1961 Canadian Grand Prix

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1961 Canadian Grand Prix
Mosport.svg
Race details
DateSeptember 30, 1961
Location Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.957 km (2.459 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 395.7 km (245.9 miles)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 26.7 °C (80.1 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:35.7
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Time 1:34.2
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Climax

The 1961 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 30, 1961, held for sports cars eligible for the Canadian Sports Car Championship regulations. 26 cars started the race. It was the first time a motor race had carried the name Canadian Grand Prix, which in future years would become an event on the Formula One world championship. The race was won by Canadian driver Peter Ryan driving a Lotus 19. Ryan finished a lap ahead of Mexican racer Pedro Rodríguez driving a North American Racing Team-run Ferrari 250 TR with pole sitter Stirling Moss third in another Lotus 19 run by his Formula One team, UDT Laystall Racing.

Results

Class winners in bold.

PosClassNoDriverCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1+2.052 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Peter Ryan Lotus 19-Climax Comstock Racing Team1002:46:443
2+2.02 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 250 TRI/61 North American Racing Team 99− 1 lap4
3+2.07 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 99− 1 lap1
4+2.020 Flag of the United States.svg George Constantine Ferrari 250 TR North American Racing Team 99− 1 lap5
52.039 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 718 RS 60Eglinton & Caledonia Motors Ltd.97− 3 laps7
62.03 Flag of the United States.svg John Fulp Ferrari Dino 196 S North American Racing Team 96− 4 laps16
72.025 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Francis Bradley Lola Mk 1-Climax R. M. Hollingshead Corp. of Canada Ltd.92− 8 laps12
82.086 Flag of the United States.svg Herb Swan Porsche 718 RS 61Herb Swan92− 8 laps11
92.08 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Fred Hayes Osca S1000 North American Racing Team 88− 12 laps19
102.0131 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Brent Morris Lotus Mark IX-Climax Brent Morris88− 12 laps18
11+2.072 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Oliver Clubine Torus-Triumph Manshaw Motors84− 16 laps
12
DNF
+2.06 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 82Transmission2
13+2.0169 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Nat Adams Jaguar XKSS Tidewater Oil Co. of Canada80− 20 laps15
14+2.04 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Burnett Ferrari 250 TR Wayne Burnett80− 20 laps
15
DNF
+2.013 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Clift Chevrolet SpecialLaura Nelson Clift70Retired9
16
DNF
+2.01 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari Dino 246 S North American Racing Team 48Oil pressure6
17
DNF
+2.011 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Hurt Ferrari 250 TR Robert Kert34Retired14
18
DNF
2.0140 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg G. D. Cockerill Triumph Special Motorsport Club of Ottawa 25Retired20
19
DNF
+2.051 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Dan ShawSadler Mk.V-Chevrolet Comstock Racing Team20Transmission
20
DNF
2.075 Flag of the United States.svg Ray Heppenstall Osca 200012Retired
21
DNF
2.049 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Jim Muzzin Porsche 550 RS Downtown Porsche7Engine
22
DNF
2.05 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Dennis Coad Lotus Mark IX-Climax Herb Swan6Retired
23
DNF
2.014 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RS 61Holbert's Garage0Accident8
24
DNF
+2.010 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg George MakinsMakins Special-Chevrolet Makins Auto Body0Front axle17
DSQ+2.063 Flag of the United States.svg George Reed Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 North American Racing Team 96Pit violation10
DSQ2.0132 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Entwistle Lotus 15-Climax Gulliver Motor Ltd.94Pit violation13
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References

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