1961 South African Grand Prix
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2022) |
| 1961 South African Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 26 December 1961 | ||
| Official name | 8th International RAC South African Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.92 km (2.436 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 313.6[citation needed] km (194.88[citation needed] miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:33.9 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:33.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | Porsche | ||
The 1961 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 8th International RAC South African Grand Prix,[1] was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa on 26 December 1961. The race, run over 80 laps of the circuit, was won from pole position by Scotland's Jim Clark, driving a works Lotus-Climax. Englishman Stirling Moss finished second in a private Lotus-Climax, while Swede Jo Bonnier was third in a Porsche.
Results
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark
|
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 80 | 2.06:49.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss
|
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 80 | + 15.7 | 2 |
| 3 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 79 | + 1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 |  Tony Maggs
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 |
| 5 |  Edgar Barth
|
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 78 | + 2 Laps | 7 |
| 6 | Syd van der Vyver
|
Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 3 Laps | 8 |
| 7 | Doug Serrurier
|
Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | 77 | + 3 Laps | 12 |
| 8 |  Sam Tingle
|
Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 76 | + 4 Laps | 15 |
| 9 | Bob van Niekerk
|
Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 16 |
| 10 | Helmut Menzler
|
Ecurie Wolman | Lotus-Borgward | 75 | + 5 Laps | 14 |
| 11 | Adrian Pheiffer
|
Adrian Pheiffer | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 75 | + 5 Laps | 10 |
| 12 | Bill Jennings
|
Bill Jennings | Jennings-Porsche | 71 | + 9 Laps | 17 |
| 13 | John Guthrie
|
Ecurie Rhodes | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 71 | + 9 Laps | 19 |
| 14 | Don Philp
|
Don Philp | Quodra-Climax | 70 | + 10 Laps | 11 |
| 15 | Dave Wright
|
Dave Wright | Cooper-Climax | 65 | + 15 Laps | 21 |
| Ret | Fanie Viljoen
|
G. E. Mennie | LDS-Climax | 59 | Engine | 13 |
| Ret | Bill Dunlop
|
Bill Dunlop | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Engine | 23 |
| Ret | Gene Bosman
|
Scuderia Alfa | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Accident | 20 |
| Ret | Clive Trundell
|
Clive Trundell | Cooper-Climax | 27 | Ignition | 22 |
| Ret | Trevor Taylor
|
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 16 | Radiator | 3 |
| Ret |  Masten Gregory
|
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Brake Pipe | 5 |
| Ret | Ernie Pieterse
|
Scuderia Alfa | Heron-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Gearbox | 9 |
| Ret | Bernard Podmore
|
Bernard Podmore | Lotus-Ford | 5 | Con-rod | 18 |
| DNS | Bruce Johnstone
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Practice Accident | ||
| WD | John Love
|
A. H. Pillman | LDS-Porsche | Car Damaged |
Notes
[edit]- Pole position: Jim Clark – 1:33.9
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark – 1:33.1
- Doug Serrurier was also entered by Scuderia Alfa, to drive an LDS-Alfa Romeo, but did not drive this car during the event.
References
[edit]- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1961". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at Silhouet.com