VIII New Zealand Grand Prix 1961
Ardmore, Auckland, New Zealand

 

January 7 2 heats x ? laps x 3781 m + Final 75 laps = 283.586 kms Fastest in practice: Stirling Moss, 1'20.2 Fastest Lap; Heat 1: Stirling Moss, 1'19.6 (New track record)
Fastest Lap; Final: Jack Brabham, 1'19.9"

FINAL

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Type Cyl. vol. Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 4 Jack Brabham, AUS Cooper Car Co Cooper T53 - Climax S4 2495 1:02'30.0"  
2 2 47 Bruce McLaren, NZ Cooper Car Co Cooper T53 - Climax S4 2495 1:02'31.7"  
3 3 8 Graham Hill, GB Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 S4 2491 74  
4 4 3 Ron Flockhart, GB Jack Brabham Cooper T51 - Climax S4 2495 73  
5 5 20 Denis Hulme, NZ Yeoman Credit Racing Team ? Cooper T51 - Climax S4 2495 73  
6 6   Jim Clark, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax S4 2495 71  
7 7   Pat Hoare, NZ   Ferrari 256 V12 3000 70  
8 8   Arnold Glass, AUS   Cooper T45 - Maserati S6 2489 70  
9 9   Malcolm Gill, NZ   Lycoming Special S4 5239 69  
10 10   Angus Hyslop, NZ   Cooper T45 - Climax S4 1964 67  
11 11   Frank Shuter, NZ   Ferrari 625 S4 2994 67  
12 12   Bib Stilwell, AUS   Aston Martin DBR4 S6 2991 66  
13 13   David Evans, NZ   Cooper T43 - Climax S4 1964 52  
14 14   Lionel Bulcraig, NZ   Cooper T43 - Climax S4 1700 45  
                   
15 DNF   David McKay, AUS   Maserati 250F S6 2497 45 Exhaust
16 DNF   Johnny Mansel, NZ   Maserati 250F S6 2497 45 Engine
17 DNF   Dan Gurney, USA Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 S4 2491 42 Gear selector ?
18 DNF   Roy Salvadori, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax S4 2495 36 Gearbox
19 DNF 7 Stirling Moss, GB R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax S4 2495 32 Clutch
20 DNF   Stan Jones, AUS   Cooper T51 - Climax S4 2205 20 Oil pressure
21 DNF   John Surtees, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax S4 2495 17 Transmission
22 DNF   Innes Ireland, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax S4 2495 16 Crown wheel
23 DNF   Len Gilbert, NZ   Maserati 250F S6 2497 9 Engine
24 DNF 25 Jo Bonnier, S Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T51 - Climax S4 2495 0 Gearbox
                   
25 DNQ   Tony Shelly, NZ   Cooper T45 - Climax S4 1964    
26 DNQ   Brian Prescott, NZ   Maserati 250F S6 2497    
27 DNQ   Bob Smith, NZ   Ferrari Super Squalo 555 S4 3431    
28 DNQ   Allan Freeman, NZ   Lago-Talbot 26C S6 4485    
29 DNQ   Jim Boyd, NZ   HWM - Alta S4 1971s/c    
30 DNQ   Peter Elford, GB   Cooper Mk 1 - Bristol S6 1971    
31 DNQ   Roly Levis, NZ   Cooper T52 - BMC A S4 994    
32 DNQ   Jim Palmer, NZ   Lotus 18 - Ford 105E / Cosworth S4 994    
33 DNQ   Doug Whiteford, AUS   Maserati 250F S6 2497    
34 DNQ   Bill Thomasen, NZ   Ferrari 750 Monza S4 2999    
35 DNQ   Bill Gardiner, NZ   Tojeiro 3/56 - Jaguar S6 3800    
36 DNQ   Arthur Moffat, NZ   Lotus 15 - Climax S4 1964    
37 DNQ   Duncan MacKenzie, NZ   Cooper T41 - Climax S4 1460    
38 DNQ   Bob Eade, NZ   Maserati 250F S6 2497    
39 DNQ   Jack Malcolm, NZ   Cooper Mk II - Holden S6 2358    

 

  Heat 1 Time, laps Reason Out     Heat 2 Time, laps Reason Out
1 Moss 20.16.3"     1 Brabham 20'28.6"  
2 McLaren       2 Gurney    
3 Hill       3 Ireland    
4 Flockhart       4 Hulme    
5 Salvadori       5 Stillwell    
6 Surtees       6 Jones    
  etc         etc    

Grid, Final

Hill

 

Brabham

 

 

McLaren

  Moss
(pole)

 

Salvadori

 

Ireland

 

Flockhart
  

Clark

 

Hulme

 

Gurney

  Surtees

 

Hoare

 

Jones

 

Stillwell
  

Gilbert

 

Mansel

 

Hyslop

  Glass

 

Evans

 

McKay

 

Gill
  

 

Bonnier

 

Shuter

   Bulcraig

Lap leaders

McLaren

1 - 5

Moss

6 - 31

Brabham

32 - 75

 

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