1961 - British Grand Prix

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1961 - British Grand Prix

Race Name - British Grand Prix
Date - 7/15/1961
Race Track - Aintree Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 30
Laps Run - 75
Pole Winner Phil Hill
Average Race Speed - 135.042 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Wolfgang von Trips
Race Number - 5

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
2	1	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
3	2	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
4	9	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
5	3	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
6	13	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
7	12	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
8	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
9	6	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
10	7	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
11	16	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
12	21	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T53	Maserati 1.5 L4
13	24	Tony Maggs	Louise BrydenBrown	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
14	25	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
15	23	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering Ltd	Gilby	Climax 1.5 L4
16	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
17	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
18	8	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
19	20	Jack Fairman	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99	Climax 1.5 L4
20	30	Lucien Bianchi	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
21	5	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99	Climax 1.5 L4
22	11	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
23	19	Giancarlo Baghetti	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
24	27	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
25	10	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
26	29	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
27	15	Jackie Lewis	HL Motors	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
28	26	Gerry Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
29	17	Henry Taylor	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
30	28	Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4