VIII South African Grand Prix 1961
East London, South Africa

 

December 26 80 laps x 3860 m = 308.8 kms Pole Position: Jim Clark, 1'33.9" Fastest Lap: Jim Clark, 1'33.1"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 1 Jim Clark, GB Team Lotus Lotus 21 - Climax 937 2:06'49.2" 92.20 mph
2 2 7 Stirling Moss, GB British Racing Partnership Lotus 18/21 - Climax 918 2:07'04.4"  
3 3 5 Jo Bonnier, S Dr Ing hcF Porsche KG Porsche 718/2 204 79  
4 4 8 Tony Maggs, ZA Reg Parnell (Racing) Cooper T53 - Climax FI-1-61 77  
5 5 4 Edgar Barth, D Dr Ing hcF Porsche KG Porsche 718/2 203 77  
6 6 3 Syd van der Vyver, ZA Syd van der Vyver Lotus 18 - Alfa Romeo 375 76  
7 7 12 Doug Serrurier, ZA Scuderia Lupini LDS 1 - Alfa Romeo   74  
8 8 15 Sam Tingle, RSR Sam Tingle LDS 1 - Alfa Romeo LDS-2 74  
9 9 22 Bob van Niekerk, ZA Equipe Judette Lotus 18 - Ford 105E (FJ)   72  
10 10 16 Helmut Mentzler, ZA Ecurie Wolman Lotus 18 - Borgward 911 71  
11 11 23 Adrian Pheiffer, ZA Adrian Pheiffer Cooper T52 - Alfa Romeo FII-22-57 71  
12 12 19 Bill Jennings Bill Jennings Jennings - Porsche   71  
13 13 25 John Guthrie Ecurie Rhodes Cooper T51 - Alfa Romeo FII-28-59 71  
14 14 14 Don Philp, ZA Don Philp Quodra (Cooper) - Climax FII-29-57 71  
15 15 17 Dave Wright Dave Wright Cooper T45 - Climax   65  
                 
16 DNF 20 Fanie Viljoen, ZA George Mennie LDS 1 - Climax LDS-3 59 Engine
17 DNF 27 Gene Bosman, ZA Scuderia Alfa Lotus 15 - Alfa Romeo 15-904 31 Crash
18 DNF 24 Bill Dunlop, ZA Bill Dunlop Cooper T45 - Alfa Romeo FII-9-58 31 Engine
19 DNF 18 Clive Trundell, ZA Clive Trundell Cooper T52 - Climax FII-16-60 27 Spark plugs
20 DNF 2 Trevor Taylor, GB Team Lotus Lotus 21 - Climax 933 16 Radiator
21 DNF 6 Masten Gregory, USA British Racing Partnership Lotus 18/21 - Climax 916 9 Brake pipe
22 DNF 10 Ernst Pieterse, ZA Scuderia Alfa Heron - Alfa Romeo   7 Gearbox
23 DNF 26 Bernard Podmore, ZA Bernard Podmore Lotus 20 - Ford 105E (FJ)   5 Connecting rod
                 
24 DNS 9 Bruce Johnstone, ZA Reg Parnell (Racing) Cooper T56 - Climax     Crash in practice
                 
25 DNA 11 Doug Serrurier, ZA Scuderia Lupini Cooper T51 - Climax FII-16-60   Drove # 12
26 DNA 21 John Love, RSR A.H. Pillman LDS - Porsche RSK     Crashed at Westmead

Grid

Clark
1'33.9"

 

Moss
1'34.1"

 

Taylor
1'34.2"

 

Bonnier
1'34.6"

 

Gregory
1'35.4"

 

Maggs
1'36.4"

 

Barth
1'37.4"

 

van der Vyver
1'37.6"

 

Pieterse
1'40.0"

 

Pheiffer
1'40.5"

 

Philp
1'40.6"

 

Serrurier
1'40.7"

 

Viljoen
1'41.0"

 

Mentzler
1'41.6"

 

Tingle
1'41.7"

 

van Niekerk
1'42.9"

 

Jennings
1'43.1"

 

Podmore
1'45.7"

 

Guthrie
1'45.9"

 

Bosman
1'46.4"

 

Wright
1'46.7"

 

Trundle
1'47.6"

 

Dunlop
1'52.1"

Lap leaders

Clark

1 - 6

Moss

7 - 38

Clark

39 - 80

 

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