1962 Crystal Palace Trophy

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	Roy Salvadori	Lola-Climax
Time	58.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM
Time	57.2
Podium
First	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM
Second	Roy Salvadori	Lola-Climax
Third	Bruce McLaren	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

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	-