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1961 Pau Grand Prix


FieldValue
TypeNC
CountryFrance
Grand PrixPau
Official nameXXI Pau Grand Prix
LocationPau Circuit, Pau
Date3 April
Year1961
ImageCarte circuit de Pau.png
CourseTemporary street circuit
Course_mi1.714
Course_km2.758
Distance_laps100
Distance_mi171.4
Distance_km275.842
Pole_DriverJack Brabham
Pole_CountryAustralia
Pole_TeamCooper-Climax
Pole_Time1:32.7
Fast_DriverJim Clark
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time1:34.1
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJim Clark
First_CountryUK
First_TeamLotus-Climax
Second_DriverJo Bonnier
Second_CountrySweden
Second_TeamLotus-Climax
Third_DriverLorenzo Bandini
Third_CountryItaly
Third_TeamCooper-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

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid1234567RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSWDWDWD
UK Jim ClarkTeam LotusLotus-Climax2.39:35.52
Sweden Jo BonnierScuderia ColoniaLotus-Climax+ 1:30.8 s10
Italy Lorenzo BandiniScuderia Centro SudCooper-Maserati98 laps5
Portugal Mário CabralScuderia Centro SudCooper-Maserati97 laps9
UK Jack LewisH & L MotorsCooper-Climax96 laps4
UK Graham EdenGraham EdenCooper-Climax92 laps12
France Jo SchlesserInter-AutocourseCooper-Climax77 laps - Misfire11
France Maurice TrintignantScuderia SerenissimaCooper-ClimaxIgnition3
UK Trevor TaylorTeam LotusLotus-ClimaxGearbox6
Germany Wolfgang SeidelScuderia ColoniaLotus-ClimaxGearbox15
Belgium Olivier GendebienEquipe Nationale BelgeEmeryson-MaseratiAccident8
Belgium Lucien BianchiEquipe Nationale BelgeEmeryson-MaseratiAccident7
UK Ian BurgessCamoradi InternationalLotus-ClimaxGearbox16
Australia Jack BrabhamJack BrabhamCooper-ClimaxFuel pump1
Switzerland André WickyAndré WickyCooper-ClimaxBig-end bearings14
Italy Gino MunaronGino MunaronCooper-Alfa RomeoCon-rod13
France François SantéFrançois SantéCooper-ClimaxEngine in practice-
USA Masten GregoryCamoradi InternationalCooper-ClimaxCar not ready-
Germany Wolfgang von TripsScuderia ColoniaLotus-ClimaxSeidel drove car-
France Bernard CollombBernard CollombCooper-ClimaxNo car-

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1957 Pau Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1962 Pau Grand Prix

References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 15.
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