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1961 Brussels Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	NC
Country	Belgium
Grand Prix	Brussels
Date	9 April
Year	1961
Official name	III Grand Prix de Bruxelles
Location	Heysel Park, Belgium
Course	Street Circuit
Course_mi	2.829
Course_km	4.553
Distance_laps	22 (x3)
Distance_mi	186.693
Distance_km	300.454
Fast_Driver	Stirling Moss
Fast_Team	Lotus-Climax
Fast_Time	2:04.7
Fast_Country	UK
First_Driver	Jack Brabham
First_Country	AUS
First_Team	Cooper-Climax
Second_Driver	Bruce McLaren
Second_Country	NZL
Second_Team	Cooper-Climax
Third_Driver	Tony Marsh
Third_Country	UK
Third_Team	Lotus-Climax

The 1961 Brussels Grand Prix was a motor race set to Formula One rules, held on 9 April 1961 at Heysel Park, Belgium. The race was run in three "heats" of 22 laps each and the times were aggregated. The race was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T53.

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
2	Australia Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	66	2:19'21.8	3rd / 1st / 1st
4	New Zealand Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	66	+1'06.8	4th / 2nd / 3rd
26	UK Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	66	+3'08.23	5th / 3rd / 4th
36	BEL Lucien Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati	65	+1 Lap	8th / 5th / 5th
14	UK Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	64	+2 Laps	7th / 6th / 6th
12	UK Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	61	+5 Laps	11th / 7th / 7th
18	UK Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	58	+8 Laps	14th / 8th / 2nd
38	BEL Willy Mairesse	Emeryson-Climax	56	+10 Laps	13th / 9th / 8th
20	UK Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	45	+21 Laps	6th / 4th / Ret
44	UK John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	38	+28 Laps	19th / 10th / Ret
8	UK Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	33	Engine	2nd / Ret / -
30	SWE Jo Bonnier	Porsche	32	Accident	1st / Ret / -
6	UK John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	28	Accident	10th / Ret /-
34	BEL Olivier Gendebien	Emeryson-Maserati	25	Accident	12th / Ret / -
16	UK Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	17	Wishbone	Ret / - / -
24	BEL André Pilette	Lotus-Climax	11	Gear selector	Ret / - / -
28	GER Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	6	Engine	Ret / - / -
32	USA Dan Gurney	Porsche	2	Gear linkage	Ret / - / -
22	UK Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2	Gearbox	Ret / - / -
10	FRA Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax	0	Crown wheel and pinion	Ret / - / -
42	FRA Jo Schlesser	Cooper-Climax	0	Excluded	-
46	UK Shane Summers	Cooper-Climax	0	Excluded	-
48	UK Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	0	Excluded	-

Notes

Maurice Trintignant had previously entered as the No. 40 Cooper-Climax car, but withdrew.
Wolfgang von Trips and Mauro Bianchi had also entered, but did not participate.
Jo Schlesser made his debut in this race.
Although performing extremely well in the practice and qualifying sessions, Jack Lewis was not admitted to the race, since he had failed to be on the Belgian organizers' list of fame.
Equipe Nationale Belge had entered two modified Emeryson chassis fitted with the heavy Maserati engine for Olivier Gendebien and Lucien Bianchi, and a standard one with the Coventry Climax engine, for Willy Mairesse.

References

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References

"1967 Brussels GP". ChicaneF1.com.

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