1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 14th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 14 October. Defending 350cc and 500cc world champion Gary Hocking was deeply affected by the death of his friend, Tom Phillis at the 1962 Isle of Man TT and, announced his retirement from motorcycle racing after winning the 1962 Senior TT.^[1] Hocking's MV Agusta teammate, Mike Hailwood went on to win his first 500cc world championship.^[2]

1962 Grand Prix season calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	50cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	6 May	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Jim Redman			Deubel / Hörner	Report
2	13 May	French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	Jan Huberts	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Jim Redman			Deubel / Hörner	Report
3	6 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Derek Minter	Mike Hailwood	Gary Hocking	Vincent / Bliss	Report
4	30 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger / Robinson	Report
5	8 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Bob McIntyre		Mike Hailwood	Camathias / Winter	Report
6	15 July	West German Grand Prix	Solitude	Ernst Degner	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman			Deubel / Hörner	Report
7	11 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Luigi Taveri	Tommy Robb	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood		Report
8	19 August	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Jan Huberts	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood		Report
9	9 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Teisuke Tanaka	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood		Report
10	23 September	Finnish Grand Prix	Tampere Circuit	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman		Tommy Robb	Alan Shepherd		Report
11	14 October	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Hugh Anderson	Hugh Anderson	Arthur Wheeler		Benedicto Caldarella		Report

Standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 50cc, 125cc, 250cc championships, best of five in 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of four races were counted.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

500cc final standings

Pos	Rider	Machine	MAN	HOL	BEL	ULS	DDR	NAC	FIN	ARG	Pts
1	Mike Hailwood	MV Agusta	12	1	1	1	1	1			40
2	Alan Shepherd	Matchless	Ret	4	2	2	2	9	1		29
3	Phil Read	Norton	Ret	3		3		4			11
4	Bert Schneider	Norton	4	5	Ret	Ret	3	6		Ret	10
5	Benedicto Caldarella	Matchless								1	8
=	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	1								8
7	František Šťastný	Jawa		8		Ret	4	Ret	3		7
8	Tony Godfrey	Norton	Ret	6	3	5					7
9	Paddy Driver	Norton		10	4	Ret	5	5			7
10	Sven-Olof Gunnarsson	Norton	17						2		6
11	Derek Minter	Norton	Ret	2		Ret					6
12	Ellis Boyce	Norton / Matchless	2			Ret					6
13	Juan Carlos Salatino	Norton								2	6
=	Remo Venturi	MV Agusta						2			6
15	Fred Stevens	Norton	3		6	Ret					5
16	Silvio Grassetti	Bianchi		Ret				3			4
17	Eduardo Salatino	Norton								3	4
18	Ron Langston	Norton	Ret	Ret	Ret	4					3
19	Pablo Gamberini	Matchless								4	3
=	Anssi Resko	Matchless							4		3
21	Roy Ingram	Norton	5	9	Ret	8	7				2
22	Jack Findlay	Norton	Ret	12	5	Ret	Ret	Ret			2
23	Harald Karlsson	Norton							5		2
=	Amleto Pomesano	Norton								5	2
25	Roland Föll	Matchless	18		Ret		6	8	6		2
26	Brian Setchell	Norton	6								1
=	Manuel Soler	Norton								6	1
=	Ray Spence	Norton				6					1
29	Jack Ahearn	Norton	Ret	7	8	12	Ret	10			0
30	Gyula Marsovszky	Norton	23		9			7			0
31	Rudolf Gläser	Norton			11				7		0
=	Ernst Hiller	Matchless		11	7						0
=	Tom Thorp	Norton	7			11					0
33	Peter Middleton	Norton	Ret			7					0
34	Mike Duff	Matchless	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8		Ret		0
35	Chris Conn	Norton	8								0
=	Tauno Nurmi	Norton							8		0
37	Syd Mizen	Matchless	Ret	15		9					0
38	William Van Leeuwen	Norton				Ret	9				0
39	Derek Powell	Matchless	9								0
=	Antero Ventoniemi	Norton							9		0
41	Raymond Bogaerdt	Norton		16	10						0
42	Derek Woodman	Matchless	10			Ret					0
43	Ralph Bryans	Norton				10					0
=	Vijlo Heino	Norton							10		0
=	György Kurucz	Norton					10				0
46	Vernon Cottle	Norton		Ret			11				0
47	Billy McCosh	Matchless	11								0
=	Raine Lampinen	Norton							11		0
=	Vasco Loro	Norton						11			0
50	Renzo Rossi	Gilera						12			0
=	Graham Smith	Norton					12				0
52	Alf Shaw	Norton	28			13					0
53	Bo Granath	Norton				Ret	13				0
=	Walter Scheimann	Norton	Ret	13							0
55	Peter Evans	Matchless	13								0
=	Benedetto Zambotti	Norton						13			0
57	Karl Recktenwald	Norton		14		14					0
58	George Purvis	Matchless	14			Ret					0
59	Giuseppe Dardanello	Norton						14			0
=	Alfred Worel	BSA					14				0
61	Dennis Fry	Norton	27			15	Ret				0
62	Emanuele Maugliani	Gilera						15			0
=	John Simmonds	Matchless	15								0
64	Brian Hornby	Norton	16								0
=	Giuseppe Mantelli	Gilera						16			0
=	Patrick Plunkett	Matchless				16					0
67	Ladislaus Richter	Norton		17			Ret				0
68	Tommy Holmes	Matchless				17					0
69	Jimmy Jones	Norton				18					0
70	Louis Carr	Matchless	19								0
71	Derek Lee	Matchless	20								0
72	Douglas Smith	AJS	21								0
73	George Bell	Norton	22								0
74	Chris Anderson	BSA / Norton	24			Ret					0
75	Jimmy Morton	Matchless	25			Ret					0
76	Ted Whiteside	Matchless	26								0
77	Frank Reynolds	Norton	29								0
-	John Gabites	Norton	Ret			Ret	Ret				0
-	Jacques Insermini	Norton			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			0
-	Hugh Anderson	Matchless	Ret			Ret					0
-	Bob Coulter	AJS / Norton				Ret	Ret				0
-	Robin Fitton	Norton		Ret		Ret					0
-	Harry Grant	BSA	Ret			Ret					0
-	Alistair King	Matchless	Ret			Ret					0
-	Stephen Murray	Matchless		Ret		Ret					0
-	Dan Shorey	Norton	Ret			Ret					0
-	Joop Vogelzang	Norton		Ret			Ret				0
-	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	Ret							Ret	0
-	Billy Andersson	AJS	Ret								0
-	Rudolf Bergsleithner	Norton	Ret								0
-	Ernesto Brambilla	Bianchi		Ret							0
-	John Brown	Norton				Ret					0
-	Jack Bullock	Norton	Ret								0
-	Agne Carlsson	Norton							Ret		0
-	Graham Chatterton	Norton	Ret								0
-	Horacio Costas	Matchless								Ret	0
-	Dick Creith	Norton				Ret					0
-	James Cripps	Norton	Ret								0
-	Terry Dennehy	Norton				Ret					0
-	Alan Dugalde	Matchless	Ret								0
-	Don Ellis	Matchless	Ret								0
-	Jack Gow	Triumph	Ret								0
-	Gustav Havel	Jawa				Ret					0
-	Karl Hoppe	Norton		Ret							0
-	Hannu Kuparinen	Norton							Ret		0
-	Len Ireland	Norton				Ret					0
-	Pentti Lehtelä	Norton							Ret		0
-	Edy Lenz	Norton					Ret				0
-	Colin Lyster	Norton				Ret					0
-	Jorge Kissling	Matchless								Ret	0
-	Mark McCausland	Matchless				Ret					0
-	Robert McCracken	Norton				Ret					0
-	Michael McStay	Norton	Ret								0
-	Ned Minihan	Norton	Ret								0
-	Albert Montagne	Norton					Ret				0
-	Billie Nelson	Norton	Ret								0
-	Eric Oliver	AJS				Ret					0
-	Juan Carlos Perkins	Norton								Ret	0
-	Morgan Radberg	Norton				Ret					0
-	Johnny Rae	Norton	Ret								0
-	Harold Riley	BSA	Ret								0
-	Bill Robertson	AJS	Ret								0
-	Frank Rutherford	Matchless	Ret								0
-	Jack Shannon	Matchless				Ret					0
-	Bill Smith	Matchless						Ret			0
-	Werner Spinnler	Norton					Ret				0
-	Vagn Stevnhoved	Norton					Ret				0
-	Veikko Sulasaari	Norton							Ret		0
-	Brian Taggart	AJS				Ret					0
-	Rudi Thalhammer	Norton						Ret			0
-	Pete Tomlinson	Norton	Ret								0
-	Martinus Van Son	Norton					Ret				0
-	Raûl Villaveiran	Norton								Ret	0
-	Dave Wildman	Matchless	Ret								0
Pos	Rider	Bike	MAN	HOL	BEL	ULS	DDR	NAC	FIN	ARG	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

350cc standings

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	32	4
2	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	22	1
3	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	MV Agusta	20	1
4	Frantisek Stastny	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	16	0
5	Silvio Grassetti	Italy	Bianchi	8	0
6	Alan Shepherd	United Kingdom	AJS / MZ	7	0
7	Gustav Havel	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	7	0
8	Gary Hocking	Rhodesia	MV Agusta	6	0
9	Mike Duff	Canada	AJS	5	0
10	Roy Ingram	United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
=	Sven-Olof Gunnarsson	Sweden	Norton	3	0
12	Derek Minter	United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
=	Taneli Lepo	Finland	AJS	2	0
14	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	AJS	1	0
=	Phil Read	United Kingdom	Norton	1	0
=	Nicolaï Sevostianov	USSR	CKEB C360	1	0
=	Arthur Wheeler	United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	1	0
=	Moto Kitano	Japan	Honda	1	0

250cc standings

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	48	6
2	Bob McIntyre	United Kingdom	Honda	32	1
3	Arthur Wheeler	United Kingdom	Moto Guzzi	19	1
4	Tom Phillis	Australia	Honda	12	0
5	Tarquinio Provini	Italy	Morini	10	0
6	Derek Minter	United Kingdom	Honda	8	1
=	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	8	1
8	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda	8	0
9	Alberto Pagani	Italy	Aermacchi	8	0
10	Dan Shorey	United Kingdom	Bultaco	8	0
11	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	MZ	6	0
=	Umberto Masetti	Italy	Morini	6	0
13	Günter Beer	West Germany	Adler	6	0
=	Moto Kitano	Japan	Honda	6	0
15	Teisuke Tanaka	Japan	Honda	4	0
=	Werner Musiol	East Germany	MZ	4	0
=	Rudolph Kaiser	Argentina	NSU	4	0
18	Cas Swart	Netherlands	Honda	3	0
=	Jorge Ternengo	Argentina	Ducati	3	0
20	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	France	Morini	2	0
=	Frank Perris	United Kingdom	Suzuki	2	0
=	Campbell Donaghy	United Kingdom	Ducati	2	0
=	Nicolaï Sevostianov	USSR	CKEB C259	2	0
=	Gilberto Milani	Italy	Aermacchi	2	0
=	Carlos Marfetan	Uruguay	Parilla	2	0
26	Marcel Toussaint	Belgium	Benelli	1	0
=	Benjamin Savoye	France	FB-Mondial	1	0
=	Pierrot Vervroegen	Belgium	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Michael Schneider	West Germany	NSU	1	0
=	Stuart Graham	United Kingdom	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Paolo Campanelli	Italy	Benelli	1	0
=	Enrique Dietrich	Argentina	Aermacchi	1	0

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP	FRA	MAN	NED	BEL	FRG	ULS	GDR	NAT	FIN	ARG	Pts
1	Luigi Taveri	Honda	3^F	4	1^F	1^F	1^F	1^F	1	1^F	2^F	2		48 (67)
2	Jim Redman	Honda	2	2	5	2	2		3	2	4	1		38 (47)
3	Tommy Robb	Honda		3	2	3		2	2^F	4	3			30 (33)
4	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Honda	1	1^F										16
5	Mike Hailwood	EMC	4			5	4	3						12
6	Teisuke Tanaka	Honda							4		1			11
7	Hugh Anderson	Suzuki						6	5				1^F	11
8	Hans Fischer	MZ								3		4		7
9	Raúl Kissling	DKW											2	6
10	Paddy Driver	EMC					3		6		6			6
11	Ernst Degner	Suzuki		5		4								5
12	Rex Avery	EMC	5		6		5							5
13	Tom Phillis	Honda			3									4
13	Alan Shepherd	MZ										3^F		4
13	Mitsuo Itoh	Suzuki											3	4
16	Derek Minter	Honda			4									3
16	Bob McIntyre	Honda						4						3
16	Limburg Moreira	Honda											4	3
19	John Grace	Bultaco						5						2
19	Klaus Enderlein	MZ								5				2
19	Alberto Pagani	Honda									5			2
19	Frank Perris	Suzuki										5		2
19	Marzillo Chizzini	Bultaco											5	2
24	Francesco Villa	Mondial	6											1
24	Jorge Kissling	Bultaco		6										1
24	Stanislav Malina	ČZ				6								1
24	Giuseppe Visenzi	Ducati					6							1
24	Werner Musiol	MZ								6				1
24	Jukka Petäjä	MZ										6		1
24	Pedro Rosenthal	Tohatsu											6	1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP	FRA	MAN	NED	BEL	FRG	ULS	GDR	NAT	FIN	ARG	Pts

Race key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Rider key
Colour	Meaning
Light blue	Rookie rider

Constructors' standings

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Constructor	ESP	FRA	MAN	NED	BEL	FRG	ULS	GDR	NAT	FIN	ARG	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		48 (80)
2	Suzuki		5		4		6	5			5	1	18
3	EMC	4		6	5	3	3	6		6			15 (16)
4	MZ								3		3		8
5	DKW											2	6
6	Bultaco		6				5					4	6
7	Mondial	6											1
7	ČZ				6								1
7	Ducati					6							1
7	Tohatsu											6	1
Pos.	Constructor	ESP	FRA	MAN	NED	BEL	FRG	ULS	GDR	NAT	FIN	ARG	Pts

50cc standings

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Ernst Degner	West Germany	Suzuki	41	4
2	Hans-Georg Anscheidt	West Germany	Kreidler	36	2
3	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda	29	1
4	Jan Huberts	Netherlands	Kreidler	29	2
5	Mitsuo Itoh	Japan	Suzuki	23	0
6	Tommy Robb	United Kingdom	Honda	17	0
7	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	Suzuki	16	1
8	Seiichi Suzuki	Japan	Suzuki	10	0
9	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda	7	0
10	José Busquets	Spain	Derbi	6	0
11	Wolfgang Gedlich	West Germany	Kreidler	6	0
12	Isao Morishita	Japan	Suzuki	2	0
=	Teisuke Tanaka	Japan	Honda	2	0
14	Michio Ichino	Japan	Suzuki	2	0
15	Dan Shorey	United Kingdom	Kreidler	1	0
=	Günter Beer	West Germany	Kreidler	1	0

References

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[1] Zuehlke, Jeffrey (2008). Motorcycle Road Racing. ISBN 9780761341970. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[Motocourse:_50_Years_Of_Moto_Grand_Prix-2] Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7

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