1961 Coppa Italia

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Flag of Italy.svg   1961 Coppa Italia
Race details
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Date12 October 1961
Official name I Coppa Italia
Location ACI Vallelunga Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.77 km (1.1 mi)
Distance 30 x 2 laps, 106.378 km (66.1 mi)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Maserati
Time 59.1
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Nino Vaccarella Cooper-Maserati
Time 58.1
Podium
First Porsche
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Cooper-Maserati

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Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid Heat 1/2
1 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Porsche 1.00:53.9 2 1st / 1st
2 Flag of Italy.svg Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax + 15.3 s 3 2nd / 2nd
3 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Vaccarella Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati 59 laps 1 3rd / 3rd
4 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Bussinello Isobele de Tomaso De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 58 laps 4 5th / 4th
5 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Lippi Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. 58 laps 6 4th / 5th
6 Flag of Italy.svg Albino Buticchi Scuderi Sant Ambroeus Cooper-Climax 57 laps 8 6th / 6th
7 Flag of Italy.svg Lucien de Sanctis Scuderi Sant Ambroeus Cooper-Climax 56 laps 9 7th / 7th
8 Flag of Italy.svg Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 31 laps 5 8th / 8th
9 Flag of Italy.svg Elio Pandolfo Scuderia Montegrappa Elios 22 laps 10 9th / Ret
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Rovero Campello Rovero Campello de Sanctis-Fiat Engine 7 Ret / DNS
WD Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Pescara Racing Club De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. Car not ready – / –
WD Flag of Italy.svg Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax Car not ready – / –

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