1961 Syracuse Grand Prix

NC Italy Syracuse XI Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily Map-siracusa old.png 25 April 1961 Temporary road circuit 3.487 5.612 56 195.27 314.26 Dan Gurney USA Porsche 1:56.8 Dan Gurney Porsche 1:54.9 USA Giancarlo Baghetti Italy Ferrari Dan Gurney USA Porsche Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche The 11th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 25 April 1961 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giancarlo Baghetti in a Ferrari 156 in his first Formula One race, the only driver to achieve this feat. Baghetti went on to win his next two Formula One races, including his first World Championship race.1961 Syracuse Grand Prix Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1961-syracuse-grand-prix/ 2023-09-28 Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Results thumb|Race winner Giancarlo Baghetti in his Ferrari 156 F1 prior the start Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti FISA Ferrari 1.50:08.2 2 2 USA Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 5.0 s 1 3 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche 55 laps 6 4 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 55 laps 5 5 UK Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 55 laps 8 6 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 53 laps 12 7 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 53 laps 10 8 UK Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 52 laps 7 NC UK Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM-Climax 52 laps 4 9 Italy Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax 49 laps 17 10 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax 49 laps 19 11 Belgium Willy Mairesse Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati 42 laps 16 12 Italy Renato Pirocchi Pescara Racing Club Cooper-Climax 37 laps 18 Ret UK Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident 9 Ret Italy Massimo Natili Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati Engine 13 Ret France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati Piston 15 Ret UK Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM-Climax Con-rod 14 Ret UK John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Fuel pump 3 Ret Belgium Olivier Gendebien Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Gearbox 11 DNQ Italy Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax - DNQ Italy Giuseppe Maugeri Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax - DNQ Italy Gino Munaron Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo - WD UK Cliff Allison UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax - WD New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax - WD USA Richie Ginther SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Car not ready - WD Italy Giorgio Scarlatti Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Climax Car not ready - WD UK Henry Taylor UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race results at www.silhouet.com Syracuse Grand Prix 1961 1961 Aintree 200 1961 BRDC International Trophy 1960 Syracuse Grand Prix 1963 Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse Grand Prix Category:Syracuse Grand Prix