The 13th Crystal Palace Trophy was a

motor race Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of ...

, run for

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cars, held on 11 June 1962 at the

Crystal Palace Circuit Crystal Palace circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Crystal Palace Park in the Crystal Palace area of south London, England. The route of the track is still largely extant but the roads are now mainly used for access to the Crystal Palace ...

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. The race was run over 36 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Innes Ireland in a Lotus 24. Ireland arrived too late to take part in practice and had to start from the back of the grid. He won anyway, taking the lead in the first few laps.

John Campbell-Jones Michael John Churchill Campbell-Jones (21 January 1930 – 24 March 2020) was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in two World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1962. He scored no championship points. He also partici ...

' car retired with fuel feed problems, and he later admitted he suspected foul play."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.92. Another Formula One race was held on the same day, the 1962 International 2000 Guineas, at

Mallory Park Mallory Park is a motor racing circuit situated in the village of Kirkby Mallory, just off the A47, between Leicester and Hinckley, in central England. Originally used for grass-track until 1955, a new, basically oval hard-surfaced cours ...

Results

References

*Results at Silhouet.co

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1962 Reims Grand Prix 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 ...

, Previous_year's_race = 1954 Crystal Palace Trophy , Next_year's_race = — Crystal Palace Trophy