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1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	Spanish
flag	Spain
Flag_suffix	1945
Location	Montjuïc Park
Course_mi	2.356
Course_km	3.791
Race_No	1
Season_No	11
Date	6 May
Year	1962
Image	Montjuïc circuit.svg
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	Luigi Taveri
Third_Rider_125_Country	Switzerland
Third_Rider_125_Bike	Honda
First_Rider_50	Hans-Georg Anscheidt
First_Rider_50_Country	Germany
First_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Second_Rider_50	José Busquets
Second_Rider_50_Country	Spain
Second_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Second_Rider_50_Bike	Derbi
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	Otto Kölle
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Dieter Hess
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW

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The 1962 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was a FIM event held on 6 May 1962 at Montjuïc circuit. It was the first round of the 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the 100th World Championship Grand Prix held since the championship began in 1949.

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 50cc final standings

12 laps (45.487 km)

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	DEU Hans-Georg Anscheidt	Germany	Kreidler	97.448 km/h	28:00.41	8
2	ESP José Busquets	Spain	Derbi	97.362 km/h	28:01.90	6
3	CHE Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda RC110 / RC111	96.561 km/h	28:15.86	4
4	DEU Wolfgang Gedlich	Germany	Kreidler	95.974 km/h	28:26.23	3
5	GBR Tommy Robb	Britain	Honda RC110	95.379 km/h	28:36.86	2
6	JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda RC110 / RC111	95.373 km/h	28:36.97	1

Number of finishers: 14

Fastest Lap Hans-Georg Anscheidt 2:15.83 = 100.547 km/h

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 125cc final standings

27 laps (102.347 km)

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi		Japan	Honda RC145	109.459 km/h	56:06.08	8
2	[[Image:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963).svg	22px]] Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda RC145	109.450 km/h	56:06.36	6
3	CHE Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda RC145	109.447 km/h	56:06.45	4
4	GBR Mike Hailwood		Britain	EMC	108.090 km/h	56:48.72	3
5	GBR Rex Avery		Britain	EMC	101.984 km/h	57:29.15	2
6	ITA Francesco Villa		Italy	Mondial		+ 1 lap	1

Number of finishers: 10

Fastest Lap Luigi Taveri 2:01.68 = 112.316 km/h

1962 Spanish Grand Prix 250cc final standings

33 laps (125.070 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	114.622 km/h	1h:05:28.16	8
2	GBR Bob McIntyre		Britain	Honda RC162	114.299 km/h	1h.05:39.25	6
3	AUS Tom Phillis		Australia	Honda RC162	114.283 km/h	1h.05:39.81	4
4	GBR Dan Shorey		Britain	Bultaco		+ 2 laps	3
5	ITA Alberto Pagani		Italy	Aermacchi		+ 3 laps	2
6	BEL Marcel Toussaint		Belgium	Benelli		+ 7 laps	1

Number of finishers: 7

Fastest Lap Tom Phillis 1:57.8 = 116.564 km/h

1962 Spanish Grand Prix Side-car final standings

27 laps (102.347 km)

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	DEU Max Deubel / DEU Emil Hörner	Germany	BMW	110.053 km/h	55:47.92	8
2	CHE Florian Camathias / DEU Horst Burkhardt	Switzerland	BMW	105.932 km/h	57:58.18	6
3	DEU Otto Kölle / DEU Dieter Hess	Germany	BMW	104.244 km/h	58:54.49	4
4	DEU Arsenius Butscher / DEU Heinrich Vester	Germany	BMW		+ 1 lap	3
5	GBR Harold Scholes / GBR Ray Lindsay	Britain	BMW		+ 1 lap	2
6	GBR Chris Vincent / GBR Eric Bliss	Britain	BSA		+ 1 lap	1

Number of finishers: 8

Fastest Lap Max Deubel / Emil Hörner 2:03.82 = 110.207 km/h

References

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

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