1961 Danish Grand Prix
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The II Grote Prijs van Danske (or 2nd Danish Grand Prix) was held on 26–27 August 1961, at the Roskilde Ring circuit, Roskilde, Denmark. The race was a non-Championship event run for cars complying with Formula One rules. The race was run over three heats, one of 20 laps and two of 30 laps, and was won overall by Stirling Moss, who won all three heats in his Lotus 18/21.
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1961 Danish Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 27 August 1961 | ||
Official name | II Grote Prijs van Danske | ||
Location | Roskilde Ring, Roskilde | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 1.19 km (0.74 miles) | ||
Distance | 1 x 20, 2 x 30 laps, 95.27 km (59.2 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 0:42.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | |
Time | 0:47.0 / 0:42.8 / 0:43.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||
Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
Third | Cooper-Climax |
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This was the first Formula One event to be held at the Roskildering, which was eventually closed in 1969. The first heat was held on the 26 August, a Saturday, with the final two heats on the Sunday.[1]