1961 Kanonloppet

NC Sweden Kanonloppet VII Kanonloppet Karlskoga Circuit, Karlskoga 20 August 1961 Permanent racing facility 1.863 2.998 30 55.89 89.95 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1.30.1 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 1:30.4 UK John Surtees Cooper-Climax UK Stirling Moss UK Lotus-Climax Jo Bonnier Sweden Porsche John Surtees UK Cooper-Climax The 7th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 August 1961 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team. This race featured some local drivers who did not compete regularly in Formula One, and also the multiple world motorcycle champion Geoff Duke. Stirling Moss arrived late at the circuit and missed the practice and qualifying sessions, but was allowed to start from the back of the grid."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Stirling Moss UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 46:16.8 11 2 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 12.0 s 2 3 UK John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax + 22.7 s 4 4 UK Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 29 laps 6 5 UK Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 28 laps 7 Ret Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Gearbox 3 Ret UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Wishbone & Oil tank 1 Ret UK Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Engine mountings 5 Ret UK Geoff Duke Fred Tuck Cooper-Climax Accident 10 Ret Sweden Ulf Norinder Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Spun off 9 Ret Sweden Carl Hammarlund UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Spun off 8 WD Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax - WD France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati Car not ready - WD Sweden Yngve Roqvist Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. Kanonloppet 1961 1961 Guards Trophy 1961 Danish Grand Prix — 1962 Kanonloppet Kanonloppet Category:Kanonloppet Kanonloppet