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1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	French
flag	France
Location	Charade Circuit
Course_mi	5.005
Course_km	8.055
Race_No	2
Season_No	11
Date	13 May
Year	1962
Image	Circuit Charade 1958 1988.png
First_Rider_250	Jim Redman
First_Rider_250_Country	Rhodesia and Nyasaland
First_Rider_250_Bike	Honda
Second_Rider_250	Bob McIntyre
Second_Rider_250_Country	United Kingdom
Second_Rider_250_Bike	Honda
Third_Rider_250	Tom Phillis
Third_Rider_250_Country	Australia
Third_Rider_250_Bike	Honda
First_Rider_125	Kunimitsu Takahashi
First_Rider_125_Country	Japan
First_Rider_125_Bike	Honda
Second_Rider_125	Jim Redman
Second_Rider_125_Country	Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Second_Rider_125_Bike	Honda
Third_Rider_125	Tommy Robb
Third_Rider_125_Country	United Kingdom
Third_Rider_125_Bike	Honda
First_Rider_50	Jan Huberts
First_Rider_50_Country	Netherlands
First_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Second_Rider_50	Kunimitsu Takahashi
Second_Rider_50_Country	Japan
Second_Rider_50_Bike	Honda
Third_Rider_50	Luigi Taveri
Third_Rider_50_Country	Switzerland
Third_Rider_50_Bike	Honda
First_Rider_Sidecar	Max Deubel
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Emil Hörner
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Florian Camathias
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Switzerland
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Horst Burkhardt
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Chris Vincent
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	United Kingdom
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Eric Bliss
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	United Kingdom
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BSA

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The 1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 13 May 1962 at Charade Circuit Clermont-Ferrand. It was part of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

1962 French Grand Prix 50cc final standings

8 laps (64.44 km)

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	NLD Jan Huberts	Netherlands	Kreidler	96.789 km/h	39:56.8	8
2	JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda RC110 / RC111	96.700 km/h	39:59.0	6
3	CHE Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda RC110 / RC111	96.684 km/h	39:59.4	4
4	GBR Tommy Robb	Britain	Honda RC110	96.563 km/h	40:02.4	3
5	JPN Seichi Suzuki	Japan	Suzuki	94.306 km/h	40:59.9	2
6	JPN Mitsuo Itoh	Japan	Suzuki	94.126 km/h	41:04.6	1

Number of finishers: 17

Fastest Lap Jan Huberts 4:48.0 = 100.552 km/h

1962 French Grand Prix 125cc final standings

13 laps (104.715 km)

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda RC145	108.276 km/h	58:01.6	8
2	[[Image:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963).svg	22px]] Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda RC145	107.201 km/h	58:36.5	6
3	GBR Tommy Robb		Britain	Honda RC145	107.016 km/h	58:42.6	4
4	CHE Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda RC145	107.007 km/h	58:42.9	3
5	DEU Ernst Degner		Germany	Suzuki	101.984 km/h	1h.01:36.4	2
6	ARG Jorge Kissling		Argentina	Bultaco	100.238 km/h	1h.02:40.8	1

Number of finishers: 12

Fastest Lap Kunimitsu Takahashi 4:12.8 = 114.707 km/h

1962 French Grand Prix 250cc final standings

16 laps (128.880 km)

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	[[Image:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963).svg	22px]] Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda RC162	115.659 km/h	1:06:51.5	8
2	GBR Bob McIntyre		Britain	Honda RC162	115.651 km/h	1h.06:51.8	6
3	AUS Tom Phillis		Australia	Honda RC162	115.645 km/h	1h.06:52.0	4
4	GBR Dan Shorey		Britain	Bultaco		+ 1 lap	3
5	FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise		France	Moto Morini		+ 1 lap	2
6	FRA Benjamin Savoye		France	Mondial		+ 2 laps	1

Number of finishers: 6

Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 3:59.7 = 120.974 km/h

1962 French Grand Prix Side-car final standings

13 laps (104.715 km)

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	DEU Max Deubel / DEU Emil Hörner	Germany	BMW	108.404 km/h	57:57.5	8
2	CHE Florian Camathias / DEU Horst Burkhardt	Switzerland	BMW	107.217 km/h	58:36.0	6
3	GBR Chris Vincent / GBR Eric Bliss	Britain	BSA	103.069 km/h	1h.00:57.5	4
4	DEU Otto Kölle / DEU Dieter Hess	Germany	BMW	103.069 km/h	1h.00:57.5	3
5	CHE Claude Lambert / CHE Alfred Herzig	Switzerland	BMW	100.5 km/h	1h.02:31.0	2
6	GBR Eric Pickup / GBR Keith Scott	Britain	BMW	100.459 km/h	1h.02:32.5	1

Number of finishers: 14

Fastest Lap Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt 4:19.0 = 111.961 km/h

References

Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A.

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