1961 New Zealand Grand Prix

1961 New Zealand Grand Prix
New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date	7 January 1961
Location	Ardmore Circuit, Auckland, New Zealand
Course	Temporary racing facility
Course length	3.2 km (2.0 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 240 km (150 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18
Time	1:21.2
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T53
Third	Graham Hill	BRM P48

The 1961 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 7 January 1961.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Car	Laps	Time	Grid
1	4	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	75	1hr 42min 30.0sec	3
2	47	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	75	+ 1.7 s	2
3	8	Graham Hill	BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl	74	+ 1 Lap	4
4	3	Ron Flockhart	Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	73	+ 2 Laps	5
5	20	Denny Hulme	Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	73	+ 2 Laps	10
6		Jim Clark	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	71	+ 4 Laps	11
7		Pat Hoare	Ferrari 256 / Ferrari 2953cc V12	70	+ 5 Laps	14
8		Arnold Glass	Cooper T45 / Maserati 2489cc 6cyl	70	+ 5 Laps	15
9		Malcolm Gill	Lycoming Special / Lycoming 5239cc 4cyl	69	+ 6 Laps	19
10		Angus Hyslop	Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl	67	+ 8 Laps	16
11		Frank Shuter	Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2994cc 4cyl	67	+ 8 Laps	23
12		Bib Stillwell	Aston Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl	66	+ 9 Laps	12
13		David Evans	Cooper T43 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl	52	+ 23 Laps	21
14		Lionel Bulcraig	Cooper T43 / Climax 1700cc 4cyl	45	+ 30 Laps	22
Ret		David McKay	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl	45	Exhaust	20
Ret		Johnny Mansel	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl	45	Engine	17
Ret		Dan Gurney	BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl	42	Retired	9
Ret		Roy Salvadori	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	36	Gearbox	7
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	32	Clutch	1
Ret		Stan Jones	Cooper T51 / Climax 2205cc 4cyl	20	Oil Pressure	13
Ret		John Surtees	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	17	Transmission	8
Ret		Innes Ireland	Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	16	Crown Wheel	6
Ret		Len Gilbert	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl	9	Engine	18
Ret	25	Jo Bonnier	Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl	0	Gearbox	24
DNQ		Tony Shelly	Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Brian Prescott	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Bob Smith	Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Allan Freeman	Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Jim Boyd	HWM / Alta 1971cc 4cyl s/c		Did not qualify
DNQ		Peter Elford	Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Roly Levis	Cooper T52 FJ / BMC 994cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Jim Palmer	Lotus 18 FJ / Ford 994cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Doug Whiteford	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Bill Thomasen	Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Bill Gardiner	Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3800cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Arthur Moffatt	Lotus 15 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Duncan Mackenzie	Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl		Did not qualify
DNQ		Bob Eade	Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl		Did not qualify
DNA		Jack Malcolm	Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2358cc 6cyl		Did Not Attend
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