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Latin American Races 1961


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 15.1.1961 Torneio Sul-Americano BR      
3 4.6.1961 24 h Interlagos BR      
4 6.8.1961 GP Encosta da Serra BR      
5 7.9.1961 500 km Interlagos BR      
6 16.10.1961 500 mile Rafaela RA      
7   Circuito de Piracicaba BR      
8 25.10.1961 Circuito Cidade de Pelotas BR      
9 25.11.1961 Mil Milhas Brasileiras BR      

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Latin American Races Round: 1

Torneio Sul-Americano

Torneio Sul-Americano, Interlagos (SP) Date: 15.1.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 44 Ciro Cayres (BR) Maserati - Corvette
2. - Celso Lara Barberis (BR) Maserati 300S
3. 56 Oscar Gonzales (U) Chevrolet Corvette
4. - Ramón Requejo (RA) Maserati - Corvette

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Latin American Races Round: 3

24 h Interlagos

II 24 Horas de Interlagos, Interlagos (SP) Date: 4.6.1961


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 102,166 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Chico Landi (BR)
Christian Heins (BR) 		FNM JK 308
2. 1 Álvaro Varanda (BR)
Eugenio Martins (BR) 		FNM JK 307
3. 30 Camillo Christófaro (BR)
Jean Louis Lacerda (BR) 		FNM JK 307
4. 27 Aílton Varanda (BR)
Mário Olivetti (BR) 		FNM JK 307
5. 5 Zoroastro Avon (BR)
Waldemar Costa (BR) 		Simca 296
6. 33 Vitório Andreatta (BR)
Aldo Costa (BR) 		Simca 295
7. 4 Karl Iwers (BR)
Henrique Iwers (BR) 		DKW Vemag 294
8. 16 Norberto Rochet (BR)
Rodolfo Poratto (BR) 		Simca 289
9. 11 Adalberto Audrá (BR)
Lauro Bezerra (BR) 		Simca 279
10. 10 Milton Nascimento (BR)
Juvenal Terra (BR) 		DKW Vemag 274
11. 9 Ciro Cayres (BR)
Bird Clemente (BR) 		Simca 273
12. 6 Catharino Andreatta (BR)
Breno Fornari (BR) 		Simca 273
13. 12 Luiz Rodrigues (BR)
Iraé Aranha (BR) 		DKW Vemag 267
14. 13 Antônio Versa (BR)
Arnaldo Pacini (BR) 		DKW Vemag 259
15. 22 Roberto Galucci (BR)
Antônio Carlos Aguiar (BR) 		FNM JK 257
16. 40 José Cury (PR)
Rubens Aprovian (BR) 		VW 256
17. 8 Mario César de Camargo Filho (BR)
Luiz Antonio Greco (BR) 		DKW Vemag 255
18. 34 Lugi Ciai (BR)
Moisés Saubel (BR) 		DKW Vemag 254
19. 18 Ugo Guidini (BR)
Jorge Eduardo Bezerra (BR) 		DKW Vemag 253
20. 29 José Ramos (BR)
Armando Ramos (BR) 		DKW Vemag 249
Other starters:
14 "Volante 13" (BR)
Antonio P. Souza (BR) 		DKW Vemag

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Latin American Races Round: 4

GP Encosta da Serra

11° Grande Prêmio Encosta da Serra (RS) Date: 6.8.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - José Asmuz (BR) Carretera Ford
2. - Ítalo Bertao (BR) Carretera Chevrolet
3. - Karl Iwers (BR) DKW
4. - Aldo Costa (BR) Carretera Ford

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Latin American Races Round: 5

500 km Interlagos

4° 500 Km de Interlagos, Interlagos (SP) Date: 7.9.1961


Circuit lenght: Race distance: 500,500 km Winner's average speed: 144,546 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Celso Lara Barberis (BR)
Ruggero Peruzzo (BR)
Emílio Zambello (BR) 		Maserati 450S 154 3:27:45,200
2. - Agnaldo de Goes Filho (BR) Ferrari 250 TR 151 3:28:50,100
3. - Ruggero Peruzzo (BR)
Celso Lara Barberis (BR)
Emílio Zambello (BR) 		Maserati 300S 149 3:27:46,100
4. - Justino de Maio (BR) Chevrolet Corvette 147 3:28:20,800
5. - Antônio Versa (BR) Maserati - Corvette 144 3:28:42,400
6. - Paulo Augusto Amaral (BR) Porsche 550 RS 142 3:28:20,600
7. - Alcindo Ribeiro de Barros (BR) Ferrari - Lancia 141 3:28:35,300
8. - Gino Bianco (BR) Maserati 137 3:28:12,900
9. - Rizziero D'Angelo (BR) Riz Esporte 136 3:28:14,700
10. - Nelson Bastos (BR) Maserati - Corvette 129 3:28:03,200
Disqualified:
- Jaime Guerra (BR) Maserati - Corvette
- Nicolau Guerra (BR)
- Roberto Galucci (BR) Ferrari
Did not finish:
- Ciro Cayres (BR) DNF
- Camillo Christófaro (BR) DNF

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Latin American Races Round: 6

500 mile Rafaela

25th 500 Millas Argentinas, Rafaela Date: 16.10.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Hugo Galaverna Wayne - Chevrolet
2. - Alberto Rodriguez-Larreta (RA) Ferrari - Corvette
3. - Ramón Requejo (RA) Requejo - Corvette
Other starters:
- Salvador Porto Chevrolet
- Natalio Cataudella Chevrolet
- Jose Fantó Chevrolet Corvette Special

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Latin American Races Round: 7

Circuito de Piracicaba

Circuito de Piracicaba (SP) - November Date: 1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
Other starters:
- "Volante 13" (BR) DKW

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Latin American Races Round: 8

Circuito Cidade de Pelotas

IV Circuito Cidade de Pelotas (RS) Date: 25.10.1961


Circuit lenght: Race distance: 126,000 km Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - José Asmuz (BR) Carretera Ford 1:02:00,000
2. - Ítalo Bertao (BR) Carretera Chevrolet
3. - José Madrid (BR) Carretera Ford
4. - Claudio Duarte (BR) Carretera Ford
5. - Flavio Del Mese (BR) DKW
6. - Paula Feijó (BR) VW Porsche

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Latin American Races Round: 9

Mil Milhas Brasileiras

VI Mil Milhas Brasileiras, Interlagos (SP) Date: 25.11.1961


Circuit lenght: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 107,267 km/h

Fastest lap:Antônio Carlos AvalloneNo. Carretera Chevrolet Corvette4:7 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 9 Ítalo Bertao (BR)
Orlando Menegas (BR) 		Carretera Chevrolet Corvette 201 15:15:00,000
2. 1 Chico Landi (BR)
Christian Heins (BR) 		FNM JK 201
3. - Mário Olivetti (BR)
Aílton Varanda (BR) 		FNM JK 193
4. 37 José Asmuz (BR)
Aristides Bertuol (BR) 		Carretera Ford 193
5. - Ivo Rizzardi (BR)
Caetano Damiani (BR) 		Carretera Chevrolet Corvette 193
6. 10 Mario César de Camargo Filho (BR)
Bird Clemente (BR) 		DKW Vemag 191
7. - Luiz Antonio Greco (BR)
Juvenal Terra (BR) 		DKW Vemag 191
8. - Antônio Carlos Aguiar (BR)
Antônio Carlos Avallone (BR) 		Carretera Chevrolet Corvette 189
9. - Waldemar Costa (BR)
Waldemar Costa Filho (BR) 		Simca Chambord 185
10. - Ciro Cayres (BR)
Danilo de Lemos (BR) 		Simca Chambord 182
11. - Eugenio Martins (BR)
Agnaldo de Goes Filho (BR) 		FNM JK 182
12. - Sérgio Peixoto de Castro (BR)
José Francisco Silva (BR) 		FNM JK 181
13. - Karl Iwers (BR)
Henrique Iwers (BR) 		DKW Vemag 179
14. 22 Militão Mens (BR)
Luiz Valente (BR) 		Carretera Ford 173
15. - Antonio Serrador (BR)
Moisés Saubel (BR) 		171
Did not finish:
- Catharino Andreatta (BR) DNF
18 Celso Lara Barberis (BR)
Camillo Christófaro (BR) 		Chevrolet Corvette DNF

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