1961 Kanonloppet

  1961 Kanonloppet

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
Course length	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	Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap	John Surtees	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.

Results

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		-

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.