1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report
1 6 May Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc circuit Hans-Georg Anscheidt Kunimitsu Takahashi Jim Redman Deubel / Hörner Report
2 13 May French Grand Prix Charade Circuit Jan Huberts Kunimitsu Takahashi Jim Redman Deubel / Hörner Report
3 6 June Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Ernst Degner Luigi Taveri Derek Minter Mike Hailwood Gary Hocking Vincent / Bliss Report
4 30 June Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen Ernst Degner Luigi Taveri Jim Redman Jim Redman Mike Hailwood Scheidegger / Robinson Report
5 8 July Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Ernst Degner Luigi Taveri Bob McIntyre Mike Hailwood Camathias / Winter Report
6 15 July West German Grand Prix Solitude Ernst Degner Luigi Taveri Jim Redman Deubel / Hörner Report
7 11 August Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Circuit Luigi Taveri Tommy Robb Jim Redman Mike Hailwood Report
8 19 August East German Grand Prix Sachsenring Jan Huberts Luigi Taveri Jim Redman Jim Redman Mike Hailwood Report
9 9 September Nations Grand Prix Monza Hans-Georg Anscheidt Teisuke Tanaka Jim Redman Jim Redman Mike Hailwood Report
10 23 September Finnish Grand Prix Tampere Circuit Luigi Taveri Jim Redman Tommy Robb Alan Shepherd Report
11 14 October Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires Hugh Anderson Hugh Anderson Arthur Wheeler Benedicto Caldarella Report
1962 Grand Prix season calendar
The 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 14th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 6 May, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 14 October. Defending 350cc and 500cc world champion Gary Hocking was deeply affected by the death of his friend, Tom Phillis at the 1962 Isle of Man TT and, announced his retirement from motorcycle racing after winning the 1962 Senior TT. Hocking's MV Agusta teammate, Mike Hailwood went on to win his first 500cc world championship.