotus 19th	Overall victory
S 2.0	Bob Holbert	Porsche 718 RSK	Rank 7
S 1.6	Bob Donner	Porsche 718 RSK 61	Rank 11
GT + 5.0	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	Rank 13
GT 4.0	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar XKE	Rank 17
GT 3.0	Stirling Moss	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP	Rank 4
GT 1.6	Pat Corrigan	Porsche 356B 1600	Rank 25
GT 1.3	Charlie Kolb	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Rank 24

Racing data

• Registered: 60
• Started: 50
• Rated: 34
• Race classes: 10
• Spectators: 14,000
• Race day weather: cold and dry
• Route length: 6.132 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 3:00: 04,000 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: 82
• Distance of the winning team: 502.790 km
• Winner's average: 167.534 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: Ricardo Rodríguez - Ferrari Dino 246SP (# 1) - 2: 06,000 = 175.188 km / h
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1962 World Sports Car Championship

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars

Previous race of the 4-hour race in Pescara 1961

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 3-hour race at Sebring in 1962