1961 Modena Grand Prix

NC Italy Modena VII Gran Premio di Modena Modena Autodrome, Modena 3 September 1961 Aerautodromo di Modena.png Permanent racing facility 1.4702 2.366 100 147.02 236.61 Stirling Moss UK Lotus-Climax 0:58.6 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 0:59.2 UK Stirling Moss UK Lotus-Climax Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche Dan Gurney USA Porsche The 7th Modena Grand Prix was a non-championship motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 3 September 1961 at Modena Autodrome, Italy. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21. The qualifying system for this event was very unusual in that despite over 30 entrants, the starting grid was restricted to only 14 cars. Furthermore, the fastest three Italian drivers in practice would be guaranteed to start the race, regardless of how many other drivers were faster. This resulted in Innes Ireland failing to qualify despite being 13th fastest, and faster than Giorgio Scarlatti who did qualify."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.48-49 Moss took pole position, fastest lap and the win, finishing a few seconds ahead of the Porsche pairing of Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney. Gurney led at the start, but Moss passed him on lap 11 and stayed in front. Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 26 UK Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 0:58.6 - 2 10 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 0:59.0 + 0.4 3 12 USA Dan Gurney Porsche 0:59.0 + 0.4 4 62 UK Graham Hill BRM-Climax 0:59.3 + 0.7 5 46 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 0:59.4 + 0.8 6 14 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 0:59.6 + 1.0 7 32 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 0:59.7 + 1.1 8 4 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 0:59.8 + 1.2 9 44 UK John Surtees Cooper-Climax 0:59.8 + 1.2 10 36 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 0:59.8 + 1.2 11 64 UK Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 1:00.0 + 1.4 12 30 UK Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 1:00.1 + 1.5 13 16 UK Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 1:00.2 + 1.6 14 42 Italy Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 1:00.4 + 1.8 15 24 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 1:00.4 + 1.8 16 50 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 1:00.6 + 2.0 17 66 Belgium Mauro Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati 1:01.2 + 2.6 18 34 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:01.2 + 2.6 19 18 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Lotus-Maserati 1:01.6 + 3.0 20 48 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 1:01.7 + 3.1 21 52 Italy Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 1:02.0 + 3.4 22 28 Italy Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax 1:02.1 + 3.5 23 56 Italy Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-O.S.C.A 1:02.9 + 4.3 24 18 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 1:03.0 + 4.4 25 20 Italy Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Maserati 1:03.3 + 4.7 26 22 Italy Gastone Zanarotti De Tomaso-O.S.C.A 1:03.3 + 4.7 27 8 UK Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 1:05.8 + 7.2 28 60 Switzerland "Wal Ever" Cooper-O.S.C.A. 1:06.4 + 7.8 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 26 UK Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 100 1.40:08.1 1 2 10 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche 100 + 7.0 s 2 3 12 USA Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche 100 + 7.3 s 3 4 14 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 99 6 5 36 Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 99 10 6 64 UK Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM-Climax 99 11 7 62 UK Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM-Climax 99 4 Ret 4 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 92 Con-rod 8 Ret 42 Italy Roberto Bussinello Isobele de Tomaso De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 75 Oil pressure 13 Ret 46 UK Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 74 Engine 5 NC 32 USA Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 71 7 Ret 30 UK Henry Taylor UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 42 Cylinder head gasket 12 Ret 44 UK John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 25 Engine 9 Ret 18 Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 4 Engine 14 DNQ 16 UK Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax - DNQ 24 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax - DNQ 50 France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati - DNQ 66 Belgium Mauro Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati - DNQ 34 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche - DNQ 48 UK Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax - DNQ 52 Italy Nino Vaccarella Scuderia Serenissima De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo - DNQ 28 Italy Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax - DNQ 56 Italy Roberto Lippi Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-O.S.C.A - DNQ 18 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati - DNQ 20 Italy Renato Pirocchi Pescara Racing Club Cooper-Maserati - DNQ 22 Italy Gastone Zanarotti Isobele de Tomaso De Tomaso-O.S.C.A - DNQ 8 UK Jackie Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax - DNQ 60 Switzerland "Wal Ever" "Wal Ever" Cooper-O.S.C.A. - WD 2 Belgium André Pilette Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati - WD 38 UK John Campbell-Jones John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax Driver injured - WD 40 UK Ian Burgess Camoradi International Lotus-Climax Car not ready - WD 54 UK Brian Naylor JBW Cars JBW-Climax - WD 58 Italy Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax Car not ready - Scarlatti and Starrabba used the same car. Scuderia Centro Sud entered a Cooper-Maserati, given #6, but withdrew the entry. References Bibliography "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. See also 1957 Modena Grand Prix External links Race results silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1961/1961.html#mod Modena Grand Prix 1961 1961 Danish Grand Prix 1961 Flugplatzrennen 1960 Modena Grand Prix — Modena Grand Prix Modena Grand Prix Category:Modena Grand Prix