The 1962 Daytona Continental 3 Hour Grand Touring and Sports Car Race was an endurance race at the 6.132 km (3.8102 mile) road circuit at the
Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona Beach
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Florida
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USA
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, that took place on February 11, 1962. It was the first race of the
1962 World Sportscar Championship.
Race
The race took place on a cold and dry day, in front of 14,000 spectators. It was won by
Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, ...
driving a
Lotus 19
The Lotus 19 or Monte Carlo is a mid-engine sports-racing car designed by Colin Chapman of Lotus and built from 1960 until 1962.
Lotus 19
The 19 is a mid-engine, rear wheel drive sports racer with a fiberglass body over a space frame, original ...
Monte Carlo for Frank Arciero, with an average speed of .
Phil Hill
Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American automobile racing driver. He was one of two American drivers to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and the only one who was born in the United States ( ...
and
Ricardo Rodíguez finished second, 48 seconds behind in their
Ferrari 246 SP
The Ferrari SP (also known as the Ferrari Dino SP) was a series of Italian sports prototype racing cars produced by Ferrari during the early 1960s. All featured a rear mid-engine layout, a first for a Ferrari sports car. Major racing accolades in ...
, while
Jim Hall finished third in his
Chaparral
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Official Results
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References
{{24 Hours of Daytona
24 Hours of Daytona
1962 World Sportscar Championship season
Sports car races