1961 South African Grand Prix

The 1961 South African Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at East London on 26 December 1961.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	2.06:49.2	1
2	Stirling Moss	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	+ 15.7 s	2
3	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	79 laps	4
4	Tony Maggs	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	79 laps	6
5	Edgar Barth	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	78 laps	7
6	Syd van der Vyver	Syd van der Vyver	Lotus-Alfa Romeo	77 laps	8
7	Doug Serrurier	Scuderia Lupini	Cooper-Maserati	77 laps	12
8	Sam Tingle	Sam Tingle	LDS-Alfa Romeo	76 laps	15
9	Bob van Niekerk	Ted Lanfear	Lotus-Ford	76 laps	16
10	Helmut Menzler	Ecurie Wolman	Lotus-Borgward	75 laps	14
11	Adrian Pheiffer	Adrian Pheiffer	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	75 laps	10
12	Bill Jennings	Bill Jennings	Jennings-Porsche	71 laps	17
13	John Guthrie	Ecurie Rhodes	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	71 laps	19
14	Don Philp	Don Philp	Quodra-Climax	70 laps	11
15	Dave Wright	Dave Wright	Cooper-Climax	65 laps	21
Ret	Fanie Viljoen	G. E. Mennie	LDS-Climax	Engine	13
Ret	Bill Dunlop	Bill Dunlop	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	Engine	23
Ret	Gene Bosman	Scuderia Alfa	Lotus-Alfa Romeo	Accident	20
Ret	Clive Trundell	Clive Trundell	Cooper-Climax	Ignition	22
Ret	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Radiator	3
Ret	Masten Gregory	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Brake pipe	5
Ret	Ernie Pieterse	Scuderia Alfa	Heron-Alfa Romeo	Gearbox	9
Ret	Bernard Podmore	Bernard Podmore	Lotus-Ford	Con-rod	18
DNS	Bruce Johnstone	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	Accident in practice	-
WD	John Love	A. H. Pillman	LDS-Porsche	Car damaged	-

Notes

• Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:33.9
• Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:33.1
• Doug Serrurier was also entered by Scuderia Alfa, to drive an LDS-Alfa Romeo, but did not drive this car during the event.

References

• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

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