Commander Yorke Trophy 1961
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, Great Britain

 

July 29 2 races, 63 and 15 laps x 2588 m = 163.04 and 38.82 km Pole Position: --- Fastest Lap: Mike Spence, 1'07.2"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 31 Mike Spence, GB Emeryson Cars Emeryson Mk 2 - Ford 1:12'19.0"  
2 2 2 Geoff Breakell, GB Geoff Breakell Lotus 20 - Ford 1:12'34.8"  
3 3 35 Philip Robinson, GB Team Alexis Alexis Mk 3 - Ford 1:12'42.2"  
4 4 12 John Saunders, GB John Saunders Lotus 18 - Ford 1:12'53.0"  
5 5 41 Gavin Youl, AUS Gavin Youl MRD - Ford/Holbay    
      etc        
6 DNF 1 Len Gibbs, GB Len Gibbs Lotus 20 - Ford   Engine
7 DNF 37 David Prophet, GB David Prophet Kieft - Ford   Overheating
8 DNF 5 Mike Bond, GB Ecurie Chiltern Lotus 18 - Ford   Engine
9 DNF 32 Mike Woodley, GB Mike Woodley Emeryson - Ford    
10 DNF 42 Richard Attwood, GB Midland Racing Partnership Cooper T56 - Ford/Holbay    
11 DNF 10 Rodney Banting, GB Rodney Banting Lotus 20 - Ford    
12 DNF 6 Brian Berrow-Johnson, GB Equipe Cinque Ports Lotus 20 - Ford    
      etc        
13   3 David Fletcher, GB David Fletcher Lotus 20 - Ford    
14   4 Jack Pearce, GB Auto Racing Service Lotus 20 - Ford    
15   7 Jack Bramall, GB Jack Bramall Lotus 18 - Ford    
16   8 John Gee-Turner, GB Ron Harris Lotus 20 - Ford    
17   9 Dan Collins, GB Armoured Car Lotus 18 - Ford    
18   11 Reg Brown, GB Reg Brown (Racing) Lotus 20 - Ford    
19   14 John Fenning, GB John Fenning Lotus 18 - BMC    
20   16 Jack Edwards, GB Jack Edwards Cooper T56 - Ford    
21   17 David Coode, GB David Coode Cooper T52 - BMC    
22   19 Bill Bradley, GB Midland Racing Partnership Cooper T56 - BMC    
23   21 Alan Eccles, GB Alan Eccles Elva 200 - BMC    
24   23 N Lefton, GB N Lefton Elva 100 - BMC    
25   24 Eric Willmott, GB Eric Willmott Elva 100 - DKW    
26   26 Malcolm Fruitnight, GB Malcolm Fruitnight Lola Mk 2 - Ford    
27   27 Jeremy Bates, GB Cambridge Racing Lola Mk 2 - Ford    
28   28 Norman Bradley, GB Norman Bradley Envoy - Ford    
29   29 Andrew Coleby, GB Andrew Coleby Envoy - Ford    
30   30 Michael Pritchard, GB Michael Pritchard Envoy - Ford    
31   33 Max Williams, GB Max Williams Gemin Mk 3 - Ford    
32   34 Gil Baird, GB Gilbert Baird Gwyniad - Ford    
33   36 Francis Pound, GB Francis Pound Tojeiro - BMC    
34   38 Dave Rees, GB Ashley Smithy Garage Terrier - Ford/Cosworth    
35   39 Horace Richards, GB Alan Eccles Scorpion - DKW/Rytune    
36   40 John Tilden, GB John Tilden CMB - BMC    

Consolation - 15 laps

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Time, Laps Reason Out
27 1 18 Richard Elvy, GB Baxter's Garage Cooper T56 - BMC 18'22.4"  
28 2 25 Reg Bryant, GB John Hine Cars Lola Mk 2 - BMC    
29 3 15 Peter Luke, GB Peter Luke Cooper T52 - Ford    
30 4 22 Mike Hoskison, GB Mike Hoskison Elva 100 - BMC    
31 5 20 M Simpson, GB M Simpson Cooper - BMC    
      etc        

 

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