1961 Vienna Grand Prix

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1961 Vienna Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date16 April 1961
Official name II Grosser Preis von Wien
Location Aspern
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.926 km (1.818 miles)
Distance 55 laps, 160.934 km (100 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:13.6
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Time 1:12.2
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Lotus-Climax

The 2nd Vienna Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 April 1961 at Aspern Circuit. The race was run over 55 laps of the circuit, and was won comfortably by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18. [1]

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 1.10:01.61
2 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax + 51.4 s6
3 Flag of Italy.svg Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax 54 laps7
4 Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 53 laps8
5 Flag of Italy.svg Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax 41 laps4
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 34 laps5
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ronald Wrenn Team Salvatore Evangelista Hume-Cooper-Climax 31 laps9
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shane Summers Terry Bartram Cooper-Climax 23 laps - Suspension2
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerry Ashmore Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Rear brakes3
WD Flag of France.svg Jo Schlesser Inter-Autocourse Cooper-Climax Car not ready-
WD Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax Car not ready-
WD Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Maugeri Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax Car not delivered-
WD Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg "Wal Ever" "Wal Ever" Cooper-O.S.C.A. Car not ready-

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  1. The Encyclopedia of Motor Sport. Viking Press. 1971. p. 116. ISBN   9780670294053.