1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy

The 5th Lewis-Evans Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 October 1961 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 30 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Tony Marsh in a BRM P48.

1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	1 October 1961
Official name	V Lewis-Evans Trophy
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.65 miles)
Distance	30 laps, 127.943 km (79.5 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Tony Marsh	BRM-Climax
Time	1:43.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Tony Marsh	BRM-Climax
Time	1:43.6
Podium
First	Tony Marsh	BRM-Climax
Second	Mike Spence	Emeryson-Climax
Third	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax

This Formula One race was unusual in that non-British competitors were not permitted to take part. French driver Bernard Collomb, who had intended to enter the race, decided to lend his car to John Campbell-Jones.

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	14	Tony Marsh	BRM-Climax	1:43.8	—
2	15	Mike Spence	Emeryson-Climax	1:45.6	+1.8
3	17	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	1:45.8	+2.0
4	11	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	1:46.6	+2.8
5	5	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	1:47.4	+3.6
6	18	Hugh Dibley	Lola-Ford	1:51.0	+7.2
7	6	Chris Ashmore	Cooper-Climax	1:51.0	+7.2
8	16	Brian Naylor	JBW-Climax	1:59.2	+15.4
9	12	Peter Proctor	Lotus-Climax	2:03.2	+19.4
10	7	Chris Summers	Cooper-Climax	2:06.4	+22.6
11	8	Graham Eden	Cooper-Climax	2:10.8	+27.0
12	4	Maurice Charles	Cooper-Climax	2:16.0	+32.2
13	2	Dickie Stoop	Cooper-Climax	2:16.4	+32.6

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	BRM-Climax	52:19.8	1
2	Mike Spence	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	+ 23.0 s	2
3	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	+ 27.8 s	4
4	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	29 laps	3
5	Graham Eden	Graham Eden	Cooper-Climax	28 laps	11
6	Chris Summers	Ansty Garage	Cooper-Climax	28 laps	10
7	John Campbell-Jones	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	27 laps	5
8	Dickie Stoop	Dickie Stoop	Cooper-Climax	20 laps	13
9	Hugh Dibley	Scuderia Light Blue	Lola-Ford	12 laps	6
Ret	Peter Proctor	Anthony Brooke	Lotus-Climax	Oil seal	9
Ret	Chris Ashmore	Denis Taylor	Cooper-Climax	Overheating	7
Ret	Maurice Charles	Maurice Charles	Cooper-Climax	Overheating	12
Ret	Brian Naylor	JBW Cars	JBW-Climax	Rotor arm	8
WD	Jackie Lewis	H & L Motors	Cooper-Climax		-
WD	Ian Burgess	Ian Burgess	Cooper-Climax		-
WD	Bruce Halford	Jim Diggory	Lotus-Climax	Car not ready	-
WD	Gerry Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	Car damaged / Driver injured	-

References

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

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