1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship

Motor Race Championship March 2024 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1961. The race was contested over 13 laps at a total distance of approximately 50 miles. The race was won by Noel Hall driving a Cooper T51 Climax. Results Pos Position No Car number Entrant Driver Car Race Time/DNF Laps 1 71 Ecurie Hall Noel Hall Cooper T51 Climax 34:53.4 13 2 20 G.A. Scott Glyn Scott Cooper T43 Climax 36:03.6 12 3 8 Geoghegan Motors Leo Geoghegan Lotus 20 Ford 37:58.5 12 4 11 Ecurie Cinque Gordon Stewart MG Stewart Special 34:58.7 11 5 78 Rawsthornes Garage John Hough HWM F2-51 Jaguar 35:07.0 11 6 40 N.F. Barnes Noel Barnes MG TC Special 35:12.7 11 7 43 Len Deaton Len Deaton Cooper T43 Ford 35:14.4 11 8 64 Barrie Garner Barrie Garner Nota Major BMC 36:55.6 11 9 81 Bayldon & Stafford Car Sales Kevin Salmon MG Special 37:57.6 11 10 6 B.S. Stillwell Bib Stillwell Cooper T51 Climax Gearbox 12 11 34 Continental Cars Bill Machin BMC Spyder Special Gearbox 6 12 28 A.C. Rose Alwyn Rose DalRo FLII Jaguar Halfshaft 4 13 15 Barry Collerson Barry Collerson Talbot-Lago T26C Retired 3 14 3 Jack Myers Jack Myers Cooper-Thunderbird MkIV Triumph Halfshaft 0 Source:https://www.oldracingcars.com/australia/results/1961/bathurst/oct/ Bathurst, 1 Oct 1961 « Australian Gold Star (Formula Libre) « OldRacingCars.com Allen Brown OldRacingCars.comJohn Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 293 References New South Wales Road Racing Championship Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales