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1962 Le Mans 24 Hours

1962 Le Mans 24 Hours is 30th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill won this race. Jean Guichet, Pierre Noblet and "Eldé", "Jean Beurlys" also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 331 laps (4,451 km).

Previous race: 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1963 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 24th June 1962

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the SpA Ferrari SEFAC team
4th victory for the Olivier Gendebien
3rd victory for the Phil Hill
5th podium for the Olivier Gendebien
3rd podium for the Phil Hill
2nd podium for the Jean Guichet
2nd podium for the Pierre Noblet
2nd podium for the "Eldé"
2nd podium for the "Jean Beurlys"

1962 Le Mans 24 Hours

Ferrari 330 TRI/LM #6 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P4.0)

TVR Grantura - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

TVR Grantura #31 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P2.0)

Chevrolet Corvette C1 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Chevrolet Corvette C1 #1 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT+5.0)

Ferrari Dino 246 SP - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari Dino 246 SP #28 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P2.5)

OSCA 1600 GT Zagato - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

OSCA 1600 GT Zagato #37 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P1.6)

Ferrari 250 GTO - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 250 GTO #19 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT3.0)

Jaguar E-type - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Jaguar E-type #10 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT4.0)

Ferrari 250 GTO #17 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P3.0)

Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL #34 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.6)

Lotus Elite - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Lotus Elite #44 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.3)

Morgan Plus 4 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Morgan Plus 4 #29 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2.0)

Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero #43 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P1.3)

CD Dyna #53 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P850)

René Bonnet Djet - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

René Bonnet Djet #46 - 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P1.0)

1962 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM, #6	4451.255 kms	331	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	P4.0	1
2	Jean Guichet, Pierre Noblet	Ferrari 250 GTO, #19	4384.135 kms	326	Pierre Noblet	GT3.0	1
3	"Eldé", "Jean Beurlys"	Ferrari 250 GTO, #22	4213.875 kms	314	Equipe Nationale Belge	GT3.0	2
4	Briggs Cunningham, Roy Salvadori	Jaguar E-type, #10	4166.617 kms	310	Briggs Cunningham	GT4.0	1
5	Peter Sargent, Peter Lumsden	Jaguar E-type, #9	4163.417 kms	310	P. J. Sargent	GT4.0	2
6	Bob Grossman, Fireball Roberts	Ferrari 250 GTO, #17	3997.810 kms	297	North American Racing Team	P3.0	1
7	Edgar Barth, Hans Herrmann	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #34	3858.532 kms	287	Porsche System Engineering	GT1.6	1
8	David Hobbs, Frank Gardner	Lotus Elite, #44	3847.066 kms	286	Lotus Engineering	GT1.3	1
9	Ed Hugus, George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP, #21	3779.317 kms	281	Scuderia Bear	GT3.0	3
10	Giancarlo Sala, Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato, #39	3774.655 kms	281	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	GT1.3	2
11	Clive Hunt, M. R. J. Wyllie	Lotus Elite, #45	3733.458 kms	278	Lotus Engineering	GT1.3	3
12	Robert Buchet, Heinz Schiller	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #35	3655.696 kms	272	Auguste Veuillet	GT1.6	2
13	Chris Lawrence, Richard Shepherd-Barron	Morgan Plus 4, #29	3629.288 kms	270	Morgan Motors	GT2.0	1
14	Claude Dubois, Georges Harris	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #43	3603.165 kms	268	Equipe Nationale Belge	P1.3	1
15	Peter Harper, Peter Procter	Sunbeam Alpine, #32	3601.467 kms	268	Sunbeam Talbot	GT1.6	3
16	André Guilhaudin, Alain Bertaut	CD Dyna, #53	3427.026 kms	255	Panhard & Levassor	P850	1
17	Bernard Consten, José Rosinski	René Bonnet Djet, #46	3421.551 kms	255	Automobiles René Bonnet	P1.0	1
18	Paul Armagnac, Gerard Laureau	René Bonnet Djet Spyder, #50	3396.906 kms	253	Automobiles René Bonnet	P850	2
DNF	Giancarlo Baghetti, Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari Dino 268 SP, #27	Clutch	230	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	P3.0	2
DNF	George Arents, José Behra	OSCA 1600 GT Zagato, #37	Gearbox	227	Automobili Osca	P1.6	1
DNF	Karl Foitek, Ricciardo Ricci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato II, #40	Clutch	225	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	GT1.3	4
DNF	John Whitmore, Bob Olthoff	Austin Healey 3000, #24	Piston	211	Ecurie Chiltern	GT3.0	4
DNF	Fernand Tavano, André Simon	Ferrari 250 GTO, #23	Differenctial bearings	202	Fernand Tavano	GT3.0	5
DNF	Paddy Hopkirk, Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine, #33	Engine	187	Sunbeam Talbot	GT1.6	4
DNF	Walt Hansgen, Bruce Mclaren	Maserati Tipo 151, #2	Engine/transmission	178	Briggs Cunningham	P4.0	2
DNF	Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez	Ferrari Dino 246 SP, #28	Gearbox	174	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	P2.5	1
DNF	Nino Vaccarella, Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari 250 GTO, #58	Engine	172	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	GT3.0	6
DNF	Roger Masson, Teodoro Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #56	Engine	171	Roger Masson	P850	3
DNF	Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO, #20	Starter, battery	165	UTD Laystall Racing Team	GT3.0	7
DNF	Maurice Trintignant, Lucien Bianchi	Maserati Tipo 151, #4	Suspension	152	Maserati France	P4.0	3
DNF	John Fulp, Peter Ryan	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #18	Accident	150	North American Racing Team	P3.0	3
DNF	Tony Settember, John Turner	Chevrolet Corvette C1, #1	Gearbox, piston	150	Scuderia Scirocco	GT+5.0	1
DNF	Jean Kerguen, "Franc"	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #12	Head gasket/transmission	134	Jean Kerguen	GT4.0	3
DNF	Bernard Boyer, Guy Verrier	CD Dyna, #55	Engine	128	Panhard & Levassor	P850	4
DNF	Mike Salmon, Ian Baillie	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #14	Piston	124	Michael Salmon	GT4.0	4
DNF	Régis Fraissinet, Paul Condrillier	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #51	Piston	115	Abarth Corse & Cie	P850	5
DNF	John Hine, Dick Prior	Marcos Gullwing, #38	Engine	85	Marcos Cars	P1.6	2
DNF	Tom Dickson, Jack Fairman	Tojeiro EE Mk I, #25	Gearbox	81	Ecurie Ecosse	P2.5	2
DNF	Graham Hill, Richie Ginther	Aston Martin DP212, #11	Oil pipe	78	David Brown	P4.0	4
DNF	Pierre Lelong, Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	CD Dyna, #54	Accident	73	Panhard & Levassor	P850	6
DNF	William Kimberly, Dick Thompson	Maserati Tipo 151, #3	Accident	62	Briggs Cunningham	P4.0	5
DNF	Roger Delageneste, Jean Rolland	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #41	Ignition	60	Abarth Corse & Cie	P1.3	2
DNF	Mike Parkes, Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 250 GTO /330 LM, #7	Overheating after accident	56	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	P4.0	6
DNF	Maurice Charles, John Coundley	Jaguar E-type, #8	Engine	53	Maurice Charles	GT4.0	5
DNF	Jean-Claude Magne, Maurice Martin	AC Ace, #60	Clutch	49	Andres Chardonnet	GT2.0	2
DNF	Ben Pon, Carel Godin De Beaufort	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #30	Ignition	35	Porsche System Engineering	GT1.6	5
DNF	Georges Berger, Robert Darville	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #59	Accident	35	Equipe Nationale Belge	GT3.0	8
DNF	Jo Bonnier, Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #15	Gearbox	30	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	P3.0	4
DNF	Carlo Mario Abate, Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo, #16	Gearbox	30	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia	P3.0	5
DNF	Gianni Balzarini, Franz Albert	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #62	Gearbox	30	Abarth Corse & Cie	P1.3	3
DNF	Henri Oreiller, Tommy Spychiger	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #42	Ignition	21	Abarth Corse & Cie	P1.3	4
DNF	John Bentley, John Gordon	OSCA 1600 GT Zagato, #36	Engine	13	Automobili Osca	P1.6	3
DNF	Jean Vinatier, Jean-Claude Vidilles	René Bonnet Djet, #61	Overheating	13	Automobiles René Bonnet	P850	7
DNF	Herbert Demetz, Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #52	Valves	12	Abarth Corse & Cie	P850	8
DNF	Peter Bolton, Ninian Sanderson	TVR Grantura, #31	Water leak	3	TVR Cars	P2.0	1
DNS	Robert Bouharde, Jean Vinatier	René Bonnet Djet, #49	Accident	0	Automobiles René Bonnet	P850	9
DNS	Keith Ballisat, Ian Lewis	Sunbeam Alpine, #64	Reserve	0	Sunbeam Talbot	GT1.6	6
DNS	Rob Slotemaker, Ted Lund	TVR Grantura, #65	Reserve	0	TVR Cars	P2.0	2
DNS	Guy Flayac, Georges Alexandrovitch	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S, #68	Reserve	0	Guy Flayac	P1.0	2
DNS	Robert Neyret, Robert Mougin	CD Dyna, #70	Reserve	0	Panhard & Levassor	P850	10

Qualifying Results for the 1962 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Name	Car	Team
Olivier Gendebien, Phil Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM, #6	SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Jean Guichet, Pierre Noblet	Ferrari 250 GTO, #19	Pierre Noblet
"Eldé", "Jean Beurlys"	Ferrari 250 GTO, #22	Equipe Nationale Belge
Briggs Cunningham, Roy Salvadori	Jaguar E-type, #10	Briggs Cunningham
Peter Sargent, Peter Lumsden	Jaguar E-type, #9	P. J. Sargent
Bob Grossman, Fireball Roberts	Ferrari 250 GTO, #17	North American Racing Team
Edgar Barth, Hans Herrmann	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #34	Porsche System Engineering
David Hobbs, Frank Gardner	Lotus Elite, #44	Lotus Engineering
Ed Hugus, George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP, #21	Scuderia Bear
Giancarlo Sala, Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato, #39	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
Clive Hunt, M. R. J. Wyllie	Lotus Elite, #45	Lotus Engineering
Robert Buchet, Heinz Schiller	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #35	Auguste Veuillet
Chris Lawrence, Richard Shepherd-Barron	Morgan Plus 4, #29	Morgan Motors
Claude Dubois, Georges Harris	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #43	Equipe Nationale Belge
Peter Harper, Peter Procter	Sunbeam Alpine, #32	Sunbeam Talbot
André Guilhaudin, Alain Bertaut	CD Dyna, #53	Panhard & Levassor
Bernard Consten, José Rosinski	René Bonnet Djet, #46	Automobiles René Bonnet
Paul Armagnac, Gerard Laureau	René Bonnet Djet Spyder, #50	Automobiles René Bonnet
Giancarlo Baghetti, Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari Dino 268 SP, #27	SpA Ferrari SEFAC
George Arents, José Behra	OSCA 1600 GT Zagato, #37	Automobili Osca
Karl Foitek, Ricciardo Ricci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato II, #40	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus
John Whitmore, Bob Olthoff	Austin Healey 3000, #24	Ecurie Chiltern
Fernand Tavano, André Simon	Ferrari 250 GTO, #23	Fernand Tavano
Paddy Hopkirk, Peter Jopp	Sunbeam Alpine, #33	Sunbeam Talbot
Walt Hansgen, Bruce Mclaren	Maserati Tipo 151, #2	Briggs Cunningham
Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez	Ferrari Dino 246 SP, #28	SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Nino Vaccarella, Giorgio Scarlatti	Ferrari 250 GTO, #58	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia
Roger Masson, Teodoro Zeccoli	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #56	Roger Masson
Innes Ireland, Masten Gregory	Ferrari 250 GTO, #20	UTD Laystall Racing Team
Maurice Trintignant, Lucien Bianchi	Maserati Tipo 151, #4	Maserati France
John Fulp, Peter Ryan	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #18	North American Racing Team
Tony Settember, John Turner	Chevrolet Corvette C1, #1	Scuderia Scirocco
Jean Kerguen, "Franc"	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #12	Jean Kerguen
Bernard Boyer, Guy Verrier	CD Dyna, #55	Panhard & Levassor
Mike Salmon, Ian Baillie	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato, #14	Michael Salmon
Régis Fraissinet, Paul Condrillier	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #51	Abarth Corse & Cie
John Hine, Dick Prior	Marcos Gullwing, #38	Marcos Cars
Tom Dickson, Jack Fairman	Tojeiro EE Mk I, #25	Ecurie Ecosse
Graham Hill, Richie Ginther	Aston Martin DP212, #11	David Brown
Pierre Lelong, Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	CD Dyna, #54	Panhard & Levassor
William Kimberly, Dick Thompson	Maserati Tipo 151, #3	Briggs Cunningham
Roger Delageneste, Jean Rolland	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #41	Abarth Corse & Cie
Mike Parkes, Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 250 GTO /330 LM, #7	SpA Ferrari SEFAC
Maurice Charles, John Coundley	Jaguar E-type, #8	Maurice Charles
Jean-Claude Magne, Maurice Martin	AC Ace, #60	Andres Chardonnet
Ben Pon, Carel Godin De Beaufort	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL, #30	Porsche System Engineering
Georges Berger, Robert Darville	Ferrari 250 GT SWB, #59	Equipe Nationale Belge
Jo Bonnier, Dan Gurney	Ferrari 250 TRI /61, #15	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia
Carlo Mario Abate, Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo, #16	Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia
Gianni Balzarini, Franz Albert	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #62	Abarth Corse & Cie
Henri Oreiller, Tommy Spychiger	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero, #42	Abarth Corse & Cie
John Bentley, John Gordon	OSCA 1600 GT Zagato, #36	Automobili Osca
Jean Vinatier, Jean-Claude Vidilles	René Bonnet Djet, #61	Automobiles René Bonnet
Herbert Demetz, Mauro Bianchi	Fiat-Abarth 700 S, #52	Abarth Corse & Cie
Peter Bolton, Ninian Sanderson	TVR Grantura, #31	TVR Cars
Robert Bouharde, Jean Vinatier	René Bonnet Djet, #49	Automobiles René Bonnet
Keith Ballisat, Ian Lewis	Sunbeam Alpine, #64	Sunbeam Talbot
Rob Slotemaker, Ted Lund	TVR Grantura, #65	TVR Cars
Guy Flayac, Georges Alexandrovitch	Fiat-Abarth 1000 S, #68	Guy Flayac
Robert Neyret, Robert Mougin	CD Dyna, #70	Panhard & Levassor