1961 Naples Grand Prix

NC Italy Naples XIX Gran Premio di Napoli Posillipo Circuit, Posillipo, Naples 1955Naples.jpg 14 May 1961 Street circuit 1.548 2.491 60 92.86 149.444 Gerry Ashmore UK Lotus-Climax 1:21.3 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 1:20.2 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Italy Ferrari Gerry Ashmore UK Lotus-Climax Lorenzo Bandini Italy Cooper-Maserati The 19th Naples Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 May 1961 at Posillipo Circuit, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giancarlo Baghetti in a Ferrari 156 in only his second Formula One race, having also won his first. Baghetti went on to win his next Formula One race as well, his first World Championship race, and is the only driver to have won his first three Formula One races run. This race was held on the same day as the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, therefore very few of the top drivers of the day were in action in Naples. Baghetti took a comfortable victory despite only starting third on the grid, with pole-sitter Gerry Ashmore finishing second after the other main challenger and early leader Roy Salvadori suffered a puncture. Lorenzo Bandini had led for a lap before Baghetti took over on lap 4, and he held the lead until the chequered flag."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.26-27 Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 10 UK Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 1:21.3 — 2 18 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 1:21.3 +0.0 3 32 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 1:21.9 +0.6 4 34 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 1:22.5 +1.2 5 30 UK Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 1:22.7 +1.4 6 40 Italy Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax 1:23.0 +1.7 7 36 Italy Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax 1:23.2 +1.9 8 22 Italy Giovanni Alberti De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 1:24.4 +3.1 9 2 UK John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax 1:24.5 +3.2 10 26 France Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 1:24.6 +3.3 11 28 Italy Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 1:25.1 +3.8 12 8 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 1:25.2 +3.9 13 14 UK Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 1:25.2 +3.9 14 38 Italy Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 1:25.3 +4.0 15 12 Italy Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Climax 1:25.8 +4.5 16 6 Belgium André Pilette Emeryson-Climax 1:27.1 +5.8 17 16 Switzerland "Wal Ever" Cooper-O.S.C.A. 1:27.2 +5.9 18 20 Italy Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax 1:27.6 +6.3 19 4 France François Santé Cooper-Climax 2:22.9 +1:01.6 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 32 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti FISA Ferrari 1.22:46.5 3 2 10 UK Gerry Ashmore Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 59 laps 1 3 34 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 59 laps 4 4 30 UK Ian Burgess Camoradi International Lotus-Climax 58 laps 6 5 28 Italy Roberto Bussinello Isobele de Tomaso De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 56 laps 11 6 26 France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 56 laps 10 7 18 UK Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 56 laps 2 8 8 UK Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 54 laps 12 9 40 Italy Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax 34 laps 6 Ret 22 Italy Giovanni Alberti Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. Unknown - 36 laps 8 Ret 14 UK Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax Accident - 5 laps 13 Ret 36 Italy Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax Accident - 5 laps 16 Ret 2 UK John Campbell-Jones John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax Ignition - 1 lap 9 DNQ 38 Italy Massimo Natili Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati - DNQ 12 Italy Renato Pirocchi Pescara Racing Club Cooper-Climax - DNQ 6 Belgium André Pilette Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Climax - DNQ 16 Switzerland "Wal Ever" "Wal Ever" Cooper-O.S.C.A. - DNQ 20 Italy Giuseppe Maugeri Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax - DNQ 4 France François Santé François Santé Cooper-Climax - DNA 24 Switzerland André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax Withdrew - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 26–27. Race results at www.silhouet.com Naples Grand Prix 1961 1961 BRDC International Trophy 1961 London Trophy 1960 Naples Grand Prix 1962 Naples Grand Prix Naples Grand Prix Category:Grand Prix of Naples Naples Grand Prix