1961 Victorian Trophy

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The 1961 Victorian Trophy was an International motor race staged at the Ballarat Air Strip circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 February 1961. [1] Open to Formula Libre cars, it was contested over 33 laps, a distance of approximately 100 miles (161 km). [1] The race was the feature event of the Ballarat International Meeting, [2] which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia. [1]

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The race was won by American driver Dan Gurney in a BRM P48. [3]

Results

The race was won by a BRM P48, similar to the example pictured above in 2008 BRM P48 Mallory Park.JPG
The race was won by a BRM P48, similar to the example pictured above in 2008
Position [3] Driver [3] No. [1] Car [3] Entrant [1] Laps [3]
1 Dan Gurney 6 BRM P48 Owen Racing Organisation 33
2 Graham Hill 5 BRM P48 Owen Racing Organisation 33
3 Ron Flockhart 11 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax R. Flockhart33
4 Stan Jones 24 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Stan Jones Motors33
5 Bib Stillwell 16 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax B. S. Stillwell32
6 Alec Mildren 1 Cooper T51 Maserati A. G. Mildren Pty. Ltd.32
7Arnold Glass7 Cooper T51 Maserati Capitol Motors 
8Austin Miller60 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax A. Miller 
9 John Roxburgh 19 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax J. Roxburgh 
DNFJon Leighton70 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax Scuderia Birchwood29
DNF Lex Davison 4 Aston Martin DBR4/250 A. N. Davison9
DNF Innes Ireland 8 Lotus 18 Coventry Climax Team Lotus 9
DNS Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax Bill Patterson Motors Pty. Ltd.-
DNS [2] Mel McEwin [2] 65Tornado Mk II Chevrolet Corvette M. McEwin-

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Official Programme, International Motor Race Meeting, Ballarat Air Strip, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 1961
  2. 1 2 3 Ballarat 'International' Meeting, Australian Motor Sports, March 1961, pages 89 to 91, 94 & 98
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Victorian Trophy, Ballarat, 12 Feb 1961, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. ↑ David McKay, Guersney for Gurney, Modern Motor, April 1961, pages 27 to 31 and pages 72 to 73
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