1961 Kanonloppet

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1961 Kanonloppet
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date20 August 1961
Official name VII Kanonloppet
Location Karlskoga Circuit, Karlskoga
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.998 km (1.863 miles)
Distance 30 laps, 89.95 km (55.89 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1.30.1
Fastest lap
Drivers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Cooper-Climax
Time 1:30.4
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Porsche
Third Cooper-Climax

The 7th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 August 1961 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.

This race featured some local drivers who did not compete regularly in Formula One, and also the multiple world motorcycle champion Geoff Duke.

Stirling Moss arrived late at the circuit and missed the practice and qualifying sessions, but was allowed to start from the back of the grid. [1]

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 46:16.811
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 12.0 s2
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax + 22.7 s4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 29 laps6
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 28 laps7
Ret Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Gearbox3
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Wishbone & Oil tank1
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Engine mountings5
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Duke Fred Tuck Cooper-Climax Accident10
Ret Flag of Sweden.svg Ulf Norinder Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Spun off9
Ret Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Hammarlund UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Spun off8
WD Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax -
WD Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati Car not ready-
WD Flag of Sweden.svg Yngve Roqvist Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax -

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References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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