1961 International Gold Cup
1961 International Gold Cup | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 23 September 1961 | ||
Official name | VIII Gold Cup | ||
Location | Oulton Park, Cheshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.4434 km (2.761 miles) | ||
Distance | 60 laps, 266.6 km (165.66 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Cooper-Climax | |
Time | 1:44.6 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Ferguson-Climax | |
Time | 1:46.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Ferguson-Climax | |
Second |
| Cooper-Climax | |
Third |
| Cooper-Climax |
Motor car race
The 8th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 23 September 1961 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Ferguson P99.
This was the only time a Formula One race has been won by a four-wheel drive car, the damp conditions proving ideal for the car's extra traction.
Results
Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | Stirling Moss | Rob Walker Racing Team | Ferguson-Climax | 1.51:53.8 | 2 |
2 | Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | + 46.0 s | 6 |
3 | Bruce McLaren | Tommy Atkins | Cooper-Climax | + 53.6 s | 1 |
4 | Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | + 56.8 s | 5 |
5 | Masten Gregory | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 58 laps | 8 |
6 | Ian Burgess | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 57 laps | 16 |
7 | Tony Marsh | Tony Marsh | BRM | 56 laps | 9 |
8 | Henry Taylor | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 56 laps | 12 |
9 | Brian Naylor | JBW Car Co. | JBW-Climax | 56 laps | 15 |
10 | Wolfgang Seidel | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | 56 laps | 18 |
11 | David Piper | Gilby Engineering | Gilby-Climax | 55 laps | 14 |
12 | Chris Summers | Ansty Garage | Cooper-Climax | 54 laps | 20 |
Ret | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Exhaust | 13 |
Ret | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | Valve | 3 |
Ret | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Magneto | 7 |
Ret | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Rear suspension | 4 |
Ret | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Engine | 10 |
Ret | Chris Ashmore | Dennis Taylor | Cooper-Climax | Gearbox | 23 |
Ret | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Gearbox | 11 |
Ret | Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | Front suspension | 22 |
Ret | Jack Lewis | H & L Motors | Cooper-Climax | Puncture | 17 |
Ret | Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | Fuel pump | 21 |
Ret | Graham Eden | Graham Eden | Cooper-Climax | Accident | 19 |
DNS | Jack Fairman | Emeryson Cars | Emeryson-Climax | Practiced unofficially | - |
WD | Jo Bonnier | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | - | |
WD | Dan Gurney | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | - | |
WD | John Campbell-Jones | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | Driver injured | - |
WD | Michael May | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | No car | - |
DNA | Roger Revol | Roger Revol | BRM-Climax | - |
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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