1961 Glover Trophy

The 9th Glover Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 April 1961 at Goodwood Circuit, England. The race was run over 42 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver John Surtees in a Cooper T53. The event was held on the same day as the 1961 Pau Grand Prix, which compromised the quality of the entry at both meetings.

1961 Glover Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	3 April 1961
Official name	IX Glover Trophy
Location	Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.862 km (2.4 miles)
Distance	42 laps, 162.2 km (100.8 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:27.8
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:28.0
Podium
First	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	1.03:10.0	2
2	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	+ 26.6 s	4
3	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	+ 1:09.4 s	3
4	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	+ 1:23.6 s	1
5	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	41 laps	5
6	Henry Taylor	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	41 laps	7
7	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	41 laps	9
8	Cliff Allison	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	40 laps	8
9	Bruce Halford	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	40 laps	11
10	John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	39 laps	13
11	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	39 laps	12
12	George Morgan	Tommy Atkins	Cooper-Climax	38 laps	14
Ret	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Accident	6
Ret	Shane Summers	Terry Bartram	Cooper-Climax	Accident	10
DNS	Lloyd Casner	Camoradi International	Lotus-Climax	Car not ready	-

References

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

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