1961 Rand Grand Prix

July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 NC South Africa 1928 Rand IV Rand Grand Prix Kyalami, Johannesburg 9 December 1961 Kyalami 1961 - 1967.jpg Permanent racing facility 2.545 4.096 75 190.875 307.184 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:38.5 Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:39.1 Sweden Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax Trevor Taylor UK Lotus-Climax Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche The 4th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 9 December 1961 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 21. There were no great differences between the local rules to which this race was run and the international Formula One rules, but for example sports car bodies were permitted, such as those driven by Jennings and Bosman. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.06:26.3 1 2 UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 0.1 s 2 3 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 22.0 s 4 4 Germany Edgar Barth Porsche System Engineering Porsche 74 laps 9 5 South Africa 1928 Bruce Johnstone Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 73 laps 8 6 South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Scuderia Alfa Heron-Alfa Romeo 72 laps 7 7 South Africa 1928 Syd van der Vyver Syd van der Vyver Lotus-Alfa Romeo 72 laps 6 8 South Africa 1928 Fanie Viljoen G.E. Mennie LDS-Climax 70 laps 16 9 South Africa 1928 Bob van Niekerk Equipe Judette Lotus-Ford 70 laps 13 10 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier Scuderia Lupini Cooper-Maserati 69 laps 15 11 South Africa 1928 Bruce Jennings Bill Jennings Jennings-Porsche 67 laps 19 Ret USA Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Overheating 3 Ret Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo Gearbox 14 Ret South Africa 1928 Bernard Podmore Bernard Podmore Lotus-Ford Accident 21 Ret South Africa 1928 Helmut Menzler Ecurie Wolman Lotus-Borgward Overheating 10 Ret South Africa 1928 John Guthrie Ecurie Rhodes Cooper-Alfa Romeo Water pipe 17 Ret South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Overheating 5 Ret South Africa 1928 Bill Dunlop Bill Dunlop Cooper-Alfa Romeo Engine 23 Ret South Africa 1928 Don Philp Don Philp Quodra-Climax Overheating 11 Ret South Africa 1928 Rauten Hartmann Rauten Hartmann Netuar-Peugeot Engine 24 Ret South Africa 1928 Gene Bosman Scuderia Alfa Lotus-Alfa Romeo Engine 20 Ret South Africa 1928 Jack Holme Jack Holme Lotus-Climax Accident 22 Ret South Africa 1928 Trevor Blokdyk Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford Accident 18 Ret South Africa 1928 Clive Trundell Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax Puncture 25 DNS South Africa 1928 Adrian Pheiffer Adrian Pheiffer Cooper-Alfa Romeo Engine in practice (12) WD South Africa 1928 Neville Lederle Neville Lederle Lotus-Ford Car not ready - WD Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love A.H. Pillman LDS-Porsche Car not ready - WD South Africa 1928 Dawie Gous Dawie Gous Porsche RSK Car not ready - Bonnier was still on his warm-up lap when the race started, thus he was half a lap down at the start. References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race results at www.silhouet.com Rand Grand Prix 1961 1961 Coppa Italia 1961 Natal Grand Prix 1956 Rand Grand Prix 1962 Rand Grand Prix Rand Grand Prix Category:Rand Grand Prix Category:December 1961 sports events in Africa Category:1961 in South African motorsport