1962 Kanonloppet

1962 Kanonloppet
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date 12 August 1962
Official name VIII Kanonloppet
Location Karlskoga Motorstadion, Karlskoga
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.998 km (1.863 miles)
Distance 30 laps, 89.95 km (55.89 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lola-Climax
Time 1.25.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax
Time 1:24.1
Podium
First Lotus-BRM
Second Lola-Climax
Third Porsche

The 8th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 August 1962 at the Karlskoga circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by American driver Masten Gregory in a Lotus 24, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.[1]

  1. ^ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.