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Aintree

Aintree, Great-Britain

Date: 28/4/1962
Track length: 4.830 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Hill
Fastest lap: Parkes in 2.14,0 = 129,71 kmh

Distance: 10 laps
Average speed: 125,61 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2
Car info:  

 

10 laps with plenty action for the Group 2 cars here. Graham Hill went in the lead, followed by Salvadori, Hobbs, Sears and Baillie, while Parkes had a miserable start and never recovered from this. His fastest lap was only a small consolation.
A small gap and then the next class, with Hutcheson (Riley) and Harper (Sunbeam) - and they were closely followed by a little car with front-wheel drive: Whitmore and the Mini Cooper. And Whitmore was not content with following only: he bombed through Melling flat-out and sideways, got the car in a straight line again and slammed past Harper and Hutcheson, who were braking for Tatts.
Sears drove an inspired race too: in lap 2, he passed Hobbs, went after Salvadori and passed him at Melling at the end of lap four. At Tatts, he went into the grass, and he could start all over again since Hobbs and Salvadori went by. But Sears could not repeat his performance, though he continued in fine style. In the next class, Hutcheson just beat Harper with Love winning the 1000 cc class - after Whitmore had a little moment somewhere.

Class A-D
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 98 John Coombs
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Graham Hill, GB
 3781 L6 D 10 laps 1      
2 2 97 John Coombs
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Roy Salvadori, GB
 3781 L6 D 10 4      
3 3 102 Peter Berry (Racing) Ltd.
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 David Hobbs, GB
 3781 L6 D 10 5      
4 4 100 Equipe Endeavour
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Jack Sears, GB
 3781 L6 D 10 3      
5 5 99 Equipe Endeavour
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Michael Parkes, GB
 3781 L6 D   2   2.14,0  
6 6 101  
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Gawaine Baillie, GB
 3781 L6 D   6      
7 7 103 Bracknell Motors
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Peter Dodd, GB
 3781 L6 D   7      
8 8 104  
Chevrolet Chevy II		 Peter Sachs, USA
 5359 V8 D   11      
9 1 112 Barwell Motors Ltd.
Riley 1.5		 Alan Hutcheson, GB
 1489 L4 B   10   2.29,8  
10 2 110 Sunbeam Talbot Ltd
Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA		 Peter Harper, GB
 1592 L4 B 0,4 sec behind Harper 9   2.29,8  
11 1 119 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper		 John Love, RSR
 997 L4 A   13      
12 2 120 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper		 John Whitmore, GB
 997 L4 A   8   2.27,0  
13 3 123 Don Moore
Austin Mini Cooper		 Christabel Carlisle, GB
 997 L4 A   16      
14 4 118 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper		 Tony Maggs, ZA
 997 L4 A   12      
15 3 111 Alan Fraser
Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA		 Peter Jopp, GB
 1592 L4 B   14      
16 5 129  
Morris Mini Cooper		 Mick Clare, GB
 997 L4 A   21      
17 (1) 109 Equipe Rouge
Mercedes 220 SEb		 Nicky Byrne, GB
 2195 L6 (C)   19      
18 6 117 Squadra Blez International
DKW Junior de Luxe		 Dizzy Addicott, GB
 796 L3 A   18      
19 7 127 W.H. Griffiths Engineering Ltd.
Morris Mini Cooper		 Tony Rutt, GB
 997 L4 A   22      
20 4 115 Alan Fraser
Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA		 Alan Fraser, GB
 1592 L4 B   20      
21 5 113 Westover Racing
Riley 1.5		 Edward Lewis, GB
 1489 L4 B   17      
22 8 128  
Morris Mini Cooper		 Peter Clarke, GB
 997 L4 A   23      
23 9 130 Longbacon Engineering
Morris Mini Cooper		 P. Sherman-Kelly
 997 L4 A   25      
24 6 108 Murkett Brothers
Vauxhall VX 4/90		 J.R. Pearce
 1508 L4 B   26      
    114  
Riley 1.5		 Peter Pilsworth, GB
 1489 L4 B   15      
DNF   107 Squadra Blez International
Vauxhall VX 4/90		 Frank Hamlin, NZ
 1508 L4 B   24