The day the world stood still
The world of motor racing wasn’t just shaken on 23 April 1962, it was nearly rocked off its axis. As was once the way, races for Formula 1 (F1) cars comfortably exceeded the number of Grands Prix (GPs) counting towards the title. For example, 60 years ago there were 20 other F1 races on top of the mere nine that counted for the world championship. By the opening round of the championship on 20 May there had already been eight non-championship races — but none had the impact or the ramifications of the Glover Trophy on Easter Monday at Goodwood.
There were two Kiwis on the grid. Bruce McLaren shared the front row with Graham Hill and pole man Stirling Moss. Qualifying a highly respectable seventh in a field of 17 was the other Kiwi, Wellingtonian Tony Shelly, who had made his international debut the previous weekend. The race clashed with yet another non-championship race at Pau in the south-west of France, which had also attracted a strong field. Ferrari was there along with the new Team Lotus number one, Jim Clark.
Graham Hill won the Glover, Bruce was second, while in
