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British National Races 1961


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1   Catterick GB      
2   Catterick GB      
3 3.3.1961 Snetterton [GT] GB      
4 11.3.1961 BARC Goodwood [S1.1] GB      
5 11.3.1961 BARC Goodwood [S+1.1] GB      
6 11.3.1961 Goodwood Members GB      
7 3.4.1961 Mallory Park [S1.1] GB      
8 3.4.1961 Mallory Park [S+1.1] GB      
9 3.4.1961 Brands Hatch [S+1.2] GB      
10 3.4.1961 Brands Hatch [S1.2] GB      
11 16.4.1961 Mallory Park [Sports] GB      
12 16.4.1961 Mallory Park [GT+Production] GB      
13 21.5.1961 Whitsun Trophy Goodwood GB      
14 23.7.1961 Scott-Brown Trophy Snetterton GB      
15 13.8.1961 Aintree [Sports] GB      
16 13.8.1961 Aintree [GT2.0] GB      
17 20.8.1961 Snetterton [Sports] GB      
18 4.9.1961 Croft [Sports] GB      
19 1.10.1961 Peco Trophy Brands Hatch GB      
20 26.12.1961 Brands Hatch [Sports] GB      
21 26.12.1961 Brands Hatch [GT] GB      
22   Bank Holiday Brands Hatch GB      
23   Martini Trophy GB      

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British National Races Round: 1

Catterick

Battle of Britain Trophy Meeeting, Sportscar Event, Catterick Date: 1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Jimmy Blumer (GB) Cooper Monaco 15

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British National Races Round: 2

Catterick

Battle of Britain Trophy Meeeting, Main Event, Catterick Date: 1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Jimmy Blumer (GB) Cooper Monaco

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British National Races Round: 3

Snetterton [GT]

Snetterton Date: 3.3.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 32 Mike Parkes (GB) Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2119GT
2. - Graham Whitehead (GB) Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2009GT

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British National Races Round: 4

BARC Goodwood [S1.1]

BARC Meeting, Goodwood Date: 11.3.1961


Fastest lap:Laurie KeensNo. Lola Mk.1 Climax1:38,8 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - David Boshier-Jones (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR9? 5 0:08:30,600 1. S1.1
2. - Laurie Keens (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR14 5 0:08:33,400 2. S1.1
3. - M. Shill (GB) Lotus - Climax 5 0:08:36,000 3. S1.1

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British National Races Round: 5

BARC Goodwood [S+1.1]

BARC Meeting, Goodwood Date: 11.3.1961


Fastest lap:Henry TaylorNo. Lola Mk.1 Climax1:35,8 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Henry Taylor (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR19 10 0:16:30,600 1. S+1.1
2. - Bill de Selincourt (GB) Lister - Jaguar 10 0:16:33,000 2. S+1.1
3. - Dizzy Addicott (GB) Lotus - Climax 10 0:16:33,800 3. S+1.1

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British National Races Round: 6

Goodwood Members

Goodwood Members Date: 11.3.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
Other starters:
- Mew HWM Jaguar

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British National Races Round: 7

Mallory Park [S1.1]

Mallory Park Date: 3.4.1961


Fastest lap:D. EvansNo. Lotus - Climax1:0,6 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - D. Evans (GB) Lotus - Climax 10 0:10:20,800
2. - Jim Ferguson (GB) Turner - Climax 10 0:10:23,800
3. - J. Hylton-Blades (GB) Lotus - Climax 10 0:10:29,200

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British National Races Round: 8

Mallory Park [S+1.1]

Mallory Park Date: 3.4.1961


Fastest lap:George PittNo. Cooper Monaco Climax0:58 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - George Pitt (GB) Cooper Monaco Climax 10 0:09:55,400
2. - Brian Naylor (GB) Cooper Monaco T49 Ferrari 10 0:09:56,000
3. - Gil Baird (GB) Lister 10 0:10:14,000
Other starters:
- Sturgess Jaguar C type

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British National Races Round: 9

Brands Hatch [S+1.2]

Brands Hatch, Club Circuit Date: 3.4.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Gordon Lee (GB) Lister - Jaguar BHL5 15 0:16:30,200
2. - Jim Diggory (GB) Cooper - Climax 15 0:16:47,800
3. - Peter Sargent (GB) Jaguar D type XKD 601 15 0:16:48,600
Other starters:
- C. K. Bond-Smith Lotus - Climax

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British National Races Round: 10

Brands Hatch [S1.2]

Brands Hatch, Club Circuit Date: 3.4.1961


Fastest lap:Jon DerisleyNo. Lotus Super Seven Ford1:9 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Doug Mockford (GB) Lotus Seven Ford 10 0:11:46,200 S1.2
2. - Jon Derisley (GB) Lotus Super Seven Ford 10 0:11:47,000 S1.2
3. - Geoffrey Oliver (GB) D.R.W. Ford 10 0:11:49,200 S1.2
4. - Ken Mackenzie (GB) Turner 950 Climax S1.2
5. - Woodhouse Tornado Ford S1.2

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British National Races Round: 11

Mallory Park [Sports]

BRSCC Meeting, Mallory Park Date: 16.4.1961


Fastest lap:John WoolfeNo. Lola Mk.1 Climax?134,846 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Roy Pierpoint (GB) Lotus - Climax
2. - John Woolfe (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR8
3. - Laurie Keens (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR14

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British National Races Round: 12

Mallory Park [GT+Production]

BRSCC Meeting, Mallory Park Date: 16.4.1961


Fastest lap:David BuxtonNo. Lotus Elite?130,356 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - David Buxton (GB) Lotus Elite
2. - Gordon Jones (GB) Marcos GT
3. - John Wagstaff (GB) Lotus Elite
4. - Dennis Morgan (GB) Elva Courier

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British National Races Round: 13

Whitsun Trophy Goodwood

Whitsun Trophy, Goodwood Date: 21.5.1961


Fastest lap:Bruce HalfordNo. Cooper Monaco Climax?151,133 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Bruce Halford (GB) Cooper Monaco Climax 21 1. S+1.5
2. - Bill de Selincourt (GB) Lister - Jaguar 21 2. S+1.5
3. - Mike Salmon (GB) Jaguar D type XKD 504 21 3. S+1.5
4. - John Bekaert (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR11 21 1. S1.5
Did not finish:
- Roy Bloxham (GB) Lister - Jaguar Fatal accident S+1.5

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British National Races Round: 14

Scott-Brown Trophy Snetterton

Archie Scott-Brown Memorial Trophy, Snetterton Date: 23.7.1961


Fastest lap:Mike ParkesNo. Jaguar E type?146,192 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Mike Parkes (GB) Jaguar E type S850005 ECD400 20 1. GTC 1.
2. - Roy Salvadori (GB) Jaguar E type Lightweight S850006 BUY1 John Coombs 20 2. GTC
3. - Graham Warner (GB) Lotus Elite 20 1. GTB
4. - Gawaine Baillie (GB) Jaguar E type S850008 20 3. GTC
5. - Pat Fergusson (GB) Turner - Climax
6. - Clive Hunt (GB) Lotus Elite
7. - Chris Lawrence (GB) Morgan Plus 4
8. - Mike Bond (GB) Austin-Healey
9. - John Mitchell (GB) Marcos 1. GTA
10. - John Sutton (GB) Marcos
11. - Ken Mackenzie (GB) Turner
12. - Jack Gates (GB) Marcos
13. - Robin Benson (GB) Porsche 356 Carrera
Did not finish:
- Albert Powell (GB) Jaguar E type S850007? VPD9? DNF
Running in practice:
- Albert Powell (GB) Jaguar E type S850010 3BXV

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British National Races Round: 15

Aintree [Sports]

Aintree Bank Holiday Meeting, Aintree Date: 13.8.1961


Fastest lap:Henry TaylorNo. Lotus - Climax1:4,2147,994 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Jimmy Blumer (GB) Cooper Monaco Climax 15
2. - Henry Taylor (GB) Lotus - Climax 15
3. - Tom Dickson (GB) Cooper Monaco T57 Climax 15
4. - John Woolfe (GB) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR8 15
5. - Jim Mackay (GB) Lotus - Climax 15
6. - Mike Salmon (GB) Jaguar D type XKD 504 15

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British National Races Round: 16

Aintree [GT2.0]

Aintree Bank Holiday Meeting (Astley Trophy), Aintree Date: 13.8.1961


Fastest lap:David HobbsNo. Lotus Elite1:12,2131,595 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - David Hobbs (GB) Lotus Elite 15
2. - John Kennerley (GB) Lotus Elite 15
3. - B. J. Smallthwaite (GB) Lotus Elite 15
4. - Robin Benson (GB) Porsche 356 15
5. - John Mitchell (GB) Marcos GT Ford 15
- John Seabrook (GB) Turner 14
- Chris Williams (GB) Austin-Healey Sprite 14
- Michael White (GB) Austin-Healey Sprite 14

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British National Races Round: 17

Snetterton [Sports]

National Benzole Trophy Meeting, Snetterton Date: 20.8.1961


Fastest lap:Roy PierpointNo. Lotus 15 Climax1:45149,523 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Roy Pierpoint (GB) Lotus 15 Climax 10 1. S+1.5
2. - Mike Salmon (GB) Jaguar D type XKD 504 10 2. S+1.5
3. - Ian Baillie (GB) Aston Martin DBR1 10 3. S+1.5
4. - Peter Sargent (GB) Jaguar D type XKD 601 10 4. S+1.5
5. - David Chamberlain (GB) Cooper T38 Jaguar CJ-2-55 10 5. S+1.5
- Mike Beckwith (GB) Lotus - Climax 1. S1.5
- R. Levett (GB) Scorpion 2. S1.5
- C. Garnham (GB) Terrier 3. S1.5

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British National Races Round: 18

Croft [Sports]

Battle of Britain Trophy, Croft Date: 4.9.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Jimmy Blumer (GB) Cooper Monaco T49 Climax

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British National Races Round: 19

Peco Trophy Brands Hatch

Peco Trophy, Brands Hatch Date: 1.10.1961


Fastest lap:Mike ParkesNo. Jaguar E type?137,630 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Mike Parkes (GB) Jaguar E type 10 1. GT+2.0
2. - Les Leston (GB) Lotus Elite 10 1. GT2.0
3. - John Whitmore (GB) Lotus Elite 10 2. GT2.0
4. - Keith Aitchison (GB) TVR Grantura 10
5. - Chris Lawrence (GB) Morgan 10
- Peter Jackson (GB) Austin-Healey Sprite 1. GT1.0
- K. Price (GB) Turner
- R. Stelfox (GB) Jaguar E type

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British National Races Round: 20

Brands Hatch [Sports]

Boxing Day (Christmas Trophy), Brands Hatch Date: 26.12.1961


Circuit length: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 117,000 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 63 Graham Hill (GB) Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0792TR
2. - Chris Ashmore (GB) Elva
3. - Keith Holland (GB) Lotus

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British National Races Round: 21

Brands Hatch [GT]

Brands Hatch Date: 26.12.1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Les Leston (GB) Lotus Elite

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British National Races Round: 22

Bank Holiday Brands Hatch

Bank Holiday Meeting, Brands Hatch Date: 1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 97 Stirling Moss (GB) Ferrari 250 GT 2735GT Rob Walker

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British National Races Round: 23

Martini Trophy

Martini Trophy Date: 1961


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Mike Salmon (GB) Jaguar D type XKD 504

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