1961 Victorian Trophy
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]
The race was won by American driver Dan Gurney in a BRM P48.[3]
Results
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| 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. Flockhart | 33 |
| 4 | Stan Jones | 24 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Stan Jones Motors | 33 |
| 5 | Bib Stillwell | 16 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | B. S. Stillwell | 32 |
| 6 | Alec Mildren | 1 | Cooper T51 Maserati | A. G. Mildren Pty. Ltd. | 32 |
| 7 | Arnold Glass | 7 | Cooper T51 Maserati | Capitol Motors | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | 60 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | A. Miller | |
| 9 | John Roxburgh | 19 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | J. Roxburgh | |
| DNF | Jon Leighton | 70 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | Scuderia Birchwood | 29 |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 4 | Aston Martin DBR4/250 | A. N. Davison | 9 |
| 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] | 65 | Tornado Mk II Chevrolet Corvette | M. McEwin | - |
Notes
[edit]- Fastest lap: Hill & Flockhart: 1 min. 50 sec. (New lap record) [4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Official Programme, International Motor Race Meeting, Ballarat Air Strip, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 1961
- ^ a b c Ballarat 'International' Meeting, Australian Motor Sports, March 1961, pages 89 to 91, 94 & 98
- ^ a b c d e Victorian Trophy, Ballarat, 12 Feb 1961, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ David McKay, Guersney for Gurney, Modern Motor, April 1961, pages 27 to 31 and pages 72 to 73