1961 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1961 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. The championship switched to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.[1][2]

Calendar & Winners

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All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 25 March   George 'Doc' Shepherd   Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?)   Gawaine Baillie
2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 3 April   John Whitmore   Bill Blydenstein   Ellis Cuff-Miller   Mike Parkes
3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 22 April   John Whitmore   Alan Hutcheson   Chris Kerrison?   Roy Salvadori
4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 May   Bill Aston   Peter Harper   Chris Kerrison?   Graham Hill
5 Crystal Palace, London 22 May   George 'Doc' Shepherd   Bill Blydenstein None (no entries)   Roy Salvadori
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 July   Herbert Linge   Ellis Cuff-Miller   Chris Kerrison   Mike Parkes
7 Brands Hatch, Kent 7 August   Frank Hamlin   Alan Hutcheson   Chris Kerrison   Mike Parkes
8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 23 September   John Whitmore   Peter Harper None (no entries?)   Roy Salvadori
9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 30 September   George 'Doc' Shepherd   Peter Harper None (no entries?)   Mike Parkes

Championship results

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Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Team Group Points
1   John Whitmore Austin Mini Seven Don Moore A 53
2   Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 44
3   Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport D 42
4   Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella TS B 42
5   Roy Salvadori Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37
6   Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 28
7   Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 27
8   John Aley Austin Mini Seven
Morris Mini Minor
Don Moore A 23
9   Edward Lewis Austin Mini Seven
Riley 1.5
B 22?
10   Bill Aston Morris Mini Minor Downton Engineering Ltd A 20
11   Doc Shepherd Austin Mini Seven A 18
12   Chris Kerrison Jaguar Mk II 2.4 Gerrards Cross Motor Co. C 16

References

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  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1965 standings.
  2. ^ "British Saloon Car Championship - 1961". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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