1962 French motorcycle Grand Prix

1962 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 11 races in the; 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	13 May 1962
Location	Charade Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility; 8.055 km (5.005 mi);
250cc
Rider
Rider
Podium
First	Jim Redman
Second	Bob McIntyre
Third	Tom Phillis
125cc
Rider
Rider
Podium
First	Kunimitsu Takahashi
Second	Jim Redman
Third	Tommy Robb
50cc
Rider
Rider
Podium
First	Jan Huberts
Second	Kunimitsu Takahashi
Third	Luigi Taveri
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Rider
Podium
First	Max Deubel
Second	Florian Camathias
Third	Chris Vincent

Date13 May 1962

Course

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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.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Jan Huberts	Netherlands	Kreidler	96.789 km/h (60.142 mph)	39:56.8	8
2	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda RC110 / RC111	96.700 km/h (60.087 mph)	39:59.0	6
3	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda RC110 / RC111	96.684 km/h (60.077 mph)	39:59.4	4
4	Tommy Robb	Britain	Honda RC110	96.563 km/h (60.001 mph)	40:02.4	3
5	Seichi Suzuki	Japan	Suzuki	94.306 km/h (58.599 mph)	40:59.9	2
6	Mitsuo Itoh	Japan	Suzuki	94.126 km/h (58.487 mph)	41:04.6	1

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Japan	Honda RC145	108.276 km/h (67.280 mph)	58:01.6	8
2	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda RC145	107.201 km/h (66.612 mph)	58:36.5	6
3	Tommy Robb	Britain	Honda RC145	107.016 km/h (66.497 mph)	58:42.6	4
4	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda RC145	107.007 km/h (66.491 mph)	58:42.9	3
5	Ernst Degner	Germany	Suzuki	101.984 km/h (63.370 mph)	1h.01:36.4	2
6	Jorge Kissling	Argentina	Bultaco	100.238 km/h (62.285 mph)	1h.02:40.8	1

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda RC162	115.659 km/h (71.867 mph)	1:06:51.5	8
2	Bob McIntyre	Britain	Honda RC162	115.651 km/h (71.862 mph)	1h.06:51.8	6
3	Tom Phillis	Australia	Honda RC162	115.645 km/h (71.858 mph)	1h.06:52.0	4
4	Dan Shorey	Britain	Bultaco		+ 1 lap	3
5	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	France	Moto Morini		+ 1 lap	2
6	Benjamin Savoye	France	Mondial		+ 2 laps	1

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Max Deubel / Emil Hörner	Germany	BMW	108.404 km/h (67.359 mph)	57:57.5	8
2	Florian Camathias / Horst Burkhardt	Switzerland	BMW	107.217 km/h (66.622 mph)	58:36.0	6
3	Chris Vincent / Eric Bliss	Britain	BSA	103.069 km/h (64.044 mph)	1h.00:57.5	4
4	Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess	Germany	BMW	103.069 km/h (64.044 mph)	1h.00:57.5	3
5	Claude Lambert / Alfred Herzig	Switzerland	BMW	100.5 km/h (62.4 mph)	1h.02:31.0	2
6	Eric Pickup / Keith Scott	Britain	BMW	100.459 km/h (62.422 mph)	1h.02:32.5	1

1962 French Grand Prix 125cc final standings