1961 British Saloon Car Championship

4th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1961 British Saloon Car Championship 1960 1962 thumb|right|1961 BRSCC champion, John Whitmore The 1961 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. The championship switched to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 https://web.archive.org/web/20110911100900/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 2011-09-11 Official BTCC 1965 standings.http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1961%20BSCC.html British Saloon Car Championship - 1961 2010-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311010039/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1961%20BSCC.html 2009-03-11 dead Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner 1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 25 March GBR George 'Doc' Shepherd GBR Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?) GBR Gawaine Baillie 2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 3 April GBR John Whitmore GBR Bill Blydenstein GBR Ellis Cuff-Miller GBR Mike Parkes 3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 22 April GBR John Whitmore GBR Alan Hutcheson GBR Chris Kerrison? GBR Roy Salvadori 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 May GBR Bill Aston GBR Peter Harper GBR Chris Kerrison? GBR Graham Hill 5 Crystal Palace Circuit, London 22 May GBR George 'Doc' Shepherd GBR Bill Blydenstein None (no entries) GBR Roy Salvadori 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 July DEU Herbert Linge GBR Ellis Cuff-Miller GBR Chris Kerrison GBR Mike Parkes 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 7 August NZL Frank Hamlin GBR Alan Hutcheson GBR Chris Kerrison GBR Mike Parkes 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 23 September GBR John Whitmore GBR Peter Harper None (no entries?) GBR Roy Salvadori 9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 30 September GBR George 'Doc' Shepherd GBR Peter Harper None (no entries?) GBR Mike Parkes Championship results Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car Team Group Points 1 GBR John Whitmore Austin Mini Seven Don Moore A 53 2 GBR Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 44 3 GBR Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport D 42 4 GBR Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella TS B 42 5 GBR Roy Salvadori Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37 6 GBR Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 28 7 GBR Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 27 8 GBR John Aley Austin Mini SevenMorris Mini Minor Don Moore A 23 9 GBR Edward Lewis Austin Mini SevenRiley 1.5 B 22? 10 GBR Bill Aston Morris Mini Minor Downton Engineering Ltd A 20 11 GBR Doc Shepherd Austin Mini Seven A 18 12 GBR Chris Kerrison Jaguar Mk II 2.4 Gerrards Cross Motor Co. C 16 References External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons British Saloon Car Championship