1961 Aintree 200

The 6th Aintree 200 was a Formula One motor race held on 22 April 1961 at Aintree Circuit, Merseyside. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T55-Climax, setting fastest lap in the process. Team mate Bruce McLaren was second and Graham Hill, starting from pole position, was third in a BRM-Climax.

1961 Aintree 200
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	22 April 1961
Official name	VI Aintree 200
Location	Aintree Circuit, Merseyside
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.828 km (3 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 241.4 km (150 miles)
Weather	Wet
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax
Time	2:00.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Time	2:15.0
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	1.55:17.2	2
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 28.4 s	3
3	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM-Climax	+ 1:09.8 s	1
4	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	+ 1:58.2 s	4
5	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper-Climax	49 laps	26
6	Jack Lewis	H & L Motors	Cooper-Climax	49 laps	6
7	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	49 laps	8
8	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	48 laps	9
9	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	48 laps	5
10	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	48 laps	7
11	Gerry Ashmore	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	48 laps	12
12	Shane Summers	Terry Bartram	Cooper-Climax	47 laps	13
13	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	47 laps	27
14	Dan Gurney	Louise Bryden-Brown	Lotus-Climax	47 laps	15
15	Cliff Allison	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	46 laps	11
16	André Pilette	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	45 laps	22
17	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM-Climax	44 laps	10
18	Graham Eden	Graham Eden	Cooper-Climax	43 laps	19
19	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	41 laps	14
DSQ	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus-Climax	Took on extra oil	25
Ret	Henry Taylor	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	17
Ret	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	Engine	20
Ret	Peter Procter	Anthony Brooke	Lotus-Climax	Ignition	24
Ret	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	Engine	28
Ret	Michael May	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	Engine	21
Ret	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	Engine	23
Ret	George Morgan	Tommy Atkins	Cooper-Climax	Accident	16
Ret	Lucien Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati	Accident	18
WD	Lloyd Casner	Camoradi International	Lotus-Climax	No car	-
WD	Brian Naylor	JBW Car Co	JBW-Maserati	Car not ready	-
WD	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	No car	-
WD	Willy Mairesse	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati	No car	-
WD	John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax		-

References

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

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