1961 New Zealand Grand Prix
New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 7 January 1961
Location Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand
Course Temporary racing facility
Course length 3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 240 km (150 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Lotus 18
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus 18
Time 1:21.2
Podium
First
Cooper T53
Second
Cooper T53
Third
BRM P48

The 1961 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 7 January 1961.

Classification

PosNo.DriverCarLapsTimeGrid
1 4 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 75 1hr 42min 30.0sec 3
2 47 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 75 + 1.7 s 2
3 8 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl 74 + 1 Lap 4
4 3 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 73 + 2 Laps 5
5 20 New Zealand Denny Hulme Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 73 + 2 Laps 10
6 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 71 + 4 Laps 11
7 New Zealand Pat Hoare Ferrari 256 / Ferrari 2953cc V12 70 + 5 Laps 14
8 Australia Arnold Glass Cooper T45 / Maserati 2489cc 6cyl 70 + 5 Laps 15
9 New Zealand Malcolm Gill Lycoming Special / Lycoming 5239cc 4cyl 69 + 6 Laps 19
10 New Zealand Angus Hyslop Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 67 + 8 Laps 16
11 New Zealand Frank Shuter Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2994cc 4cyl 67 + 8 Laps 23
12 Australia Bib Stillwell Aston Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl 66 + 9 Laps 12
13 New Zealand David Evans Cooper T43 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 52 + 23 Laps 21
14 New Zealand Lionel Bulcraig Cooper T43 / Climax 1700cc 4cyl 45 + 30 Laps 22
Ret Australia David McKay Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 45 Exhaust 20
Ret New Zealand Johnny Mansel Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 45 Engine 17
Ret United States Dan Gurney BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl 42 Retired 9
Ret United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 36 Gearbox 7
Ret 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 32 Clutch 1
Ret Australia Stan Jones Cooper T51 / Climax 2205cc 4cyl 20 Oil Pressure 13
Ret United Kingdom John Surtees Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 17 Transmission 8
Ret United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 16 Crown Wheel 6
Ret New Zealand Len Gilbert Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 9 Engine 18
Ret 25 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 0 Gearbox 24
DNQ New Zealand Tony Shelly Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Brian Prescott Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Bob Smith Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Jim Boyd HWM / Alta 1971cc 4cyl s/c Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Peter Elford Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Roly Levis Cooper T52 FJ / BMC 994cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Jim Palmer Lotus 18 FJ / Ford 994cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ Australia Doug Whiteford Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Bill Thomasen Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Bill Gardiner Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3800cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Arthur Moffatt Lotus 15 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Duncan Mackenzie Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl Did not qualify
DNQ New Zealand Bob Eade Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did not qualify
DNA New Zealand Jack Malcolm Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2358cc 6cyl Did Not Attend
Source:[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Eighth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1961". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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