1961 Pau Grand Prix

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1961 Pau Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
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Race details
Date3 April 1961
Official name XXI Pau Grand Prix
Location Pau Circuit, Pau
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 2.758 km (1.714 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 275.842 km (171.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Climax
Time 1:32.7
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:34.1
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Cooper-Maserati

The 21st Pau Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 April 1961 at Pau Circuit, the street circuit in Pau. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 18. This was Clark's first Formula One victory.

Contents

The cars entered by Scuderia Centro Sud were fitted with engines that were bigger than the 1.5 litres allowed by the regulations. Lorenzo Bandini had a 2.5-litre engine, and Mário Cabral a 2-litre. [1]

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.39:35.52
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax + 1:30.8 s10
3 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 98 laps5
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Cabral Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 97 laps9
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax 96 laps4
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 92 laps12
7 Flag of France.svg Jo Schlesser Inter-Autocourse Cooper-Climax 77 laps - Misfire11
Ret Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Climax Ignition3
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Gearbox6
Ret Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Gearbox15
Ret Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Gendebien Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Accident8
Ret Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Accident7
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Camoradi International Lotus-Climax Gearbox16
Ret Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Fuel pump1
Ret Flag of Switzerland.svg André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax Big-end bearings14
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Gino Munaron Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo Con-rod13
DNS Flag of France.svg François Santé François Santé Cooper-Climax Engine in practice-
WD Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Camoradi International Cooper-Climax Car not ready-
WD Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang von Trips Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Seidel drove car-
WD Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax No car-

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References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 15.
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