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1961 Pau Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | France |
| Grand Prix | Pau |
| Official name | XXI Pau Grand Prix |
| Location | Pau Circuit, Pau |
| Date | 3 April |
| Year | 1961 |
| Image | Carte circuit de Pau.png |
| Course | Temporary street circuit |
| Course_mi | 1.714 |
| Course_km | 2.758 |
| Distance_laps | 100 |
| Distance_mi | 171.4 |
| Distance_km | 275.842 |
| Pole_Driver | Jack Brabham |
| Pole_Country | Australia |
| Pole_Team | Cooper-Climax |
| Pole_Time | 1:32.7 |
| Fast_Driver | Jim Clark |
| Fast_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Fast_Time | 1:34.1 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| First_Driver | Jim Clark |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Second_Driver | Jo Bonnier |
| Second_Country | Sweden |
| Second_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Third_Driver | Lorenzo Bandini |
| Third_Country | Italy |
| Third_Team | 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.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | WD | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 2.39:35.5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Jo Bonnier | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | + 1:30.8 s | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Lorenzo Bandini | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 98 laps | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal Mário Cabral | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 97 laps | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Jack Lewis | H & L Motors | Cooper-Climax | 96 laps | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Graham Eden | Graham Eden | Cooper-Climax | 92 laps | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Jo Schlesser | Inter-Autocourse | Cooper-Climax | 77 laps - Misfire | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Maurice Trintignant | Scuderia Serenissima | Cooper-Climax | Ignition | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Wolfgang Seidel | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Olivier Gendebien | Equipe Nationale Belge | Emeryson-Maserati | Accident | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Lucien Bianchi | Equipe Nationale Belge | Emeryson-Maserati | Accident | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Ian Burgess | Camoradi International | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | Fuel pump | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland André Wicky | André Wicky | Cooper-Climax | Big-end bearings | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Gino Munaron | Gino Munaron | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Con-rod | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France François Santé | François Santé | Cooper-Climax | Engine in practice | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Masten Gregory | Camoradi International | Cooper-Climax | Car not ready | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Wolfgang von Trips | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | Seidel drove car | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | No car | - |
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Results at www.silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1961/1961.html#pau
| Previous_year's_race = 1957 Pau Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1962 Pau Grand Prix
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 15.
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