| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship Race in the 1961 Formula One season | ||
| Date | 20 August 1961 | |
| Official name | VII Kanonloppet | |
| Location | Karlskoga Circuit, Karlskoga | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.998 km (1.863 mi) |
|
| Distance | 30 laps, 89.95 km (55.89 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 1.30.1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Drivers | Stirling Moss John Surtees |
Lotus-Climax Cooper-Climax |
| Time | 1:30.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax |
| Second | Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| Third | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax |
The 7th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 August 1961 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.
This race featured some local drivers who did not compete regularly in Formula One, and also the multiple world motorcycle champion Geoff Duke.
Stirling Moss arrived late at the circuit and missed the practice and qualifying sessions, but was allowed to start from the back of the grid.
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stirling Moss | UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 46:16.8 | 11 |
| 2 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | + 12.0 s | 2 |
| 3 | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | + 22.7 s | 4 |
| 4 | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 29 laps | 6 |
| 5 | Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 28 laps | 7 |
| Ret | Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | Gearbox | 3 |
| Ret | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Wishbone & Oil tank | 1 |
| Ret | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Engine mountings | 5 |
| Ret | Geoff Duke | Fred Tuck | Cooper-Climax | Accident | 10 |
| Ret | Ulf Norinder | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | Spun off | 9 |
| Ret | Carl Hammarlund | UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Spun off | 8 |
| WD | Wolfgang Seidel | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | - | |
| WD | Maurice Trintignant | Scuderia Serenissima | Cooper-Maserati | Car not ready | - |
| WD | Yngve Roqvist | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | - |
| Previous race: 1961 Solitude Grand Prix |
Formula One Non-Championship races 1961 season |
Next race: 1961 Danish Grand Prix |
| Previous race: - |
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