1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy

NC UK Lewis-Evans Trophy V Lewis-Evans Trophy Brands Hatch 1 October 1961 Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg Permanent racing facility 2.65 4.265 30 79.5 127.943 Tony Marsh UK BRM-Climax 1:43.8 Tony Marsh BRM-Climax 1:43.6 UK Tony Marsh UK BRM-Climax Mike Spence UK Emeryson-Climax Tim Parnell UK Lotus-Climax The 5th Lewis-Evans Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 October 1961 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 30 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Tony Marsh in a BRM P48. This Formula One race was unusual in that non-British competitors were not permitted to take part. French driver Bernard Collomb, who had intended to enter the race, decided to lend his car to John Campbell-Jones. Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 14 UK Tony Marsh BRM-Climax 1:43.8 — 2 15 UK Mike Spence Emeryson-Climax 1:45.6 +1.8 3 17 UK Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 1:45.8 +2.0 4 11 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 1:46.6 +2.8 5 5 UK John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax 1:47.4 +3.6 6 18 UK Hugh Dibley Lola-Ford 1:51.0 +7.2 7 6 UK Chris Ashmore Cooper-Climax 1:51.0 +7.2 8 16 UK Brian Naylor JBW-Climax 1:59.2 +15.4 9 12 UK Peter Proctor Lotus-Climax 2:03.2 +19.4 10 7 UK Chris Summers Cooper-Climax 2:06.4 +22.6 11 8 UK Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 2:10.8 +27.0 12 4 UK Maurice Charles Cooper-Climax 2:16.0 +32.2 13 2 UK Dickie Stoop Cooper-Climax 2:16.4 +32.6 Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM-Climax 52:19.8 1 2 UK Mike Spence Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax + 23.0 s 2 3 UK Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax + 27.8 s 4 4 UK Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax 29 laps 3 5 UK Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 28 laps 11 6 UK Chris Summers Ansty Garage Cooper-Climax 28 laps 10 7 UK John Campbell-Jones Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 27 laps 5 8 UK Dickie Stoop Dickie Stoop Cooper-Climax 20 laps 13 9 UK Hugh Dibley Scuderia Light Blue Lola-Ford 12 laps 6 Ret UK Peter Proctor Anthony Brooke Lotus-Climax Oil seal 9 Ret UK Chris Ashmore Denis Taylor Cooper-Climax Overheating 7 Ret UK Maurice Charles Maurice Charles Cooper-Climax Overheating 12 Ret UK Brian Naylor JBW Cars JBW-Climax Rotor arm 8 WD UK Jackie Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax - WD UK Ian Burgess Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax - WD UK Bruce Halford Jim Diggory Lotus-Climax Car not ready - WD UK Gerry Ashmore Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax Car damaged / Driver injured - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Lewis-Evans Trophy 1961 1961 International Gold Cup 1961 Coppa Italia — — Lewis-Evans Trophy Lewis-Evans Trophy