The 13th Crystal Palace Trophy was a motor race, run for Formula One cars, held on 11 June 1962 at the Crystal Palace Circuit, London. The race was run over 36 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Innes Ireland in a Lotus 24.
| 1962 Crystal Palace Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 June 1962 | ||
| Official name | XIII Crystal Palace Trophy | ||
| Location | Crystal Palace, London | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.240 km (1.390 miles) | ||
| Distance | 36 laps, 79.2 km (50.04 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lola-Climax | ||
| Time | 58.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | |
| Time | 57.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-BRM | ||
| Second | Lola-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
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' car retired with fuel feed problems, and he later admitted he suspected foul play.[1]
Another Formula One race was held on the same day, the 1962 International 2000 Guineas, at Mallory Park.
Results edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Innes Ireland
|
UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 34:46.4 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | Roy Salvadori
|
Bowmaker Racing Team | Lola-Climax | + 20.2 s | 1 |
| 3 | 2 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | + 22.6 s | 2 |
| 4 | 11 |  Tony Settember
|
Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | 35 laps | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Brian Hart
|
Brian Hart | Lotus-Ford | 35 laps | 8 |
| 6 | 6 | David Piper
|
Speed Sport | Lotus-Climax | 34 laps | 7 |
| 7 | 14 | Keith Greene
|
Gilby Engineering | Gilby-Climax | 32 laps | 6 |
| Ret | 3 | Trevor Taylor
|
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Ignition | 3 |
| Ret | 5 |  Günther Seiffert
|
Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 10 |
| Ret | 10 | John Campbell-Jones
|
Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | Fuel feed | 4 |
| Ret | 7 | Jay Chamberlain
|
Jay Chamberlain | Lotus-Climax | Con-rod | 12 |
| Ret | 12 | Graham Eden
|
Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 9 |
| WD | 8 | Philip Robinson
|
A. Robinson & Sons | Lotus-Climax | Car not ready | - |
References edit
- ^ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.92.
- Results at Silhouet.com [1]