History 1960s

1962 Alpine Rally (Coupe des Alpes)

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Overview

Event Name: 1962 Alpine Rally (Coupe des Alpes)

Date: July 1962

Start/Finish Location: Marseille, France

Total Distance: Over 3,200 kilometers

Participating Teams: Approximately 100 crews

The 1962 Alpine Rally was a brutal, beautiful climb through Europe’s high mountain passes — rewarding only the most precise and composed drivers.

Col de l'Iseran & Col du Galibier: High-altitude French climbs with treacherous edges and minimal barriers.

Stelvio Pass (Italy): One of the most technical tarmac climbs in rallying, with endless hairpins and steep descents.

Grossglockner (Austria): Slippery alpine roads with unpredictable weather and sudden fog banks.

Competitors tackled a relentless series of hairpin-stacked climbs, technical descents, and altitude-driven pacing challenges:

With strict time controls and no room for error, even the best-prepared teams faced disqualification from a single missed stamp or mechanical issue.

Overall Winner

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2nd Place

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3rd Place

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The Alpine Rally’s difficulty lay not just in driving, but in surviving constant change — in terrain, timing, and concentration:

Altitude Effects: Thinner air impacted engine performance and increased fatigue among crews.
Weather Swings: Drivers encountered sun, fog, rain, and even snow within the same day.
Navigation Precision: Even minor route errors could lead to missed checkpoints and steep penalties.

The 1962 Alpine Rally demanded total precision — every turn was a test of focus, and every missed stamp meant the end of the road.

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