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1961 Silver City Trophy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | UK |
| Grand Prix | Silver City Trophy |
| Official name | Silver City Trophy |
| Location | Brands Hatch |
| Image | File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg |
| Date | 3 June |
| Year | 1961 |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.65 |
| Course_km | 4.265 |
| Distance_laps | 76 |
| Distance_mi | 201.4 |
| Distance_km | 311.345 |
| Pole_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| Pole_Country | UK |
| Pole_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Pole_Time | 1:42.8 |
| Fast_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| Fast_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Fast_Time | 1:42.0 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| First_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Second_Driver | Jim Clark |
| Second_Country | UK |
| Second_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Third_Driver | Tony Brooks |
| Third_Country | UK |
| Third_Team | BRM-Climax |
The sixth Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 June 1961 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 76 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21.
The race was overshadowed by a fatal accident during qualifying when Shane Summers crashed his Cooper T53 into the concrete entrance to the paddock road tunnel.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Stirling Moss | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 2.11:40.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 10.0 s | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM-Climax | + 1:27.8 s | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 75 laps | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Gurney | Louise Bryden-Brown | Lotus-Climax | 74 laps | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Tony Marsh | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 71 laps | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 71 laps | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Henry Taylor | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 69 laps | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 69 laps | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Giuseppe Maugeri | Giuseppe Maugeri | Cooper-Climax | 60 laps | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Jo Bonnier | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 57 laps | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK John Campbell-Jones | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | 57 laps | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM-Climax | 48 laps | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Graham Eden | Graham Eden | Cooper-Climax | Engine | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Accident damage | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Keith Greene | Gilby Engineering | Gilby-Climax | Engine | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | Accident | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | Cam follower | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Jackie Lewis | H & L Motors | Cooper-Climax | Ignition | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Alan Trow | Alan Trow (Motor Cycles) | Cooper-Climax | Engine | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Michael May | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | Overheating | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Brian Naylor | JBW Car Co | JBW-Maserati | Overheating | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Wolfgang Seidel | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | Fuel feed | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Shane Summers | Terry Bartram | Cooper-Climax | Fatal accident in practice | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Cliff Allison | UDT-Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Moss drove car | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Bruce Halford | Jim Diggory | Lotus-Climax | Car not ready | - |
- Stirling Moss was entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team to drive a Cooper-Climax but he did not race this car.
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
| Previous_year's_race = 1960 Silver City Trophy | Next_year's_race = —
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