The 1962 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fifth season of the

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. It began at

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on 14 April and finished at

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on 1 September. Rhodesian driver John Love became the first non-British BSCC winner, driving a Morris Mini Cooper and an

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, making it the second consecutive championship win for a Mini driver.

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. *The final race at Brands Hatch did not follow the same class structure as the preceding events. There were additional classes with 1300 & 1600cc engine capacity limits which were won by Alan Foster/ Andrew Hedges and

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/ Peter Harper, respectively.

Championship results

References

External links

Official website of the British Touring Car Championship
{{BTCC seasons British Touring Car Championship seasons

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