The 1962 Australian Drivers' Championship was a
CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers
[1963 Amendments to CAMS Manual & National Competition Rules (1962 ed), page 26] of
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racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the sixth
Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category. This category was determined by the Confederation of Australia ...
, was awarded the 1962 CAMS Gold Star.
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The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a ]Cooper T53
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Coventry Climax FPF
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History
Pre WWI
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.
Schedule
The championship was contested over a six race series.
Points system
Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis for the six best placed Australian license holders.[''Guide to the Gold Star'', pages ii-iii, Supplement to Racing Car News, August 1972] Each driver could count his/her results from the Australian Grand Prix plus the best four results from the remaining races.[ Ties in the award were determined by the relevant drivers placings in the Australian Grand Prix.][McKay, David. ''AGP to McLaren'', Modern Motor, January 1963, pages 18-20]
Results
Note:
* Patterson was awarded third place in the championship due to his superior placing in the Australian Grand Prix.[
* English driver ]John Surtees
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(Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Longford race
* New Zealand driver Angus Hyslop (Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his fourth place in the Longford race
* New Zealand driver Bruce McLaren
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(Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF) was not awarded points for his victory in the Australian Grand Prix
References
Further reading
* Jim Sheperd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980
* John Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, 1979
* The official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986
* Surtees wins fast Longford International, Australian Motor Sports, May 1962, page 23
* David McKay, Stillwell's Day, Modern Motor, July 1962, pages 30–32 & 77-78
* Gold Star at Lowood, Modern Motor, August 1962, page 75
* David McKay, "Davo" at Sandown, Modern Motor, November 1962
* David McKay, 'Star' to Bib, Modern Motor, December 1962, page 28
External links
Australian Drivers Championship - CAMS Gold Star, 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, as archived at web.archive.org
Australian Gold Star 1962, www.oldracingcars.com
Western Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
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