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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 | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:27.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | |
| Time | 1:28.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
Results edit
| 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 edit
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.