1961 Solitude Grand Prix

NC West Germany Solitude XI Großer Preis der Solitude Solitudering, near Stuttgart Solitude1935-1965layout.png 23 July 1961 Permanent racing facility 7.089 11.4086 25 177.225 285.216 Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche 4:01.1 Dan Gurney Porsche 3:58.6 USA Innes Ireland UK Lotus-Climax Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche Dan Gurney USA Porsche The 11th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 23 July 1961 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Innes Ireland in a Lotus 21."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 1.41:04.6 4 2 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 0.1 s 1 3 USA Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 0.3 s 2 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax + 17.9 s 3 5 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax + 47.6 s 8 6 West Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 1:01.5 s 6 7 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 1:27.9 s 7 8 West Germany Edgar Barth Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 3:27.3 10 9 UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 4:22.0 s 9 Ret UK Stirling Moss UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Gearbox 5 Ret France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati Engine 15 Ret Italy Roberto Bussinello Scuderia Serenissima De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo Engine 16 Ret West Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Steering wheel 14 Ret UK Mike Spence Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Gearbox 11 Ret Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Engine 13 Ret Switzerland Piero Monteverdi Piero Monteverdi MBM-Porsche Engine 17 Ret Switzerland Michael May Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Accident 12 DNS USA Lloyd Casner Camoradi International Lotus-Climax Engine in practice - DNS UK Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Practice only - WD West Germany Wolfgang von Trips SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari - WD USA Phil Hill SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari - WD Belgium Olivier Gendebien Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati - WD Belgium Willy Mairesse Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati - References Solitude Grand Prix 1961 1961 British Empire Trophy 1961 Guards Trophy 1960 Solitude Grand Prix 1962 Solitude Grand Prix Solitude Grand Prix Category:Solituderennen Solitude Grand Prix