1961 South African Grand Prix

August 2022 March 2022 April 2012 NC South Africa 1928 South African 8th International RAC South African Grand Prix Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa 26 December 1961 Temporary road circuit 2.436 3.92 80 194.88January 2022 313.6January 2022 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:33.9 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:33.1 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax Stirling Moss UK Lotus-Climax Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche Prince George Circuit.svg The 1961 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 8th International RAC South African Grand Prix,Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1961 https://www.progcovers.com/motor/eastlondon611226.jpg The Programme Covers Project 10 July 2017 was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa on 26 December 1961. The race, run over 80 laps of the circuit, was won from pole position by Scotland's Jim Clark, driving a works Lotus-Climax. Englishman Stirling Moss finished second in a private Lotus-Climax, while Swede Jo Bonnier was third in a Porsche. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 80 2.06:49.2 1 2 UK Stirling Moss UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 80 + 15.7 2 3 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche 79 + 1 Lap 4 4 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 79 + 1 Lap 6 5 Germany Edgar Barth Porsche System Engineering Porsche 78 + 2 Laps 7 6 South Africa 1928 Syd van der Vyver Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 77 + 3 Laps 8 7 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier Scuderia Lupini Cooper-Maserati 77 + 3 Laps 12 8 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 76 + 4 Laps 15 9 South Africa 1928 Bob van Niekerk Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford 76 + 4 Laps 16 10 South Africa 1928 Helmut Menzler Ecurie Wolman Lotus-Borgward 75 + 5 Laps 14 11 South Africa 1928 Adrian Pheiffer Adrian Pheiffer Cooper-Alfa Romeo 75 + 5 Laps 10 12 South Africa 1928 Bill Jennings Bill Jennings Jennings-Porsche 71 + 9 Laps 17 13 South Africa 1928 John Guthrie Ecurie Rhodes Cooper-Alfa Romeo 71 + 9 Laps 19 14 South Africa 1928 Don Philp Don Philp Quodra-Climax 70 + 10 Laps 11 15 South Africa 1928 Dave Wright Dave Wright Cooper-Climax 65 + 15 Laps 21 Ret South Africa 1928 Fanie Viljoen G. E. Mennie LDS-Climax 59 Engine 13 Ret South Africa 1928 Bill Dunlop Bill Dunlop Cooper-Alfa Romeo 31 Engine 23 Ret South Africa 1928 Gene Bosman Scuderia Alfa Lotus-Alfa Romeo 31 Accident 20 Ret South Africa 1928 Clive Trundell Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax 27 Ignition 22 Ret UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 16 Radiator 3 Ret USA Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 9 Brake Pipe 5 Ret South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Scuderia Alfa Heron-Alfa Romeo 7 Gearbox 9 Ret South Africa 1928 Bernard Podmore Bernard Podmore Lotus-Ford 5 Con-rod 18 DNS South Africa 1928 Bruce Johnstone Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Practice Accident WD Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love A. H. Pillman LDS-Porsche Car Damaged Notes Pole position: Jim Clark – 1:33.9 Fastest Lap: Jim Clark – 1:33.1 Doug Serrurier was also entered by Scuderia Alfa, to drive an LDS-Alfa Romeo, but did not drive this car during the event. References "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race results at Silhouet.com South African Grand Prix 1961 1961 Natal Grand Prix 1962 Cape Grand Prix 1960 VII South African Grand Prix 1962 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix Category:December 1961 sports events in Africa