Australian Grand Prix – 1961 – flyinglap

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	Stan Jones	Stan Jones Motors Pty.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.3	-
3	Laurie Whitehead	L. Whitehead	Ausper T2 [T202]	Ford 105E L4 1.0	-
4	Lex Davison	B. S. Stillwell	Cooper T51 [F2-18-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	-
5	John Youl	Scuderia Veloce	Cooper T51 [F2-9-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	-
6	Bib Stillwell	B. S. Stillwell	Cooper T53 [F1-5-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-
8	Keith Rilstone	K. Rilstone	Eclipse Zephyr	Ford 2.3 C	-
9	Bill Patterson	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T51 ['F2-2-57']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-
11	John Ampt	J. Ampt	Cooper T38 [CJ-1-55]	Jaguar L6 3.8	-
14	David McKay	Scuderia Veloce	Cooper T51 ['F2-5-57']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-
15	Murray Trenberth	M. Trenberth	Alta F2 [F2-5]	Holden L6 2.4	-
16	Mel McEwin	M. McEwin	Tornado Mk II	Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8 4.6	-
19	Doug Whiteford	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T51 [F2-15-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.4	-
20	Eddie Clay	E. Clay	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53]	Bristol BS2 L6 2.2	-
26	Alan Jack	A. Jack	Cooper T39 [CS-12-56]	Climax FWB L4 1.5	-
29	Garrie Cooper	Elfin Sports Cars	Elfin FJ [61P1]	Ford 105E L4 1.0	-
30	John Newmarch	J. Bruggeman	Ricardian -	Holden L6 2.4	-
45	Trevor Ellis	T. Ellis	Austin 8 Special	Austin L4C 0.9	-
56	Helene Bittner	H. Bittner	Vitesse -	Ford 1.2	-
60	Peter Wilkinson	P. Wilkinson	Elfin Streamliner	Ford 1.2	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	9	Bill Patterson	Cooper T51 ['F2-2-57']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:42.000	0
2	6	Bib Stillwell	Cooper T53 [F1-5-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:42.200	0
3	19	Doug Whiteford	Cooper T51 [F2-15-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.4	-	01:43.800	0
4	14	David McKay	Cooper T51 ['F2-5-57']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:45.400	0
5	4	Lex Davison	Cooper T51 [F2-18-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	-	01:45.700	0
6	5	John Youl	Cooper T51 [F2-9-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	-	01:46.000	0
DNS	2	Stan Jones	Cooper T51 [F2-7-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.3	-	01:48.200	0
DNS	29	Garrie Cooper	Elfin FJ [61P1]	Ford 105E L4 1.0	-	01:51.800	0
9	8	Keith Rilstone	Eclipse Zephyr	Ford 2.3 C	-	01:53.400	0
10	15	Murray Trenberth	Alta F2 [F2-5]	Holden L6 2.4	-	01:54.500	0
11	11	John Ampt	Cooper T38 [CJ-1-55]	Jaguar L6 3.8	-	01:56.400	0
12	16	Mel McEwin	Tornado Mk II	Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8 4.6	-	01:56.600	0
13	3	Laurie Whitehead	Ausper T2 [T202]	Ford 105E L4 1.0	-	01:58.400	0

Official Name	26th Craven A Australian Grand Prix
Circuit	Mallala
Date	October 9
Pole	Bill Patterson 01:42.000
Fastest Lap	Lex Davison 01:44.000, Bill Patterson 01:44.000
Podium	1st Lex Davison (29) , 2nd Bib Stillwell, 3rd David McKay
Prev race	Lewis-Evans Trophy October 1
Next race	Coppa Italia October 12

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	4	Lex Davison	B. S. Stillwell	Cooper T51 [F2-18-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	-	01:29:01.000	50	01:44.000	29	5	0
2	6	Bib Stillwell	B. S. Stillwell	Cooper T53 [F1-5-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:29:42.000	50		0	2	0
3	14	David McKay	Scuderia Veloce	Cooper T51 ['F2-5-57']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:30:00.000	50		0	4	0
4	9	Bill Patterson	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T51 ['F2-2-57']	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	+2 laps	48	01:44.000	21	1	0
5	15	Murray Trenberth	M. Trenberth	Alta F2 [F2-5]	Holden L6 2.4	-	+4 laps	46		0	8	0
6	20	Eddie Clay	E. Clay	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53]	Bristol BS2 L6 2.2	-	+5 laps	45		0		0
7	26	Alan Jack	A. Jack	Cooper T39 [CS-12-56]	Climax FWB L4 1.5	-	+7 laps	43		0		0
8	45	Trevor Ellis	T. Ellis	Austin 8 Special	Austin L4C 0.9	-	+12 laps	38		0		0
9	16	Mel McEwin	M. McEwin	Tornado Mk II	Chevrolet Corvette 283 ci V8 4.6	-	+50 laps	0		0	10	0
10	60	Peter Wilkinson	P. Wilkinson	Elfin Streamliner	Ford 1.2	-	+50 laps	0		0		0
DNF	5	John Youl	Scuderia Veloce	Cooper T51 [F2-9-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.2	-	Driver exhaustion	46		0	6	0
DNF	8	Keith Rilstone	K. Rilstone	Eclipse Zephyr	Ford 2.3 C	-	DNF	33		0	7	0
DNF	19	Doug Whiteford	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T51 [F2-15-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.4	-	Engine	30		0	3	0
DNF	11	John Ampt	J. Ampt	Cooper T38 [CJ-1-55]	Jaguar L6 3.8	-	DNF	26		0	9	0
DNF	30	John Newmarch	J. Bruggeman	Ricardian -	Holden L6 2.4	-	DNF	14		0		0
DNF	56	Helene Bittner	H. Bittner	Vitesse -	Ford 1.2	-	Gearbox	2		0		0
DNF	3	Laurie Whitehead	L. Whitehead	Ausper T2 [T202]	Ford 105E L4 1.0	-	DNF	0		0	11	0
DNS	2	Stan Jones	Stan Jones Motors Pty.	Cooper T51 [F2-7-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.3	-	DNS	0		0		0
DNS	29	Garrie Cooper	Elfin Sports Cars	Elfin FJ [61P1]	Ford 105E L4 1.0	-	DNS	0		0		0

Post category:60s / Extra Championship

Tags: 1961 EC, Australian Grand Prix, Bib Stilwell, Climax, Cooper, Cooper T51, Formula Libre, Lex Davison, Mallala