The 3rd Reims Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on July 1, 1962, at the Reims-Gueux circuit, near Reims in France. The race was run over 50 laps of the 8.302 km circuit and was won by New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren in a Cooper T60.
| 1962 Reims Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | July 1, 1962 | ||
| Official name | III Grand Prix de Reims | ||
| Location | Reims-Gueux, Reims | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 8.3 km (5.158 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 415 km (257.9 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 2:22.9 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Graham Hill | BRM | |
| Time | 2:24.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
Reims-Gueux hosted the French Grand Prix under Grand Prix regulations in 1932, 1938 and 1939 due to the popularity of the Grand Prix de la Marne, a Grand Prix racing series dating back to 1925. Post war changes in political and financial structures moved the 1962 Grand Prix de France to the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit. Reims secured a separate non-championship Formula One event instead. Most of the Formula One teams entered the competition except for Ferrari and Porsche.
Results
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References
edit- ^ "1962 III Grand Prix de Reims". silhouet.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "XXVIII Grand Prix Internationale de Reims 1962". formula2.net. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Aiden-Cooper-Climax T59". 8w.forix.com. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Cooper Hume (Aiden-Cooper)". forums.autosport.com/. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
External links
edit- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 96–97
- Aiden Cooper T59 Climax (photos)
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