1961 Pau Grand Prix

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Flag of France  1961 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Non-Championship Race in the 1961 Formula One season
Date 3 April 1961
Official name XXI Grand Prix de Pau
Location Pau Circuit, Pau
Course Temporary street circuit
1.714 mi / 2.758 km
Distance 100 laps, 171.4 mi / 275.842 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time 1:32.7
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:34.1
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Second Flag of Sweden Jo Bonnier Lotus-Climax
Third Flag of Italy Lorenzo Bandini 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.[1]

[edit] Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.39:35.5 2
2 Flag of Sweden Jo Bonnier Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax + 1:30.8 s 10
3 Flag of Italy Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 98 laps 5
4 Flag of Portugal Mário Cabral Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 97 laps 9
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax 96 laps 4
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 92 laps 12
7 Flag of France Jo Schlesser Inter-Autocourse Cooper-Climax 77 laps - Misfire 11
Ret Flag of France Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Climax Ignition 3
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Gearbox 6
Ret Flag of Germany Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Gearbox 15
Ret Flag of Belgium Olivier Gendebien Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Accident 8
Ret Flag of Belgium Lucien Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Accident 7
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom Ian Burgess Camoradi International Lotus-Climax Gearbox 16
Ret Flag of Australia Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Fuel pump 1
Ret Flag of Switzerland André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax Big-end bearings 14
Ret Flag of Italy Gino Munaron Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo Con-rod 13
DNS Flag of France François Santé François Santé Cooper-Climax Engine in practice -
WD Flag of the United States Masten Gregory Camoradi International Cooper-Climax Car not ready -
WD Flag of Germany Wolfgang von Trips Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Seidel drove car -
WD Flag of France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax No car -


[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 15.
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
  • Results at www.silhouet.com [1]

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