1961 Victorian Trophy

Motor race in Australia The 1961 Victorian Trophy was an International motor race staged at the Ballarat Air Strip circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 February 1961.Official Programme, International Motor Race Meeting, Ballarat Air Strip, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 1961 Open to Formula Libre cars, it was contested over 33 laps, a distance of approximately 100 miles (161 km). The race was the feature event of the Ballarat International Meeting,Ballarat 'International' Meeting, Australian Motor Sports, March 1961, pages 89 to 91, 94 & 98 which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia. The race was won by American driver Dan Gurney in a BRM P48.Victorian Trophy, Ballarat, 12 Feb 1961, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org Results thumb|The race was won by a BRM P48, similar to the example pictured above in 2008 Position Driver No. Car Entrant Laps 1 Dan Gurney 6 BRM P48 Owen Racing Organisation 33 2 Graham Hill 5 BRM P48 Owen Racing Organisation 33 3 Ron Flockhart 11 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax R. Flockhart 33 4 Stan Jones 24 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Stan Jones Motors 33 5 Bib Stillwell 16 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax B. S. Stillwell 32 6 Alec Mildren 1 Cooper T51 Maserati A. G. Mildren Pty. Ltd. 32 7 Arnold Glass 7 Cooper T51 Maserati Capitol Motors   8 Austin Miller 60 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax A. Miller   9 John Roxburgh 19 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax J. Roxburgh   DNF Jon Leighton 70 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax Scuderia Birchwood 29 DNF Lex Davison 4 Aston Martin DBR4/250 A. N. Davison 9 DNF Innes Ireland 8 Lotus 18 Coventry Climax Team Lotus 9 DNS Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors Pty. Ltd. - DNS Mel McEwin 65 Tornado Mk II Chevrolet Corvette M. McEwin - Notes Fastest lap: Hill & Flockhart: 1 min. 50 sec. (New lap record)David McKay, Guersney for Gurney, Modern Motor, April 1961, pages 27 to 31 and pages 72 to 73 References External links Open Wheelers 1961, autopics.com.au Victorian Trophy Category:Motorsport in Victoria (state)