1962_Six_Hour_Le_Mans

1962 Six Hour Le Mans

1962 Six Hour Le Mans

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The 1962 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance motor race for Sports Cars, Sedans and GT cars. The event was held at the Caversham circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1962. There were a total of 31 starters in the race, which was the eighth Six Hour Le Mans.

The race was won by Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh driving a Lotus 15 Coventry Climax.

Results

Derek Jolly and John Roxburgh won the race driving a Lotus 15, similar to the car pictured above.
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References

  1. [1]
    Western Australian Motor Race Results 1962, www.terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. [2]
    Lotus wins in six hour Le Mans race at Caversham WA, Australian Motor Sports, August 1962, pages 40 & 41
  3. [3]
    "racenumbers.xls, terrywalkersplace.com, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. [4]
    Jim Shepherd, A History Of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, page 151
  5. [5]
    Car Troubles Plague Le Mans Winner, The West Australian, Monday, June 4, 1962, page 7

Further reading

Terry Walker, Around The Houses - The History of Motor Racing in Western Australia, 1980
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