1961 International Gold Cup

NC UK International Gold Cup VIII Gold Cup Oulton Park, Cheshire 23 September 1961 Permanent racing facility 2.761 4.4434 60 165.66 266.6 Bruce McLaren New Zealand Cooper-Climax 1:44.6 Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax 1:46.4 UK Stirling Moss UK Ferguson-Climax Jack Brabham Australia Cooper-Climax Bruce McLaren New Zealand Cooper-Climax The 8th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 23 September 1961 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Ferguson P99. This is the only time a Formula One race was won by a four-wheel drive car, the damp conditions proving ideal for the car's extra traction. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Ferguson-Climax 1.51:53.8 2 2 Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax + 46.0 s 6 3 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Tommy Atkins Cooper-Climax + 53.6 s 1 4 UK Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM + 56.8 s 5 5 USA Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 58 laps 8 6 UK Ian Burgess Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 57 laps 16 7 UK Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM 56 laps 9 8 UK Henry Taylor UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 56 laps 12 9 UK Brian Naylor JBW Car Co. JBW-Climax 56 laps 15 10 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax 56 laps 18 11 UK David Piper Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax 55 laps 14 12 UK Chris Summers Ansty Garage Cooper-Climax 54 laps 20 Ret UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Exhaust 13 Ret UK Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM Valve 3 Ret UK John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Magneto 7 Ret UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Rear suspension 4 Ret UK Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Engine 10 Ret UK Chris Ashmore Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax Gearbox 23 Ret UK Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Gearbox 11 Ret France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax Front suspension 22 Ret UK Jack Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax Puncture 17 Ret UK Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Fuel pump 21 Ret UK Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax Accident 19 DNS UK Jack Fairman Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Practiced unofficially - WD Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche - WD USA Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche - WD UK John Campbell-Jones John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax Driver injured - WD Switzerland Michael May Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax No car - DNA France Roger Revol Roger Revol BRM-Climax - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Oulton Park International Gold Cup 1961 1961 Flugplatzrennen 1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy 1960 International Gold Cup 1962 International Gold Cup International Gold Cup Category:Oulton Park International Gold Cup Gold