Английская Википедия:1962 Natal Grand Prix
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 2nd Natal Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 22 December 1962 at Westmead Circuit, South Africa. The field was split into two heats, with a subsequent final. The heats consisted of 22 laps, and the final was run over 33 laps, and was won by British driver Trevor Taylor in his Lotus 25.
The event was marred by the death of Rhodesian driver Gary Hocking, who was killed in practice driving the Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus 24.
Jim Clark posted the fastest time in practice, and was on pole position for the first heat. However, after exchanging the lead several times with Richie Ginther, he experienced problems during the heat and was classified 12th. Ginther won the heat with local driver Bruce Johnstone finishing second. Graham Hill was on pole for the second heat, which was won by Taylor with Hill second, after a battle throughout the race.
Clark started at the back of the grid for the final, with Ginther, Taylor and Hill forming the front row. Hill's car suffered ignition failure, but Clark raced through the field to beat Ginther and take second behind Taylor, who led throughout.[1]
Qualifying
Non-starters
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS | 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Hocking | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax |
| WD | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Guthrie | John Guthrie | Cooper-Alfa Romeo |
| WD | 22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Neville Austin | Neville Austin | Cooper-Climax |
| WD | 23 | Шаблон:Flagicon Doug Serrurier | Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati |
| WD | 28 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Kotze | Bond Cars | Assegai-Alfa Romeo |
| WD | 34 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lionel Wilmot | Lionel Wilmot | Lotus-Ford |
| WD | 40 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Bosch | Windhoek Motor Club | Heron-Alfa Romeo |
| WD | 41 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Bosch | Windhoek Motor Club | Cooper-Climax |
- Car #23 was withdrawn by Serrurier, who drove #11 in the race. The withdrawn car was ultimately driven by Trundell and wore #35.
Results
Heat one
Heat two
Final
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]
- ↑ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.64-65
