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)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:34.2
Podium
First	Peter Ryan	Lotus-Climax
Second	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari
Third	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax

Results

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