Gran Premio Siracusa 1961
Siracusa, Italy

 

April 25 56 laps x 5560 m = 311.36 km Pole Position: Dan Gurney, 1'56.9" Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney, 1'54.9" = 172.343 kph on lap 54

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine - Type Chassis Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 32 Giancarlo Baghetti, I Federazione Italiana Scuderie Automobilistiche Ferrari 166 V6 0008 1:50'08.2" 167.791 kph
2 2 30 Dan Gurney, USA Porsche System Engineering Porsche 718/2 F4 203 1:50'13.2"  
3 3 12 Jo Bonnier, S Porsche System Engineering Porsche 718/2 F4 204 55  
4 4 14 Jack Brabham, AUS Cooper Car Co Cooper T55 - Climax S4 FI-10-61 55  
5 5 42 Roy Salvadori, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53 - Climax S4 FI-2-61 55  
6 6 20 Jim Clark, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax S4 374 53  
7 7 34 Lorenzo Bandini, I Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Maserati FII-13-59 53  
8 8 18 Stirling Moss, GB R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax S4 906 52 Misfire
9 9 or 10 48 Menato Boffa, I Menato Boffa Cooper T45 - Climax S4   49  
10 10 or 9 40 Wolfgang Seidel, D Scuderia Colonia Lotus 18 - Climax S4 373 49  
11 11 8 Willy Mairesse, B Equipe National Belge Emeryson - Maserati S4 1001 42 Misfire, not running at finish
12 12 36 Renato Pirocchi, I Pescara Racing Club Cooper T45 - Climax S4   37 Heat gasket
                 
13 NC 24 Graham Hill, GB Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48/57 - Climax S4 571 53 Engine - pushed car over line, unseen by timekeepers / last lap out of time limit
                 
14 DNF 38 Innes Ireland, GB Team Lotus Lotus 18 - Climax S4 371 27 Crash
15 DNF 44 Massimo Natili, I Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper T51 - Maserati FII-12-59 22 Engine
16 DNF 28 Maurice Trintignant, F
DNS Giorgio Scarlatti, I		 Scuderia Serenissima Cooper T51 - Maserati   17 Piston / oil pipe
17 DNF 10 Tony Brooks, GB Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48/57 - Climax S4 572 15 Engine
18 DNF 22 John Surtees, GB Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53 VR - Climax S4 VR 11 Fuel pump
19 DNF 26 Olivier Gendebien, B
DNS Willy Mairesse, B
DNS Lucien Bianchi, B		 Equipe National Belge Emeryson - Maserati 1003 9 Transmission
                 
20 DNS 46 Ernesto Prinoth, I Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus 18 - Climax S4 913 2'14.3" Too slow (but qualified!)
                 
21 DNQ 52 Giuseppe Maugeri, I Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper T51 - Climax S4 FII-19-59 2'16.1"  
22 DNQ 4 Gino Munaron, I Gino Munaron Cooper T43 - Alfa Conrero S4   2'22.2"  
                 
23 DNA 2 Cliff Allison, GB UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax S4     Withdrawn
24 DNA 2 Henry Taylor, GB UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax S4     Withdrawn
25 DNA 2 Giovanni Alberti, I Scuderia Settecolli de Tomaso - Osca S4      
26 DNA 6 Bruce McLaren, NZ Cooper Car Co Cooper T55 - Climax S4      
27 DNA 16 Richie Ginther, USA Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 166 V6     Car not ready
28 DNA 50 Giorgio Scarlatti, I Scuderia Serenissima Cooper T45 - Climax S4     Car not ready
29 DNA 54 Henry Taylor, GB UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18 - Climax S4     Withdrawn
30 DNA - Phil Hill, USA Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 166 V6     Car not ready
31 DNA - Wolfgang von Trips, D Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 166 V6     Car not ready

Grid

Surtees
1'57.8"

 

Baghetti
1'57.0"

 

Gurney
1'56.9"

 

Brabham
1'58.3"

 

Hill
1'58.1"

 

Salvadori
1'59.9"

 

Moss
1'59.2"

 

Bonnier
1'58.5"

 

Bandini
2'00.4"

 

Ireland
2'00.1"

 

Natili
2'03.3"

 

Clark
2'02.9"

 

Gendebien
2'01.3"

 

Trintignant
2'04.0"

 

Brooks
2'03.9"

 

Pirocchi
2'07.5"

 

Boffa
2'06.1"

 

Mairesse
2'04.8"

 

 

 

Seidel
2'08.5"

 

Lap leaders

Surtees

1

Gurney

2

Surtees

3

Gurney

4 - 5

Baghetti

6 - 24

Gurney

25

Baghetti

26 - 56

First appearance of 1961 F1 Ferrari, entrusted to newcomer Baghetti, who won after a terrific battle with Gurney. British effort very tired - most having come straight from Aintree and ran same cars/engines. Team Lotus had two cars, two drivers and two mechanics!

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