1961 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1961 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 30, 1961, held for sports cars eligible for the Canadian Sports Car Championship regulations. 26 cars started the race. It was the first time a motor race had carried the name Canadian Grand Prix, which in future years would become an event on the Formula One world championship. The race was won by Canadian driver Peter Ryan driving a Lotus 19. Ryan finished a lap ahead of Mexican racer Pedro Rodríguez driving a North American Racing Team-run Ferrari 250 TR with pole sitter Stirling Moss third in another Lotus 19 run by his Formula One team, UDT Laystall Racing.

1961 Canadian Grand Prix
Race details
Date September 30, 1961
Location Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.957 km (2.459 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 395.7 km (245.9 miles)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 26.7 °C (80.1 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:35.7
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Time 1:34.2
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Climax

Results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 +2.0 52   Peter Ryan Lotus 19-Climax Comstock Racing Team 100 2:46:44 3
2 +2.0 2   Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 250 TRI/61 North American Racing Team 99 − 1 lap 4
3 +2.0 7   Stirling Moss Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 99 − 1 lap 1
4 +2.0 20   George Constantine Ferrari 250 TR North American Racing Team 99 − 1 lap 5
5 2.0 39   Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 718 RS 60 Eglinton & Caledonia Motors Ltd. 97 − 3 laps 7
6 2.0 3   John Fulp Ferrari Dino 196 S North American Racing Team 96 − 4 laps 16
7 2.0 25   Francis Bradley Lola Mk 1-Climax R. M. Hollingshead Corp. of Canada Ltd. 92 − 8 laps 12
8 2.0 86   Herb Swan Porsche 718 RS 61 Herb Swan 92 − 8 laps 11
9 2.0 8   Fred Hayes Osca S1000 North American Racing Team 88 − 12 laps 19
10 2.0 131   Brent Morris Lotus Mark IX-Climax Brent Morris 88 − 12 laps 18
11 +2.0 72   Oliver Clubine Torus-Triumph Manshaw Motors 84 − 16 laps
12
DNF
+2.0 6   Olivier Gendebien Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 82 Transmission 2
13 +2.0 169   Nat Adams Jaguar XKSS Tidewater Oil Co. of Canada 80 − 20 laps 15
14 +2.0 4   Wayne Burnett Ferrari 250 TR Wayne Burnett 80 − 20 laps
15
DNF
+2.0 13   Bob Clift Chevrolet Special Laura Nelson Clift 70 Retired 9
16
DNF
+2.0 1   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari Dino 246 S North American Racing Team 48 Oil pressure 6
17
DNF
+2.0 11   Bob Hurt Ferrari 250 TR Robert Kert 34 Retired 14
18
DNF
2.0 140   G. D. Cockerill Triumph Special Motorsport Club of Ottawa 25 Retired 20
19
DNF
+2.0 51   Dan Shaw Sadler Mk.V-Chevrolet Comstock Racing Team 20 Transmission
20
DNF
2.0 75   Ray Heppenstall Osca 2000 12 Retired
21
DNF
2.0 49   Jim Muzzin Porsche 550 RS Downtown Porsche 7 Engine
22
DNF
2.0 5   Dennis Coad Lotus Mark IX-Climax Herb Swan 6 Retired
23
DNF
2.0 14   Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RS 61 Holbert's Garage 0 Accident 8
24
DNF
+2.0 10   George Makins Makins Special-Chevrolet Makins Auto Body 0 Front axle 17
DSQ +2.0 63   George Reed Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 North American Racing Team 96 Pit violation 10
DSQ 2.0 132   Harry Entwistle Lotus 15-Climax Gulliver Motor Ltd. 94 Pit violation 13
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References

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  1. ^ "Weather information for the "1961 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  2. ^ "GP Canada Mosport". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. ^ "GP Canada Mosport (Qualifying Results)". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
Preceded by
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Canadian Grand Prix
1961
Succeeded by