The 12th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship

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race, held on 15 July 1962 at the

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, near

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. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by

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in a

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Race Report

The

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had been very exciting, and 320,000 people showed up in 1962 for a new record attendance. However, the race proved less than exciting, with only Lotus and Porsche sending their cars in addition to numerous privateers.

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and Scuderia SSS Venezia stayed away due to the ongoing Italian metal workers' strike, while UDT/Laystall and

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both stayed home to repair cars damaged in the

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was hindered at the start by a photographer on the track, and the race began with Gurney leading

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, then Bonnier, and then Trevor Taylor. These positions remained unchanged until just past the middle of the race, when there was a rainsquall and all of the oil and rubber deposits on the track made for very slippery conditions. Clark slipped backwards into a fence and had to retire with a damaged exhaust and rear end. Taylor also slipped off the track a few times, and the tempo dropped steadily. As an indication thereof, Gurney's average speed for the first fifteen laps was while it was only for the last ten.

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' Cooper-special was best privateer in fourth.

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had an electric short which led to a small fire. Luckily for the spectators, Solitude also hosted the German Motorcycle Grand Prix and there was a GT-race, won by Kalman von Czazy in a Ferrari 250GTO which he had crashed during practice.

Results

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entered a third car but no driver was assigned and the entry was not used.

References

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