The 1961 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 7 January 1961.
| 1961 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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| 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 |
 Stirling Moss | Lotus 18 | |
| Time | 1:21.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper T53 | ||
| Second | Cooper T53 | ||
| Third | BRM P48 | ||
Classification edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 75 | 1hr 42min 30.0sec | 3 |
| 2 | 47 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 75 | + 1.7 s | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Graham Hill
|
BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl | 74 | + 1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Ron Flockhart
|
Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 73 | + 2 Laps | 5 |
| 5 | 20 | Denny Hulme
|
Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 73 | + 2 Laps | 10 |
| 6 | Jim Clark
|
Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 71 | + 4 Laps | 11 | |
| 7 | Pat Hoare
|
Ferrari 256 / Ferrari 2953cc V12 | 70 | + 5 Laps | 14 | |
| 8 | Arnold Glass
|
Cooper T45 / Maserati 2489cc 6cyl | 70 | + 5 Laps | 15 | |
| 9 | Malcolm Gill
|
Lycoming Special / Lycoming 5239cc 4cyl | 69 | + 6 Laps | 19 | |
| 10 | Angus Hyslop
|
Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 67 | + 8 Laps | 16 | |
| 11 | Frank Shuter
|
Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2994cc 4cyl | 67 | + 8 Laps | 23 | |
| 12 | Bib Stillwell
|
Aston Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl | 66 | + 9 Laps | 12 | |
| 13 | David Evans
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 52 | + 23 Laps | 21 | |
| 14 | Lionel Bulcraig
|
Cooper T43 / Climax 1700cc 4cyl | 45 | + 30 Laps | 22 | |
| Ret | David McKay
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 45 | Exhaust | 20 | |
| Ret | Johnny Mansel
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 45 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret |  Dan Gurney
|
BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl | 42 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | Roy Salvadori
|
Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 36 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | Stirling Moss
|
Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 32 | Clutch | 1 |
| Ret | Stan Jones
|
Cooper T51 / Climax 2205cc 4cyl | 20 | Oil Pressure | 13 | |
| Ret | John Surtees
|
Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 17 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | Innes Ireland
|
Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 16 | Crown Wheel | 6 | |
| Ret | Len Gilbert
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | 9 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 |  Jo Bonnier
|
Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 0 | Gearbox | 24 |
| DNQ | Tony Shelly
|
Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Brian Prescott
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Bob Smith
|
Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Allan Freeman
|
Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Jim Boyd
|
HWM / Alta 1971cc 4cyl s/c | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Peter Elford
|
Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Roly Levis
|
Cooper T52 FJ / BMC 994cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Jim Palmer
|
Lotus 18 FJ / Ford 994cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Doug Whiteford
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Bill Thomasen
|
Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Bill Gardiner
|
Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3800cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Arthur Moffatt
|
Lotus 15 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Duncan Mackenzie
|
Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Bob Eade
|
Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl | Did not qualify | |||
| DNA | Jack Malcolm
|
Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2358cc 6cyl | Did Not Attend | |||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Eighth New Zealand International Grand Prix 1961". sergent.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2015.