1961 BRDC International Trophy |
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Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season |
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Race details |
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Date | 6 May 1961 |
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Official name | XIII BRDC International Trophy |
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Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire |
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Course | Permanent racing facility |
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Course length | 4.710 km (2.927 mi) |
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Distance | 80 laps, 376.80 km (234.13 mi) |
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Weather | Very wet |
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Pole position |
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Driver | - Bruce McLaren
| Cooper-Climax |
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Time | 1:34.2 |
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Fastest lap |
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Driver | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Climax |
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Time | 1:52.4 |
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Podium |
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First | - Stirling Moss
| Cooper-Climax |
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Second | - Jack Brabham
| Cooper-Climax |
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Third | - Roy Salvadori
| Cooper-Climax |
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Motor car race
The 13th BRDC International Trophy was an Intercontinental Formula motor race held on 6 May 1961 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run over 80 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T53-Climax, who also set fastest lap and lapped the rest of the field. Jack Brabham and Roy Salvadori were second and third in similar cars.[1][2]
This race marked the final participation by a Vanwall car,[3] John Surtees bringing it home in fifth place.
Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
1 | 4 | Stirling Moss | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | 2:41:19.2, 87.18 mph | 2 |
2 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | +1 lap | 3 |
3 | 10 | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | +2 laps | 7 |
4 | 14 | Henry Taylor | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus 18-Climax | +2 laps | 17 |
5 | 28 | John Surtees | G.A. Vandervell | Vanwall VW14 | +3 laps | 6 |
6 | 6 | Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48 | +3 laps | 8 |
7 | 17 | Chuck Daigh | Reventlow Racing Automobiles | Scarab-Meyer-Drake | +3 laps | 15 |
8 | 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper T51-Maserati | +10 laps | 13 |
9 | 5 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM P48 | +16 laps | 4 |
10 | 7 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus 18-Climax | +20 laps | 5 |
Ret. | 23 | Ron Flockhart | Jack Brabham Racing Ltd. | Cooper T53-Climax | 71 laps, crash | 12 |
Ret. | 12 | Cliff Allison | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus 18-Climax | 68 laps, misfire | 11 |
Ret. | 8 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus 18-Climax | 55 laps, clutch | 9 |
Ret. | 24 | Tony Marsh | Fred Tuck | Cooper T45-Climax | 38 laps, oil loss | 14 |
Ret. | 20 | Brian Naylor | JBW Cars | JBW-Maserati | 15 laps, spin and stalled | 16 |
Ret. | 22 | Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus 18-Climax | 8 laps, crash | 18 |
Ret | 2 | Bruce McLaren | Atkins Cars | Cooper T53-Climax | 3 laps, crash | 1 |
Ret | 19 | Geoff Richardson | Geoffrey Richardson | Cooper-Climax | 2 laps, spin | 20 |
Ret | 16 | Massimo Natili | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper T51-Maserati | 0 laps, crash | 19 |
DNS | 9 | Mike Parkes | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Lotus 18-Climax | Crash | 10 |
DNS | 21 | Dan Gurney | Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown | Lotus 18-Climax | Crash | |
DNA | 3 | Stirling Moss | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Lotus 18-Climax | Drove #4 | |
DNA | 11 | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | Drove #28 | |
DNA | 18 | Giulio Cabianca | Scuderia Castellotti | Cooper T51-Ferrari | | |
DNA | 25 | Ian Burgess | Camoradi International | Lotus 18-Climax | Withdrawn | |
DNA | 26 | Lloyd Casner | Camoradi International | Lotus 18-Climax | Withdrawn | |
DNA | 27 | Masten Gregory | Camoradi International | Cooper T51-Climax | Withdrawn | |
DNA | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper T53-Climax | Car driven by Moss | |
References
- ^ "XIII B.R.D.C. International Trophy 1961". Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "Silverstone International Trophy meeting". Retrieved 2022-08-14.
- ^ "The Carnival Is Over…". Retrieved 2022-08-15.