1961 Brussels Grand Prix

  1961 Brussels Grand Prix

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Date	9 April 1961
Official name	III Grand Prix de Bruxelles
Location	Heysel Park, Belgium
Course	Street Circuit
Course length	4.553 km (2.829 mi)
Distance	22 (x3) laps, 300.454 km (186.693 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	2:04.7
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax

The 1961 Brussels Grand Prix was a motor race set to Formula One rules, held on 9 April 1961 at Heysel Park, Belgium. The race was run in three "heats" of 22 laps each and the times were aggregated. The race was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T53.

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Heat 1 / 2 / 3
1	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	66	2:19'21.8	3rd / 1st / 1st
2	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	66	+1'06.8	4th / 2nd / 3rd
3	26	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	66	+3'08.23	5th / 3rd / 4th
4	36	Lucien Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati	65	+1 Lap	8th / 5th / 5th
5	14	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	64	+2 Laps	7th / 6th / 6th
6	12	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	61	+5 Laps	11th / 7th / 7th
7	18	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	58	+8 Laps	14th / 8th / 2nd
8	38	Willy Mairesse	Emeryson-Climax	56	+10 Laps	13th / 9th / 8th
9	20	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	45	+21 Laps	6th / 4th / Ret
10	44	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	38	+28 Laps	19th / 10th / Ret
Ret	8	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	33	Engine	2nd / Ret / -
Ret	30	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	32	Accident	1st / Ret / -
Ret	6	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	28	Accident	10th / Ret /-
Ret	34	Olivier Gendebien	Emeryson-Maserati	25	Accident	12th / Ret / -
Ret	16	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	17	Wishbone	Ret / - / -
Ret	24	André Pilette	Lotus-Climax	11	Gear selector	Ret / - / -
Ret	28	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	6	Engine	Ret / - / -
Ret	32	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2	Gear linkage	Ret / - / -
Ret	22	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2	Gearbox	Ret / - / -
DNS	10	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus-Climax	0	Crown wheel and pinion	Ret / - / -
DNQ	42	Jo Schlesser	Cooper-Climax	0	Excluded	-
DNQ	46	Shane Summers	Cooper-Climax	0	Excluded	-
DNQ	48	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	0	Excluded	-
Source:[1]

Notes

• Maurice Trintignant had previously entered as the No. 40 Cooper-Climax car, but withdrew.
• Wolfgang von Trips and Mauro Bianchi had also entered, but did not participate.
• Jo Schlesser made his debut in this race.
• Although performing extremely well in the practice and qualifying sessions, Jack Lewis was not admitted to the race, since he had failed to be on the Belgian organizers' list of fame.
• Equipe Nationale Belge had entered two modified Emeryson chassis fitted with the heavy Maserati engine for Olivier Gendebien and Lucien Bianchi, and a standard one with the Coventry Climax engine, for Willy Mairesse.

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