The III Grote Prijs van Danske (or 3rd Danish Grand Prix) was held on 25–26 August 1962, at the

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circuit,

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. The race was a non-Championship

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race. The race was run over three heats, one of 20 laps and two of 30 laps, and was won overall by

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, who won all three heats in his

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. This race was the first Formula One event for successful

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n motorcycle rider

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, who finished 4th overall. This was the second and last Formula One event to be held at the Roskildering, which was eventually closed in 1969.

Race summary

The first heat saw Brabham win from American

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, with Innes Ireland in third. The main incident was an accident involving the Lotus 18 of

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. Brabham also took the second heat, with Ireland in second this time, and

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in third, with Roy Salvadori crashing out this time. Chamberlain returned for the third and final heat, and the first three home in the first heat crossed the line in the same order in the third heat, with a comfortable overall win for Brabham, who also drove the fastest lap."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

Overall results

References

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Danish Grand Prix The Danish Grand Prix was an auto race for open-wheel cars. Last held for Formula One cars in 1962 Danish Grand Prix, 1962, the race is now defunct. The Danish Grand Prix was held at the Roskilde Ring circuit near Roskilde. By standards of the e ...

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1961 Danish Grand Prix The II Grote Prijs van Danske (or 2nd Danish Grand Prix) was held on 26–27 August 1961, at the Roskilde Ring circuit, Roskilde, Denmark. The race was a non-Championship event run for cars complying with Formula One rules. The race was run o ...

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External links

Full results details at formula2.net

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