1961 Canadian Grand Prix

1961 Canadian sports car race held in Bowmanville, Ontario CUST Canadian 1957 Canada Mosport.svg Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada September 30 1961 Permanent racing facility 2.459 3.957 100 245.9 395.7 Warm with temperatures approaching 26.7 C F; wind speeds up to 15 km/h mphhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/ON/Bowmanville/1961-09-30 Weather information for the "1961 Canadian Grand Prix" The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-26 Stirling Moss UK Lotus-Climax 1:35.7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 1:34.2 UK Peter Ryan Canada 1957 Lotus-Climax Pedro Rodríguez Mexico 1934 Ferrari Stirling Moss UK Lotus-Climax The 1961 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 30, 1961, held for sports cars eligible for the Canadian Sports Car Championship regulations. 26 cars started the race. It was the first time a motor race had carried the name Canadian Grand Prix, which in future years would become an event on the Formula One world championship. The race was won by Canadian driver Peter Ryan driving a Lotus 19. Ryan finished a lap ahead of Mexican racer Pedro Rodríguez driving a North American Racing Team-run Ferrari 250 TR with pole sitter Stirling Moss third in another Lotus 19 run by his Formula One team, UDT Laystall Racing. Results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 +2.0 52 CAN 1957 Peter Ryan Lotus 19-Climax Comstock Racing Team 100 2:46:44 3 2 +2.0 2 MEX 1934 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 250 TRI/61 North American Racing Team 99 − 1 lap 4 3 +2.0 7 GBR Stirling Moss Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 99 − 1 lap 1 4 +2.0 20 USA George Constantine Ferrari 250 TR North American Racing Team 99 − 1 lap 5 5 2.0 39 CAN 1957 Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 718 RS 60 Eglinton & Caledonia Motors Ltd. 97 − 3 laps 7 6 2.0 3 USA John Fulp Ferrari Dino 196 S North American Racing Team 96 − 4 laps 16 7 2.0 25 CAN 1957 Francis Bradley Lola Mk 1-Climax R. M. Hollingshead Corp. of Canada Ltd. 92 − 8 laps 12 8 2.0 86 USA Herb Swan Porsche 718 RS 61 Herb Swan 92 − 8 laps 11 9 2.0 8 CAN 1957 Fred Hayes Osca S1000 North American Racing Team 88 − 12 laps 19 10 2.0 131 CAN 1957 Brent Morris Lotus Mark IX-Climax Brent Morris 88 − 12 laps 18 11 +2.0 72 CAN 1957 Oliver Clubine Torus-Triumph Manshaw Motors 84 − 16 laps 12DNF +2.0 6 BEL Olivier Gendebien Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 82 Transmission 2 13 +2.0 169 CAN 1957 Nat Adams Jaguar XKSS Tidewater Oil Co. of Canada 80 − 20 laps 15 14 +2.0 4 USA Wayne Burnett Ferrari 250 TR Wayne Burnett 80 − 20 laps 15DNF +2.0 13 USA Bob Clift Chevrolet Special Laura Nelson Clift 70 Retired 9 16DNF +2.0 1 MEX 1934 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari Dino 246 S North American Racing Team 48 Oil pressure 6 17DNF +2.0 11 USA Bob Hurt Ferrari 250 TR Robert Kert 34 Retired 14 18DNF 2.0 140 CAN 1957 G. D. Cockerill Triumph Special Motorsport Club of Ottawa 25 Retired 20 19DNF +2.0 51 CAN 1957 Dan Shaw Sadler Mk.V-Chevrolet Comstock Racing Team 20 Transmission 20DNF 2.0 75 USA Ray Heppenstall Osca 2000 12 Retired 21DNF 2.0 49 CAN 1957 Jim Muzzin Porsche 550 RS Downtown Porsche 7 Engine 22DNF 2.0 5 CAN 1957 Dennis Coad Lotus Mark IX-Climax Herb Swan 6 Retired 23DNF 2.0 14 USA Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RS 61 Holbert's Garage 0 Accident 8 24DNF +2.0 10 CAN 1957 George Makins Makins Special-Chevrolet Makins Auto Body 0 Front axle 17 DSQ +2.0 63 USA George Reed Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 North American Racing Team 96 Pit violation 10 DSQ 2.0 132 USA Harry Entwistle Lotus 15-Climax Gulliver Motor Ltd. 94 Pit violation 13 GP Canada Mosport http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mosport-1961-09-30.html Racing Sports Cars 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726072114/http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Mosport-1961-09-30.html 26 July 2011 live GP Canada Mosport (Qualifying Results) http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Mosport-1961-09-30.html Racing Sports Cars 18 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726071929/http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/qualifying/Mosport-1961-09-30.html 26 July 2011 live References Canadian Grand Prix None 1961 1962 Canadian Grand Prix Category:Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Category:September 1961 sports events in Canada