1961 Pau Grand Prix

NC France Pau XXI Pau Grand Prix Pau Circuit, Pau 3 April 1961 Carte circuit de Pau.png Temporary street circuit 1.714 2.758 100 171.4 275.842 Jack Brabham Australia Cooper-Climax 1:32.7 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:34.1 UK Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax Jo Bonnier Sweden Lotus-Climax Lorenzo Bandini Italy Cooper-Maserati The 21st Pau Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 April 1961 at Pau Circuit, the street circuit in Pau. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 18. This was Clark's first Formula One victory. The cars entered by Scuderia Centro Sud were fitted with engines that were bigger than the 1.5 litres allowed by the regulations. Lorenzo Bandini had a 2.5-litre engine, and Mário Cabral a 2-litre."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 15. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.39:35.5 2 2 Sweden Jo Bonnier Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax + 1:30.8 s 10 3 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 98 laps 5 4 Portugal Mário Cabral Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 97 laps 9 5 UK Jack Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax 96 laps 4 6 UK Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 92 laps 12 7 France Jo Schlesser Inter-Autocourse Cooper-Climax 77 laps - Misfire 11 Ret France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Climax Ignition 3 Ret UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Gearbox 6 Ret Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Gearbox 15 Ret Belgium Olivier Gendebien Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Accident 8 Ret Belgium Lucien Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Accident 7 Ret UK Ian Burgess Camoradi International Lotus-Climax Gearbox 16 Ret Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Fuel pump 1 Ret Switzerland André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax Big-end bearings 14 Ret Italy Gino Munaron Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo Con-rod 13 DNS France François Santé François Santé Cooper-Climax Engine in practice - WD USA Masten Gregory Camoradi International Cooper-Climax Car not ready - WD Germany Wolfgang von Trips Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Seidel drove car - WD France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax No car - References "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Results at www.silhouet.com Pau Grand Prix 1961 1961 Glover Trophy 1961 Lavant Cup 1957 Pau Grand Prix 1962 Pau Grand Prix External links Full results details at formula2.net Pau Grand Prix Category:Pau Grand Prix Category:1961 in French motorsport