1961 Non-World Championship Grands Prix
VIII New Zealand Grand Prix
7 January 1961 - Ardmore: 283.586 km (3.781 km x 75 laps)
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 1h42m30.0, 166.00 kph
2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 1h42m31.7
3 Graham Hill BRM P48 74 laps
4 Ron Flockhart Cooper-Climax T51 73 laps
5 Denis Hulme Cooper-Climax T51 73 laps
6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 71 laps
7 Pat Hoare Ferrari 256 V12 70 laps
8 Arnold Glass Cooper-Maserati T45 70 laps
9 Malcolm Gill Lycoming Special 69 laps
10 Angus Hyslop Cooper-Climax T45 67 laps
11 Frank Shuter Ferrari 625 67 laps
12 Bib Stillwell Aston-Martin DBR4 66 laps
13 David Evans Cooper-Climax T43 52 laps
14 Lionel Bulcraig Cooper-Climax T43 45 laps
Fastest lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18), 1m21.2s (167.63 kph)
Did Not Finish
David McKay Maserati 250F 45 laps/Exhaust
Johnny Mansel Maserati 250F 45 laps/Engine
Dan Gurney BRM P48 42 laps
Roy Salvadori Lotus-Climax 18 36 laps/Gearbox
Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 32 laps/Clutch
Stan Jones Cooper-Climax T51 20 laps/Oil Pressure
John Surtees Lotus-Climax 18 17 laps/Transmission
Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 16 laps/Crown Wheel
Len Gilbert Maserati 250F 9 laps/Engine
Joakim Bonnier Cooper-Climax T51 0 laps/Gearbox
Did Not Qualify
Tony Shelly Cooper-Climax T45
Brian Prescott Maserati 250F
Bob Smith Ferrari 555
Alan Freeman Talbot-Lago 26C
Jim Boyd HWM-Alta
Peter Elford Cooper-Bristol T20
Jack Malcolm Cooper-Holden T23
Roly Levis Cooper-BMC T52 (FJ)
Jim Palmer Lotus-Ford 18 (FJ)
Doug Whiteford Maserati 250F
Bill Thomasen Ferrari 750 Monza
Bill Gardiner Tojeiro-Jaguar
Arthur Moffatt Lotus-Climax 15
Duncan MacKenzie Cooper-Climax T41
II Lombank Trophy
26 March 1961 - Snetterton: 161.381 km (4.362 km x 37 laps)
1 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 59m31.6, 165.24 kph
2 4 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 1h00m53.2
3 3 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-1-61' 1h00m35.3, 36 laps
4 5 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '916' 1h01m06.8, 36 laps
5 2 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 35 laps
6 7 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 35 laps
7 19 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 34 laps
8 16 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-8-61' 32 laps
Fastest Lap: Innes Ireland (Lotus-Climax 18 '374'), 1:33.6, 167.75 kph (InterContinental class)
Roy Salvadori (Cooper-Climax T53 'F1-2-61'), 1:38.0 (F1 class)
Did Not Finish
18 George Morgan Cooper-Climax T51 'FII-5-59' 24 laps/engine
6 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 14 laps/gearbox
9 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 13 laps/engine
11 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T45 11 laps/engine
7 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51 7 laps/crash
15 John Langton Hume Cooper-Climax T39 6 laps/engine
Did Not Appear
20 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18 Car not delivered
8 Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 51 Car not ready
11 Geoff Richardson Cooper-Connaught Car not ready
17 Keith Greene Lotus-Climax 18 Car not ready
12 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 Withdrawn
N.B. Combined InterContinental (up to 3 litres) and 1.5 litre F1 race.
Drivers shown in italics were in InterContinental class
Starting Grid (5-4-5):
5 Salvadori 4 Surtees 3 Allison 2 Brabham 1 Ireland
1:39.8 1:38.2 1:35.8 1:35.8 1:34.4
9 Morgan 8 Naylor 7 Taylor 6 Clark
1:46.0 1:46.0 1:42.4 1:42.2
14 Collomb 13 Langton 12 Parnell 11 Summers 10 Campbell-Jones?
-- 1:53.2 1:51.8 1:49.9
15 Eden
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IX Glover Trophy
3 April 1961 - Goodwood: 162.234 km (3.863 km x 42 laps)
1 11 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-1-61' 1h03m10.0, 154.12 kph
2 3 Graham Hill BRM-Climax P57 '571' 1h03m36.6
3 9 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 1h04m19.4
4 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '912' 1h04m43.6
5 5 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '372' 41 laps
6 17 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '916' 41 laps
7 29 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 41 laps
8 15 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 40 laps
9 23 Bruce Halford Emeryson-Climax 40 laps
10 31 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 39 laps
11 25 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 39 laps
12 19 George Morgan Cooper-Climax T51 'FII-5-59' 38 laps
Fastest Lap: John Surtees (Cooper-Climax T53P), 1:28.0, 158.02 kph
Pole Position: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:27.8
Did Not Finish
1 Tony Brooks BRM P48/57-Climax 26 laps/crash
27 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-8-61' 20 laps/crash
Did Not Appear
21 Lloyd 'Lucky' Casner Lotus-Climax 18 car not ready
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Hill 3 Salvadori 2 Surtees 1 Moss
1:28.8 1:28.8 1:28.8 1:27.8
7 Taylor 6 Brooks 5 Ireland
1:31.8 1:29.6 1:29.2
11 Halford 10 Summers 9 Marsh 8 Allison
1:35.2 1:34.6 1:32.6 1:32.4
14 Morgan 13 Campbell-Jones 12 Greene
1:45.4 1:36.6 1:36.4
XXI Grand Prix de Pau
3 April 1961 - Pau: 275.861 km (2.759 km x 100 laps)
1 6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 2h42m00.3, 102.17 kph
2 18 Jo Bonnier Lotus-Climax 18 '914' 2h43m31.1
3 24 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-13-59' 97 laps
4 22 Mario Araujo Cabral Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-12-59' 97 laps
5 30 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-6-61' 96 laps
6 34 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51 92 laps
7 28 Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax T51 74 laps
Fastest Lap: Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:34.1, 105.37 kph
Pole Position: Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60'), 1:32.7
Did Not Finish
4 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax T45 71 laps/ignition
8 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 41 laps/gearbox
20 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 40 laps/gearbox
10 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati 37 laps/crash
12 Lucien Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati 35 laps/crash
16 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 25 laps/gearbox
2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 8 laps/fuel pump
38 André Wicky Cooper-Climax T45 4 laps/big end
26 Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo T43 0 laps/con-rod
Did Not Start
32 Francois Santé Cooper-Climax T45 engine
Did Not Appear
14 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T53 car not ready
36 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 car not delivered
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Trintignant 2 Clark 1 Brabham
1:34.5 1:32.9 1:32.7
5 Bandini 4 Lewis
1:35.5 1:34.6
8 Gendebien 7 Bianchi 6 Taylor
1:36.2 1:35.9 1:35.8
10 Bonnier 9 Cabral
1:38.3 1:37.9
13 Munaron 12 Eden 11 Schlesser
1:42.3 1:40.7 1:38.6
15 Seidel 14 Wicky
1:46.5 1:43.5
16 Burgess
1:44.5
Lavant Cup
3 April 1961 - Goodwood: 81.094 km (3.862 km x 21 laps)
Intercontinental Race
1 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax 33:25.6, 145.56 kph
2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 33:26.2
3 Graham Hill BRM P48 33:45.0
4 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 34:26.4
5 Roy Salvadori Lotus-Climax 18 20 laps
6 Tony Brooks BRM P48 20 laps
7 Dan Gurney Lotus 18-Climax 20 laps/Accident
8 Chuck Daigh Scarab-Offenhauser 20 laps
9 Geoff Richardson Cooper-Connaught T43 19 laps
Fastest Lap: Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax), 1:30.4 (153.80 kph)
Pole Position: Bruce McLaren (Cooper-Climax), 1:24.2
III Grand Prix de Bruxelles
9 April 1961 - Heysel: 300.454 km (4.552 km x 22 laps x 3 Heats)
Heat 1
1 30 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 45m40.6, 131.56 kph
2 8 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 46m52.3
3 2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 47m00.7
4 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-8-60' 47m01.5
5 26 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 47m15.4
6 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 47m35.0
7 14 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 21 laps
8 36 Lucien Bianchi ENB Emeryson-Maserati '1002' 21 laps
9 44 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 21 laps
10 6 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-1-61' 20 laps
11 12 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 19 laps
12 34 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati '1003' 18 laps
13 38 Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati 'P' 18 laps
14 18 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '906' 15 laps
Fastest Lap: Jo Bonnier (Porsche 718), 2:03.4, 132.78 kph
Pole Position: Jo Bonnier, 2:02.7
Brabham, McLaren and Mairesse penalised 1 minute for jumped start
Did Not Finish
16 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '916' 17 laps/wishbone
32 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '203' 2 laps/gear linkage
22 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '374' 2 laps/gearbox
Did Not Start
10 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 18 '914' crown wheel and pinion
40 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax T45 withdrawn
42 Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax T51 excluded
46 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-8-61' excluded
48 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' excluded
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Bonnier 2 McLaren 3 Gurney
2:02.7 2:04.4 2:04.7
4 Brabham 5 Surtees
2:05.0 2:05.6
6 Clark 7 Salvadori 8 Marsh
2:05.8 2:06.1 2:07.2
9 Moss 10 Taylor
2:08.5 2:09.0
11 Seidel 12 Allison 13 Ireland
2:09.0 2:09.5 2:10.2
14 Gendebien 15 Bianchi
2:10.5 2:11.6
16 Mairesse 17 Pilette 18 Burgess
2:13.8 2:15.1 2:16.8
19 Campbell-Jones
2:10.8
Heat 2
1 2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 46m04.2, 130.43 kph
2 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-8-60' 46m13.9
3 26 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 47m38.7
4 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 48m00.4
5 36 Lucien Bianchi ENB Emeryson-Maserati '1002' 48m19.6
6 14 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 20 laps
7 12 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 20 laps
8 18 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '906' 20 laps
9 38 Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati 'P' 16 laps
10 44 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 11 laps
Fastest Lap: John Surtees (Cooper-Climax), 2:02.6, 135.52 kph
Pole Position: Jo Bonnier (Porsche 718)
Did Not Finish
8 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 11 laps/engine
30 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 10 laps/accident
6 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-1-61' 8 laps/accident
34 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati '1003' 7 laps/accident
Heat 3
1 2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 46m16.9, 129.77 kph
2 18 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '906' 46m17.0
3 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-8-60' 47m13.2
4 26 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 47m36.0
5 36 Lucien Bianchi ENB Emeryson-Maserati '1002' 47m41.0
6 14 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 47m47.6
7 12 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 21 laps
8 38 Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati 'P' 21 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18), 2:04.7, 131.65 kph
Pole Position: Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax T53)
Did Not Finish
44 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 6 laps
20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 1 lap
Aggregate
1 2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 2h19m21.8, 129.35 kph
2 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-8-60' 2h20m28.6
3 26 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 2h22m30.1
4 36 Lucien Bianchi ENB Emeryson-Maserati '1002' 65 laps
5 14 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 64 laps
6 12 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 61 laps
7 18 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 58 laps
8 38 Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati 56 laps
9 20 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 45 laps
10 44 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 38 laps
Also Practiced:
20 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 18
10 Wolfgang von Trips Lotus-Climax 18
38 Mauro Bianchi Emeryson-Climax
Note: Results decided upon points basis, not usual aggregate timing.
II Großer Preis von Wien
16 April 1961 - Aspern Aerodrome: 150.163 km (2.730 km x 55 laps)
1 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '906' 1h10m01.6, 129.00 kph
2 5 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 1h10m53.0
3 8 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 54 laps
4 9 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T51 'F1-9-61' 53 laps
5 1 Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax T45 41 laps
6 10 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 34 laps
7 4 Ronald Wrenn Hume-Cooper-Climax 31 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:12.2, 136.11 kph
Pole Position: Stirling Moss, 1:13.6
Did Not Finish
2 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-8-61' 23 laps/suspension
11 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18 5 laps/brakes
Did Not Appear
3 Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax T51 in Brussels
6 Jo Bonnier Lotus-Climax 18 raced in Brussels
12 Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax T51 car not delivered
14 “Wal Ever” Cooper-OSCA T45 car not ready
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Boffa 3 Ashmore 2 Summers 1 Moss
1:15.8 1:14.8 1:14.6 1:13.6
7 Prinoth 6 Seidel 5 Parnell
1:16.2 1:16.2 1:15.8
9 Wrenn 8 Collomb
1:20.8 1:17.4
VI Aintree 200
22 April 1961 - Liverpool: 241.42 km (4.828 km x 50 laps)
1 3 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'F1-10-61' 1h55m17.2, 125.63 kph
2 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T55 'F1-11-61' 1h55m45.6
3 1 Graham Hill BRM P57 '571' 1h56m27.0
4 5 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-1-61' 1h57m15.4
5 15 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-3-61' 49 laps
6 8 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-6-61' 49 laps
7 27 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 49 laps
8 6 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-2-61' 48 laps
9 19 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '372' 48 laps
10 18 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 48 laps
11 26 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18 '919' 48 laps
12 9 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-8-61' 47 laps
13 32 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 47 laps
14 23 Dan Gurney Lotus-Climax 18 '903' 47 laps
15 21 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 46 laps
16 29 André Pilette Emeryson-Maserati 'P' 45 laps
17 2 Tony Brooks BRM P48/57-Climax '572' 44 laps
18 12 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51 43 laps
19 20 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '374' 41 laps
Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham (Cooper-Climax T55), 2:15.0, 128.76 kph
Pole Position: Graham Hill (BRM P57), 2:00.2
Did Not Finish
16 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 34 laps/disqualified – taking on oil
22 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '916' 26 laps/gearbox
14 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-9-61' 23 laps/engine
28 Peter Procter Lotus-Climax 16 '367' 11 laps/ignition
25 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 7 laps/engine
24 Michel May Lotus-Climax 18 '914' 7 laps/engine
10 George Morgan Cooper-Climax T51 'FII-5-59' 1 lap/crash
7 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-7-61' 1 lap/big end
30 Lucien Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati '1002' 0 laps/crash
Did Not Arrive
11 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 withdrawn
17 Lloyd Casner Lotus-Climax 18 no car
31 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati car not ready
Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 no car
Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati no car
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Hill 2 Brabham 3 McLaren
2:00.2 2:00.6 2:01.4
4 Surtees 5 Clark
2:02.4 2:02.4
6 Lewis 7 Ireland 8 Marsh
2:03.0 2:03.0 2:03.6
9 Salvadori 10 Brooks
2:04.0 2:04.8
11 Allison 12 Ashmore 13 Summers
2:05.2 2:05.8 2:06.0
14 T.Taylor 15 Gurney
2:06.4 2:06.6
16 Morgan 17 H.Taylor 18 Bianchi
2:07.0 2:08.0 2:08.0
19 Eden 20 Collomb
2:08.0 2:09.8
21 May 22 Pilette 23 Moss
2:11.8 2:12.8 2:14.2
24 Procter 25 Burgess
2:15.0 2:31.0
26 Gregory 27 Greene 28 Parnell
no time no time no time
XI Gran Premio di Siracusa
25 April 1961 - Syracuse: 313.47 km (5.598 km x 56 laps)
1 32 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 156 '0008' 1h50m08.2, 168.00 kph
2 30 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '203' 1h50m13.2
3 12 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 55 laps
4 14 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'F1-10-61' 55 laps
5 42 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 55 laps
6 20 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '374' 53 laps
7 34 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-13-59' 53 laps
8 18 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '906' 53 laps
9 48 Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax T45 49 laps
NC 24 Graham Hill BRM P48/57-Climax '571' 52 laps
10 40 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 51 laps
11 8 Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati '1001' 42 laps
12 36 Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Climax T45 37 laps
Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney (Porsche 718), 1:54.9, 175.38 kph
Pole Position: Dan Gurney (Porsche 718), 1:56.9
Did Not Finish
38 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 25 laps/crash
44 Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-12-59' 21 laps/engine
28 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Climax T51 16 laps/piston
10 Tony Brooks BRM P48/57-Climax '572' 14 laps/conrod
22 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53 'VR' 10 laps/fuel pump
26 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati '1003' 8 laps/gearbox
Did Not Qualify
52 Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-19-59' 2:16.1
4 Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo T43 2:22.2
46 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 2:14.3
Did Not Arrive
2 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 withdrawn
6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T55 withdrawn
16 Richie Ginther Ferrari 156 car not ready
50 Giorgio Scarlatti Cooper-Climax T45 car not ready
54 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '915' withdrawn
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Surtees 2 Baghetti 1 Gurney
1:57.8 1:57.0 1:56.8
5 Brabham 4 Hill
1:58.5 1:58.1
8 Salvadori 7 Moss 6 Bonnier
1:59.9 1:59.2 1:58.5
10 Bandini 9 Ireland
2:00.4 2:00.1
13 Natili 12 Clark 11 Gendebien
2:03.3 2:02.9 2:01.3
15 Trintignant 14 Brooks
2:04.0 2:03.9
18 Pirocchi 17 Boffa 16 Mairesse
2:07.5 2:06.1 2:04.8
19 Seidel
2:08.5
XIX Gran Premio di Napoli
14 May 1961 - Posillipo: 149.45 km (2.491 km x 60 laps)
1 32 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 156 '0008' 1h22m46.5, 108.88 kph
2 10 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18 '919' 59 laps
3 34 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-13-59' 59 laps
4 30 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 58 laps
5 28 Roberto Bussinello de Tomaso-OSCA 'F2-001' 56 laps
6 26 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-9-61' 56 laps
7 18 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-2-61' 56 laps
8 8 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 54 laps
9 40 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 34 laps
Fastest Lap: Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari 156), 1:20.2, 111.97 kph
Pole Position: Gerry Ashmore (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:21.3
Did Not Finish
22 Giovanni Alberti de Tomaso-OSCA 'F2-002' 36 laps
36 Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax T45 5 laps/crash
14 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 5 laps/crash
2 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 1 lap/ignition
Did Not Qualify
4 Francois Santé Cooper-Climax T45 2:22.9
6 André Pilette Emeryson-Climax 'P' 1:27.1
12 Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Climax T45 1:25.8
16 “Wal Ever” Cooper-OSCA T45 'FII-15-58' 1:27.2
20 Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax T51 'FII-19-59' 1:27.6
38 Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-12-59' 1:25.3
Did Not Arrive
24 André Wicky Cooper-Climax T51 withdrawn
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Ashmore 2 Salvadori 3 Baghetti
1:21.3 1:21.3 1:21.9
4 Bandini 5 Burgess
1:22.5 1:22.7
6 Prinoth 7 Boffa 8 Alberti
1:23.0 1:23.2 1:24.4
9 Campbell-Jones 10 Collomb
1:24.5 1:24.6
11 Bussinello 12 Parnell 13 Greene
1:25.1 1:25.2 1:25.2
IX London Trophy
23 May 1961 - Crystal Palace: 82.77 km (2.237 km x 37 laps)
1 2 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 37m22.8, 132.86 kph
2 22 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '916' 37m30.8
3 24 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 37m52.6
4 8 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-8-61' 36 laps
5 26 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 36 laps
6 10 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 35 laps
7 6 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-6-61' 35 laps
8 20 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18 '915' 35 laps
9 4 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-9-61' 34 laps
10 16 Alan Trow Cooper-Climax T45 34 laps
11 18 John Langton Hume-Cooper-Climax 33 laps
Fastest Lap: Roy Salvadori & Henry Taylor, 59.6s, 135.13 kph
Did Not Finish
34 Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-19-59' 24 laps/crash
32 Klaas Twisk Cooper-Climax T51 'FII-11-59' 5 laps/engine
Did Not Start
12 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51 Engine in practice
Did Not Appear
14 George Morgan Cooper-Climax T51 withdrawn
28 Mauro Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati car not ready
30 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax car not ready
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
1 Salvadori 2 Taylor 3 Lewis 4 Allison
0:59.0 0:59.6 1:00.2 1:00.4
5 Marsh 6 Seidel 7 Summers
1:00.6 1:00.8 1:00.8
8 Eden 9 Campbell-Jones 10 Trow 11 Langton
1:03.4 1:03.4 1:04.4 1:07.4
12 Maugeri 13 Collomb 14 Twisk
1:08.0 no time no time
VI Silver City Trophy
3 June 1961 - Brands Hatch: 324.145 km (4.265 km x 76 laps)
1 26 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '918' 2h11m40.6, 147.72 kph
2 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 2h11m50.6
3 42 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax P48/57 '572' 2h13m08.4
4 6 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 75 laps
5 32 Dan Gurney Lotus-Climax 18 '903' 74 laps
6 34 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 71 laps
7 38 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 71 laps
8 28 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '916' 69 laps
9 22 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 69 laps
10 50 Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-19-59' 60 laps
11 30 Jo Bonnier Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 57 laps
12 16 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 57 laps
13 40 Graham Hill BRM P48/57-Climax '571' 48 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:42.0, 150.52 kph
Did Not Finish
8 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-1-61' 34 laps/accident damage
46 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 32 laps/big end bearings
4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-11-61' 30 laps/accident
2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-10-61' 26 laps/cam follower
10 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-6-61' 25 laps/ignition
54 Alan Trow Cooper-Climax T45 16 laps/engine
52 Michel May Lotus-Climax 18 '914' 16 laps/overheating
44 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 16 laps/overheating
48 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 12 laps/gearbox
14 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-9-61' 11 laps/fuel feed
18 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51
Did Not Start
12 Shane Summers Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-8-61' fatal practice accident
20 Stirling Moss Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-7-61' drove #26
Did Not Appear
36 Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 18 car not ready
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Hill 3 Clark 2 Surtees 1 Moss
1:43.2 1:43.0 1:42.8 1:42.8
7 McLaren 6 Salvadori 5 Brooks
1:44.2 1:43.8 1:43.2
11 T.Taylor 10 H.Taylor 9 Lewis 8 Brabham
1:46.0 1:45.8 1:45.2 1:44.2
14 May 13 Marsh 12 Gurney
1:48.0 1:46.4 1:46.4
18 Trow 17 Eden 16 Seidel 15 Bonnier
1:52.8 1:50.8 1:50.6 1:50.2
21 Collomb 20 Naylor 19 Parnell
1:55.2 1:53.6 1:53.4
24 Campbell-Jones 23 Maugeri 22 Greene
2:20.0 2:07.0 1:57.6
Grand Prix of Australia
12 June 1961 - Mallala: 168.945 km (3.379 km x 50 laps)
1 Lex Davison Cooper-Climax T51 1:29:01, 113.87 kph
2 Bib Stillwell Cooper-Climax T55 1:29:42
3 David McKay Cooper-Climax T51 1:30:00
4 Bill Patterson Cooper-Climax T51 48 laps
5 Murray Trenberth Alta-Holden 46 laps
6 Eddie Clay Cooper-Bristol T23 45 laps
7 Alan Jack Cooper-Climax T39 43 laps
8 Trevor Ellis Austin 8 Special 38 laps
9 Mel McEwin Tornado Chevrolet V8 Special
10 Peter Wilkinson Elfin Aero Ford 1172
Fastest Lap: Patterson and Davison, 1:44, 116.97 kph
Did Not Finish
John Youl Cooper-Climax T51 46 laps/exhaustion
Doug Whiteford Cooper-Climax T51 30 laps/engine
John Ampt Cooper-Jaguar T38 26 laps
John Newmarch Ricardian Spl 14 laps
Helene Bittner Vitesse Ford 2 laps/gearbox
Laurie Whitehead Ausper FJr
Keith Rilstone Eclipse Zephyr Spl s/c
Did Not Start
Stan Jones Cooper-Climax
Ross Dalton Cooper-Maserati T51
Noel Herd Zephyr spl
Steve Tillett MG TC
Murray Carter Carter Corvette Spl
Drue Trottman Vincent 1000
John Lugg ERJ 500
Garrie Cooper Elfin FJr
Doug Trengove Austin Special
Len Deaton Cooper-Ford T43
Dud Dansie BBM Holden rotary valve Spl
XI Großer Preis der Solitude
23 July 1961 - Stuttgart: 285.245 km (11.419 km x 25 laps)
1 1 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 1h41m04.6, 169.41 kph
2 9 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 1h41m04.7
3 11 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '203' 1h41m04.9
4 7 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-8-60' 1h41m22.5
5 6 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 1h41m52.2
6 10 Hans Herrmann Porsche 718 '202' 1h42m06.1
7 2 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '932' 1h42m32.5
8 12 Edgar Barth Porsche 787 '02' 1h44m31.9
9 3 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '930' 1h45m26.6
Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney (Porsche 718), 3:58.6, 173.84 kph
Did Not Finish
17 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 22 laps/gearbox
18 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati T51 14 laps/engine
19 Roberto Bussinello de Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 'F1-003' 12 laps/engine
15 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 6 laps/steering wheel
8 Mike Spence Emeryson-Climax '1004' 6 laps/gearbox
21 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 6 laps/engine
20 Piero Monteverdi MBM-Porsche 2 laps/engine
16 Michel May Lotus-Climax 18 '914' 1 lap/accident
Did Not Qualify
14 Lloyd Casner Lotus-Climax 18 '908' no time/engine in practice
Did Not Appear
4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 156 withdrawn
5 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 withdrawn
Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati withdrawn
Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati withdrawn
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 McLaren 2 Gurney 1 Bonnier
4:01.9 4:01.5 4:01.1
5 Moss 4 Ireland
4:03.7 4:02.7
8 Brabham 7 Clark 6 Herrmann
4:04.5 4:04.2 4:03.8
10 Barth 9 T.Taylor
4:07.3 4:05.9
13 de Beaufort 12 May 11 Spence
15 Trintignant 14 Seidel
17 Monteverdi 16 Bussinello
VII Kanonloppet
20 August 1961 - Karlskoga: 89.953 km (2.998 km x 30 laps)
1 1 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' 46m16.8, 111.47 kph
2 4 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 46m28.8
3 5 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53 Special 'VR' 46m39.5
4 3 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 29 laps
5 12 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 28 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18/21) & John Surtees (Cooper-Climax T53), 1:30.4, 119.47 kph
Did Not Finish
2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 26 laps/gearbox
10 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 12 laps/wishbone and oil tank
9 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 10 laps/engine mountings
8 Geoff Duke Cooper-Climax T45 'FII-23-58' 10 laps/accident
15 Ulf Norinder Porsche 718 '201' 10 laps/spin/stall
6 Carl Hammarlund Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 3 laps/spin/stall
Did Not Appear
7 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 Withdrawn
11 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati T51 Car not ready
14 Yngve Rosqvist Lotus-Climax 18 Withdrawn
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Brabham 2 Bonnier 1 Clark
1:31.0 1:30.6 1:30.1
5 Ireland 4 Surtees
1:33.0 1:31.3
8 Hammarlund 7 Parnell 6 Salvadori
1:36.1 1:35.5 1:33.5
10 Duke 9 Norinder
1:40.4 1:36.6
11 Moss
no time
II Grote Prijs van Danske
26-27 August 1961 - Roskildering: 23.813 km (1.191 km x 20 laps) Heat. 2x35.720 km (1.191 km x 30 laps) Heats
Heat 1
1 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 15m47.7, 91.96 kph
2 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 15m47.9
3 5 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 16m22.8
4 2 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53 Special 'VR' 16m33.6
5 3 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 16m40.4
6 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 16m43.4
7 9 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 16m46.9
8 8 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' 16m54.1
9 6 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 17m16.1
10 10 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 17m30.0
11 15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 18m29.0
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18/21), 47.0s, 93.72 kph
Did Not Appear
11 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 18 no car
Starting Grid (3-3-3):
1 Moss 2 Brabham 3 Surtees
0:42.8 0:43.0 0:43.0
4 Taylor 5 Ireland 6 Salvadori
0:44.0 0:44.1 0:44.3
7 Parnell 8 Gregory 9 de Beaufort
0:44.3 0:44.3 0:45.7
10 Greene 11 Clark
0:45.9 no time
Heat 2
1 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 21m38.8, 99.77 kph
2 5 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 22m11.9
3 3 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 22m16.2
4 2 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53 Special 'VR' 22m37.8
5 10 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 22m48.6
6 9 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '917' 22m56.1
7 6 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 23m20.3
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18/21), 42.8s, 101.43 kph
Pole Position: Stirling Moss
Did Not Finish
1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 24 laps/gearbox
8 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' 20 laps/gearbox
15 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 17 laps/puncture
4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 10 laps/steering
Heat 3
1 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 22m02.0, 97.58 kph
2 5 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 22m07.8
3 3 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 22m38.7
4 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 22m39.2
5 9 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '917' 22m39.4
6 10 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 22m49.1
7 6 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 23m23.7
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18/21), 43.1s, 100.01 kph
Pole Position: Stirling Moss
Did Not Start
2 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'VR' cam follower
Aggregate
1 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 59m28.5, 98.86 kph
2 5 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 1h00m42.5
3 3 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-2-61' 1h01m35.3
4 9 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '917' 1h02m22.4
5 10 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 1h03m07.7
6 6 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 1h04m00.1
7 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 60 laps
XV Gran Premio di Modena
3 September 1961 - Modena: 236.523 km (2.365 km x 100 laps)
1 26 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '912' 1h40m08.1, 141.79 kph
2 10 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 1h40m15.1
3 12 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '203' 1h40m15.4
4 14 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 99 laps
5 36 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 99 laps
6 64 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax P48/57 '572' 99 laps
7 62 Graham Hill BRM-Climax P48/57 '571' 99 laps
NC 32 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 71 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus Climax 18/21), 59.2s, 143.89 kph
Did Not Finish
4 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T51 'FI-13-61' 92 laps/con-rod
42 Roberto Bussinello de Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 'F1-004' 75 laps/oil pressure
46 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-2-61' 74 laps/engine
30 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' 42 laps/cylinder head gasket
44 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-1-61' 25 laps/engine
18 Giorgio Scarlatti Lotus-Maserati 18 '905' 4 laps/engine
Did Not Qualify
8 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' 1:05.8
16 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 18 '934' 1:00.2
20 Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Climax T51 'FII-13-59' 1:03.3
22 Gastone Zanarotti de Tomaso-OSCA 'F2-001' 1:03.3
24 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 1:00.4
28 Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax T45 1:02.1
34 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 1:01.2
48 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 1:01.7
50 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati T51 1:00.6
52 Nino Vaccarella de Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 'F1-003' 1:02.0
56 Roberto Lippi de Tomaso-OSCA 'F1-002' 1:02.9
60 "Wal Ever" Cooper-OSCA T45 'FII-15-58' 1:06.4
66 Mauro Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati '1003' 1:01.2
Did Not Appear
2 Andre Pilette Emeryson-Climax withdrawn
6 Cooper-Maserati T51 withdrawn
38 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Maserati T51 driver injured
40 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 car not ready
54 Brian Naylor JBW-Climax withdrawn
58 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 car not ready
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
3 Gurney 2 Bonnier 1 Moss
0:59.0 0:59.0 0:58.6
5 Salvadori 4 Hill
0:59.4 0:59.3
8 Bandini 7 Gregory 6 Clark
0:59.8 0:59.7 0:59.6
10 Brabham 9 Surtees
0:59.8 0:59.8
13 Bussinello 12 Taylor 11 Brooks
1:00.4 1:00.1 1:00.0
14 Scarlatti
1:01.6
III Flugplatzrennen
17 September 1961 - Zeltweg: 256.017 km (3.200 km x 80 laps)
1 4 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 1h44m22.2, 147.19 kph
2 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-5-60' 79 laps
3 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 79 laps
4 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 77 laps
5 19 Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-3-61' 76 laps
6 12 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 76 laps
7 15 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 74 laps
8 17 Jo Schlesser Cooper-Climax T51 73 laps
9 14 André Pilette Emeryson-Climax 'P' 72 laps
10 8 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T56 60 laps
11 11 Renato Pirocchi/Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-13-59' 47 laps
Fastest Lap: Innes Ireland (Lotus-Climax 21), 1:13.6, 156.54 kph
Did Not Finish
6 Tony Marsh BRM-Climax P48 '483' 50 laps/engine
16 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 36 laps/engine
9 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-2-61' 10 laps/accident
18 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 6 laps/accident
Did Not Start
10 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T53 'FI-13-61' engine in practice
Did Not Appear
3 Porsche 718 withdrawn
7 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 withdrawn
20 Alan Markelson Lister-Alfa Romeo no such car
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
1 Ireland 2 Clark 3 Surtees 4 Brabham
1:15.6 1:16.3 1:16.6 1:17.2
5 Salvadori 6 Seidel 7 Marsh
1:17.5 1:17.5 1:17.6
8 Bonnier 9 Prinoth 10 Burgess 11 (Bandini)
1:18.1 1:18.4 1:18.5 1:19.6
12 Parnell 13 de Beaufort 14 Schlesser
1:20.5 1:20.9 1:23.0
15 Pirocchi 16 Pilette
1:23.0 1:25.8
VIII Gold Cup
23 September 1961 - Oulton Park: 266.623 km (4.444 km x 60 laps)
1 7 Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax P99 'P99/1' 1h51m53.8, 142.97 kph
2 2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'F1-10-61' 1h52m39.8
3 3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T53 'FII-8-60' 1h52m47.4
4 9 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax P57 '572' 1h52m50.6
5 14 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18 '917' 58 laps
6 30 Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-3-61' 57 laps
7 22 Tony Marsh BRM-Climax P48 '483' 56 laps
8 15 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' 56 laps
9 19 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 56 laps
10 28 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 56 laps
11 25 David Piper Gilby-Climax 55 laps
12 20 Chris Summers Cooper-Climax T45 'FII-4-58' 54 laps
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Ferguson-Climax P99), 1:46.4, 150.36 kph
Did Not Finish
6 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 18 '371' 40 laps/exhaust pipe
8 Graham Hill BRM-Climax P48/57 '571' 39 laps/valve
17 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T56 36 laps/magneto
5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 32 laps/rear suspension
4 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 23 laps/engine
27 Chris Ashmore Cooper-Climax T51 23 laps/gearbox
16 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-4-61' 17 laps/gear selection
12 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-9-61' 14 laps/front suspension
21 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53P 'FI-6-61' 7 laps/puncture
18 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 1 lap/fuel pump
26 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51 0 laps/accident
Did Not Qualify
31 Jack Fairman Emeryson-Climax '1004' did not practice
Did Not Appear
1 Lotus-Climax 18/21 withdrawn - alternative for Moss
10 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 withdrawn
11 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 withdrawn
23 Roger Revol BRM-Climax P48 driver absent
24 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T51 driver unfit
29 Michel May Lotus-Climax 18 no car
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Clark 3 Hill 2 Moss 1 McLaren
1:45.2 1:45.0 1:44.8 1:44.6
7 Surtees 6 Brabham 5 Brooks
1:45.6 1:45.4 1:45.2
11 Salvadori 10 Ireland 9 Marsh 8 Gregory
1:47.6 1:47.0 1:47.0 1:46.6
14 Piper 13 T.Taylor 12 H.Taylor
1:51.0 1:50.0 1:49.0
18 Seidel 17 Lewis 16 Burgess 15 Naylor
1:52.6 1:52.6 1:52.2 1:51.6
21 Parnell 20 Summers 19 Eden
1:55.8 1:54.0 1:53.8
23 Ashmore 22 Collomb
1:57.4 1:57.2
V Lewis-Evans Trophy
1 October 1961 - Brands Hatch: 127.95 km (4.265 km x 30 laps)
1 14 Tony Marsh BRM-Climax P48 '483' 52m19.8, 146.70 kph
2 15 Mike Spence Emeryson-Climax '1004' 53m42.8
3 11 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 53m47.6
4 17 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 29 laps
5 8 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax T51 28 laps
6 7 Chris Summers Cooper-Climax T45 'FII-4-58' 28 laps
7 5 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-9-61' 27 laps
8 2 Dickie Stoop Cooper-Climax T45 'FII-11-58' 20 laps
9 18 Hugh Dibley Lola-Ford Mk 3 'BRJ38' 12 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Marsh (BRM-Climax P48), 1:44.6, 148.20 kph
Did Not Finish
12 Peter Procter Lotus-Climax 16 '367' 15 laps/oil seal
6 Chris Ashmore Cooper-Climax T51 14 laps/overheating
4 Maurice Charles Cooper-Climax T45 6 laps/overheating
16 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati 0 laps/rotor arm
Did Not Appear
1 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 withdrawn
3 Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax T53 withdrawn
9 Bruce Halford Lotus-Climax 18 car not ready
10 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18 car damaged/driver injured
Starting Grid (4-3-4):
4 Parnell 3 Greene 2 Spence 1 Marsh
1:46.6 1:45.8 1:45.6 1:43.8
7 Ashmore 6 Dibley 5 Campbell-Jones
1:51.0 1:51.0 1:47.4
11 Eden 10 Summers 9 Procter 8 Naylor
2:10.8 2:06.4 2:03.2 1:59.2
13 Stoop 12 Charles
2:16.4 2:16.0
I Coppa Italia
12 October 1961 - Vallelunga: 2x106.677 km (3.556 km x 30 laps) Heats
Heat 1
1 18 Giancarlo Baghetti Porsche 718 '202' 30 laps
2 2 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 30 laps
3 24 Nino Vaccarella Cooper-Maserati T51 30 laps
4 12 Roberto Lippi de Tomaso-OSCA 'F1-002' 29 laps
5 6 Roberto Bussinello de Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 'F1-004' 29 laps
6 20 Albino Buticchi Cooper-Climax T45 28 laps
7 22 Lucien de Sanctis Cooper-Climax T45
8 4 Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 18 '905'
9 16 Elio Pandolfo Elios 22 laps/engine
Fastest Lap: Nino Vaccarella (Cooper-Maserati T51), 58.0s, 109.88 kph
Pole Position: Nino Vaccarella, 59.1s
Did Not Finish
14 Rovero Campello de Sanctis-Fiat 7 laps/engine
Did Not Appear
8 Ludovico Scarfiotti de Tomaso-OSCA car not ready
10 Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax T45 car not ready
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Vaccarella 2 Baghetti 3 Prinoth
0:59.1 0:59.6 1:00.1
4 Bussinello 5 Starrabba
1:01.2 1:01.3
6 Lippi 7 Campello 8 Buticchi
1:01.4 1:02.6 1:02.9
9 de Sanctis 10 Pandolfo
1:04.4 1:06.0
Heat 2
1 18 Giancarlo Baghetti Porsche 718 '202' 30 laps
2 2 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 30 laps
3 24 Nino Vaccarella Cooper-Maserati T51 29 laps
4 6 Roberto Bussinello de Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 'F1-004' 29 laps
5 12 Roberto Lippi de Tomaso-OSCA 'F1-002' 29 laps
6 20 Albino Buticchi Cooper-Climax T45 28 laps
7 22 Lucien de Sanctis Cooper-Climax T45
8 4 Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 18 '905' 4 laps/engine
Fastest Lap: n/a
Did Not Finish
16 Elio Pandolfo Elios 0 laps/engine
Aggregate
1 18 Giancarlo Baghetti Porsche 718 '202' 1h00m53.9, 106.40 kph
2 2 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 18 '913' 1h01m09.2
3 24 Nino Vaccarella Cooper-Maserati T51 59 laps
4 6 Roberto Bussinello de Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 'F1-004' 58 laps
5 12 Roberto Lippi de Tomaso-OSCA 'F1-002' 58 laps
6 20 Albino Buticchi Cooper-Climax T45 57 laps
7 22 Lucien de Sanctis Cooper-Climax T45 56 laps
8 4 Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 18 '905' 31 laps
9 16 Elio Pandolfo Elios 22 laps
IV Rand Grand Prix
9 December 1961 - Kyalami: 306.515 km (4.087 km x 75 laps)
1 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '937' 2h06m26.27, 145.74 kph
2 2 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 2h06m26.41
3 5 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 2h06m49.43
4 4 Edgar Barth Porsche 718 '203' 74 laps
5 9 Bruce Johnstone Cooper-Climax T56 73 laps
6 7 Ernest Pieterse Heron-Alfa Romeo Special 72 laps
7 3 Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 18 72 laps
8 20 Fanie Viljoen LDS-Climax '03' 70 laps
9 22 Robert van Niekerk Lotus-Ford 18 70 laps
10 12 Doug Serrurier Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-16-60' 69 laps
11 19 Bruce Jennings Jennings-Porsche 67 laps
Fastest Lap: Jo Bonnier (Porsche 718), 1:39.1, 148.71 kph
Did Not Finish
6 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 42 laps/overheating
15 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo '01' 35 laps/gearbox
23 Bernard Podmore Lotus-Ford 18 25 laps/accident
16 Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward 18 '911' 24 laps/overheating
24 John Guthrie Cooper-Alfa Romeo T51 'FII-28-59' 18 laps/water pipe
8 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-1-61' 14 laps/overheating
28 Bill Dunlop Cooper-Alfa Romeo T45 14 laps/engine
14 Don Philp Quodra-Climax 11 laps/overheating
29 Rauten Hartmann Netuar-Peugeot 11 laps/engine
26 Gene Bosman Lotus-Alfa Romeo 15 7 laps/engine
17 Jack Holme Lotus-Climax 18 'FJ-720' 5 laps/accident
25 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford T52 5 laps/accident
18 Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax T52 2 laps/puncture
Did Not Start
21 Adrian Pheiffer Cooper-Alfa Romeo T52 engine in practice
Did Not Appear
10 Neville Lederle Lotus-Ford 18 car not ready
11 John Love LDS-Porsche car not ready
27 Dawie Gous Porsche RSK car not ready
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Clark 2 Taylor 3 Gregory
1:38.5 1:38.8 1:38.9
4 Bonnier* 5 Maggs
1:39.8 1:40.5
6 van der Vyver 7 Pieterse 8 Johnstone
1:40.8 1:41.1 1:41.3
9 Barth 10 Menzler
n/a 1:43.7
11 Philp 12 (Pheiffer) 13 van Niekerk
1:44.1 1:44.8 1:46.8
14 Tingle 15 Serrurier
1:47.5 1:48.4
16 Viljoen 17 Guthrie 18 Blokdyk
1:48.5 1:48.5 n/a
19 Jennings 20 Bosman
1:48.5 1:48.7
21 Podmore 22 Holme 23 Dunlop
1:49.4 1:49.7 1:50.3
24 Hartmann 25 Trundell
1:52.1 1:52.1
* Bonnier was on warm-up lap when flag fell, so he took a flying start half a lap behind
I Natal Grand Prix
17 December 1961 - Westmead: 322.202 km (3.620 km x 89 laps)
1 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '937' 2h13m58.4, 139.36 kph
2 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '918' 2h14m30.3
3 4 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '203' 88 laps
4 5 Edgar Barth Porsche 718 '204' 87 laps
5 1 Syd van der Vyver FJ Lotus-Alfa Romeo 18 86 laps
6 11 Doug Serrurier Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-12-60' 86 laps
7 25 Adrian Pheiffer Cooper-Alfa Romeo T51 86 laps
8 26 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford T52
9 19 Bruce Jennings Jennings-Porsche
10 20 John Guthrie Cooper-Alfa Romeo T51 'FII-28-59'
Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:24.8, 150.28 kph
Did Not Finish
2 Bruce Johnstone Cooper-Climax T51 54 laps/Accident
14 Don Philp Quadra-Climax Engine
16 Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward 18 '911'
29 Neville Lederle Lotus-Ford 18
27 Robert van Niekerk Lotus-Ford 18
10 Ernest Pieterse Heron-Alfa Romeo suspension
23 Fanie Viljoen LDS-Alfa Romeo '03'
15 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo '01'
17 Dave Wright Cooper-Climax T45 'FII-22-58'
3 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-1-61' 22 laps/overheating
9 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 14 laps/accident
6 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 14 laps/cylinder head gasket
Did Not Start
12 John Love LDS-Porsche '04' practice accident
Did Not Appear
18 Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax T52 car not ready
21 Bill Dunlop Cooper-Alfa Romeo T45 car not ready
22 Gordon Henderson Cooper-Alfa Romeo Monaco car not ready
24 Gene Bosman Lotus-Alfa Romeo 15 car not ready
28 Bernard Podmore Lotus-Ford 18 car damaged
30 Jack Holme Lotus-Climax 18 car damaged
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Clark 2 Bonnier 3 T.Taylor
1:26.1 1:26.8 1:29.0
4 Gregory 5 Maggs
1:29.0 1:29.4
6 Johnstone 7 van der Vyver 8 Barth
1:29.4 1:30.5 1:30.6
9 Pheiffer 10 Serrurier
1:31.4 1:31.8
11 Pieterse 12 Philp 13 Guthrie
1:32.1 1:33.3 1:33.5
14 Menzler 15 Lederle
1:33.6 1:33.6
16 van Niekerk 17 Viljoen 18 Jennings
1:34.2 1:34.7 1:35.4
19 Blokdyk 20 Tingle
1:36.4 1:37.6
21 Wright 22 Moss
1:41.7 no time
VIII South African Grand Prix
26 December 1961 - East London: 314.077 km (3.926 km x 80 laps)
1 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '937' 2h06m49.2, 148.39 kph
2 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18 '918' 2h07m04.9
3 5 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 79 laps
4 8 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax T53P 'F1-1-61' 79 laps
5 4 Edgar Barth Porsche 718 '203' 78 laps
6 3 Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 18 77 laps
7 12 Doug Serrurier Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-16-60' 77 laps
8 15 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo '01' 76 laps
9 22 Robert van Niekerk Lotus-Ford 18 76 laps
10 16 Helmut Menzler Lotus-Borgward 18 '911' 75 laps
11 23 Adrian Pheiffer Cooper-Alfa Romeo T52 75 laps
12 19 Bruce Jennings Jennings-Porsche 71 laps
13 25 John Guthrie Cooper-Alfa Romeo T51 'FII-28-59' 71 laps
14 14 Don Philp Quodra-Climax 70 laps
15 17 Dave Wright Cooper-Alfa Romeo T45 'FII-22-58' 65 laps
Fastest Lap: Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax 18), 1:33.1, 151.61 kph
Did Not Finish
20 Fanie Viljoen LDS-Climax '03' 59 laps/engine
24 Bill Dunlop Cooper-Alfa Romeo T45 31 laps/engine
27 Gene Bosman Lotus-Alfa Romeo 15 31 laps/accident
18 Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax T52 27 laps/ignition
2 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 16 laps/radiator
6 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 9 laps/brake pipe
10 Ernest Pieterse Heron-Alfa Romeo 7 laps/gearbox
26 Bernard Podmore Lotus-Ford 18 5 laps/con-rod
Did Not Start
9 Bruce Johnstone Cooper-Climax T56 practice accident
Did Not Appear
11 Doug Serrurier LDS-Alfa Romeo Drove #12
21 John Love LDS-Porsche car damaged
Starting Grid (3-2-3):
1 Clark 2 Moss 3 Taylor
1:33.9 1:34.1 1:34.2
4 Bonnier 5 Gregory
1:34.6 1:35.4
6 Maggs 7 Barth 8 van der Vyver
1:36.4 1:37.4 1:37.6
9 Pieterse 10 Pheiffer
1:40.0 1:40.5
11 Philp 12 Serrurier 13 Viljoen
1:40.6 1:40.7 1:41.0
14 Menzler 15 Tingle
1:41.6 1:41.7
16 van Niekerk 17 Jennings 18 Podmore
1:42.9 1:43.1 1:45.7
19 Guthrie 20 Bosman
1:45.9 1:46.4
21 Wright 22 Trundell 23 Dunlop
1:46.7 1:47.6 1:52.1