XIII British Empire Trophy 1961
Intercontinental Formula
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Great Britain

 

July 8, wet, drying 52 laps x 4710 m = 244.92 kms Pole Position: John Surtees, 1'33.0" Fastest Lap: Stirling Moss, 1'36.4", lap 50, 109.31 mph

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine - Type Chassis Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 7 Stirling Moss, GB R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T53 - Climax S4 F1-7-61 1:27'19.2" 104.58 mph
2 2 22 John Surtees, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53 - Climax F1-5-61 1:28'09.8"  
3 3 12 Graham Hill, GB Owen Racing Organisation BRM 487 1:28'09.8"  
4 4 2 Bruce McLaren, NZ Cooper Car Co (Atkins car) Cooper T53 - Climax FII-8-60 51  
5 5 9 Jim Clark, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax 372 50  
6 6 24 Roy Salvadori, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53 - Climax F1-4-61 50  
7 7 17 Lorenzo Bandini, I Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Maserati FII-13-59 50  
8 8 18 Tony Marsh, GB Fred Tuck Cars Cooper T45 - Climax FII-23-58 50  
9 9 10 Innes Ireland, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax 371 50  
10 10 3 Lucien Bianchi, I/B (18 laps) / Henry Taylor, GB (20 laps) UDT-Laystall Engineering Lotus 18/21 - Climax 915 48 Shared car
11 11 16 Gino Munaron, I Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Climax FII-12-59 37  
                 
12 DNF 1 Jack Brabham, AUS Brabham Racing Organisation Ltd Cooper T53 - Climax FII-5-60 23 Suspension
13 DNF 11 Tony Brooks, GB Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 487 22 Valve springs
14 DNF 19 Lex Davison, AUS Ecurie Australie Aston Martin DBR4/250 (300?) DBR4/4 17 Gearbox
15 DNF 6 Brian Naylor, GB JBW Cars JBW - Maserati   11 Oil pressure
16 DNF 23 Tim Parnell, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax 904 11 Crash
17 DNF 4 Henry Taylor, GB UDT- Laystall Engineering Lotus 18/21 - Climax 916 4 Transmission
18 DNF 8 Jack Fairman, GB R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Ferguson P99 - Climax P99-1 2 Crash - gear selector
                 
19 DNS 20 Chuck Daigh, USA Reventlow Automobiles Inc RAI Scarab - Meyer-Drake     Crash ("under 1'40")
20 DNS 15 John Surtees, GB G.A. Vandervell Vanwall VW14 VW14   No time, drove # 22
21 DNS 1 T Jack Brabham, AUS   Vanwall VW14 VW14   (1'36.8")
22 DNS 8 Stirling Moss, GB R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Ferguson P99 - Climax P99-1   (1'37.4")
                 
23 DNA 5 Dan Gurney, USA Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown Lotus 18 - Climax      
24 DNA 14 Bruce Halford, GB Jim Diggory Lotus 18 - Climax      
25 DNA 21 Gino Munaron, I Scuderia Castellotti Cooper T51 - Ferrari     Drove # 16
26 DNA 16 Massimo Natili, I Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Climax      
27 DNA 23 Mike Parkes, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax      

Grid

Brabham
1'33.8"

 

McLaren
1'33.8"

 

Moss
1'33.6"

 

Surtees
1'33.0"

 

Salvadori
1'35.2"

 

Brooks
1'35.0"

 

Ireland
1'35.0"

 

Fairman
1'38.2"

 

Clark
1'37.2"

 

Taylor
1'36.8"

 

Hill
1'35.4"

 

Bandini
1'38.6"

 

Davison
1'39.6"

 

Marsh
1'40.2"

 

Naylor
1'42.4"

 

Munaron
1'41.8"

 

Bianchi
1'41.6"

 

Parnell
1'40.2"


Lap Leaders

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