British Empire Trophy – 1961

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Obs
1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Cooper T53 [F2-17-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
3	Lucien Bianchi	United Dominion Trust-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18 [915]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
4	Henry Taylor	United Dominion Trust-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18/21 [916]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
5	Dan Gurney	Mrs. L. (Louise) Bryden-Brown	Lotus 18 [903]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
6	Brian Naylor	JBW Car Co.	JBW Type 1	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter
7	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T53 [F1-7-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
8	Jack Fairman	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99 [01]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
9	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 18 [372]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
10	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 18 [371]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
11	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48 [487]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	-	Inter
12	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48 [484]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	-	Inter
14	Bruce Halford	S. J. Diggory	Lotus 18 [374]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
15	John Surtees	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW14]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-	Inter
16	Massimo Natili Gino Munaron	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-12-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter
17	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter
18	Tony Marsh	Fred Tuck Cars	Cooper T51 [F2-23-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
19	Lex Davison	Ecurie Australie	Aston Martin DBR4/250 [04]	Aston Martin DBR1/300 L6 3.0	-	Inter
20	Chuck Daigh	Reventlow Automobiles Inc.	Scarab F1 [02]	Offenhauser L4 2.5	-	Inter
21	Gino Munaron	Scuderia Castellotti	Cooper T51	Castellotti 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	-	Inter
22	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 [F1-4-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
23	Tim Parnell Mike Parkes	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Lotus 18 [904]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter
24	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 ['P2' F1-5-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Obs
1	22	John Surtees	Cooper T53 [F1-4-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:33.000	Inter
2	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper T53 [F1-7-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:33.600	Inter
3	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:33.800	Inter
4	1	Jack Brabham	Cooper T53 [F2-17-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:33.800	Inter
5	10	Innes Ireland	Lotus 18 [371]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:35.000	Inter
6	11	Tony Brooks	BRM P48 [487]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	-	01:35.000	Inter
7	24	Roy Salvadori	Cooper T53 ['P2' F1-5-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:35.200	Inter
8	12	Graham Hill	BRM P48 [484]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	-	01:35.400	Inter
9	4	Henry Taylor	Lotus 18/21 [916]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:36.800	Inter
10	9	Jim Clark	Lotus 18 [372]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:37.200	Inter
11	8	Jack Fairman	Ferguson P99 [01]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:38.200	Inter
12	17	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	01:38.600	Inter
13	19	Lex Davison	Aston Martin DBR4/250 [04]	Aston Martin DBR1/300 L6 3.0	-	01:39.600	Inter
14	18	Tony Marsh	Cooper T51 [F2-23-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:40.200	Inter
15	23	Tim Parnell	Lotus 18 [904]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:40.200	Inter
16	3	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus 18 [915]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	01:41.600	Inter
17	16	Gino Munaron	Cooper T51 [F2-12-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	01:41.800	Inter
18	6	Brian Naylor	JBW Type 1	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	01:42.400	Inter

Official Name	23rd British Empire Trophy
Circuit	Silverstone
Date	July 8
Pole	John Surtees 01:33.000
Fastest Lap	John Surtees 01:36.400
Podium	1st Stirling Moss, 2nd John Surtees, 3rd Graham Hill
Prev race	Silver City Trophy June 3
Next race	Grosser Preis der Solitude July 23

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Cat	Time	Laps	FL	Gr	Pts
1	7	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Cooper T53 [F1-7-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	01:27:19.200	52		2	0
2	22	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 [F1-4-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	01:28:09.800	52	01:36.400	1	0
3	12	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48 [484]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	-	Inter	01:28:09.800	52		8	0
4	2	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	+1 lap	51		3	0
5	9	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 18 [372]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	+2 laps	50		10	0
6	24	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 ['P2' F1-5-61]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	+2 laps	50		7	0
7	17	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-13-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter	+2 laps	50		12	0
8	18	Tony Marsh	Fred Tuck Cars	Cooper T51 [F2-23-59]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	+2 laps	50		14	0
9	10	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 18 [371]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	+2 laps	50		5	0
10	3	Lucien Bianchi Henry Taylor	United Dominion Trust-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18 [915]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	+4 laps	18 30		16	0 0
11	16	Gino Munaron	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-12-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter	+15 laps	37		17	0
DNF	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Cooper T53 [F2-17-60]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	Suspension	23		4	0
DNF	11	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48 [487]	BRM P25 L4 2.5	-	Inter	Valve	22		6	0
DNF	19	Lex Davison	Ecurie Australie	Aston Martin DBR4/250 [04]	Aston Martin DBR1/300 L6 3.0	-	Inter	Gearbox	17		13	0
DNF	6	Brian Naylor	JBW Car Co.	JBW Type 1	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter	Oil pressure	11		18	0
DNF	23	Tim Parnell	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Lotus 18 [904]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	Accident	11		15	0
DNF	4	Henry Taylor	United Dominion Trust-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18/21 [916]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	Transmission	4		9	0
DNF	8	Jack Fairman	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99 [01]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	Accident	2		11	0
DNS	20	Chuck Daigh	Reventlow Automobiles Inc.	Scarab F1 [02]	Offenhauser L4 2.5	-	Inter	Accident	0			0
T	8	Stirling Moss	R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99 [01]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	Practice	0			0
T	1T	Jack Brabham	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW14]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-	Inter	Practice	0			0
DNS	15	John Surtees	G. A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW [VW14]	Vanwall V254 L4 2.5	-	Inter	Other car	0			0
DNA	5	Dan Gurney	Mrs. L. (Louise) Bryden-Brown	Lotus 18 [903]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	DNA	0			0
DNA	14	Bruce Halford	S. J. Diggory	Lotus 18 [374]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	DNA	0			0
DNA	16	Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 [F2-12-59]	Maserati 250S L4 2.5	-	Inter	DNA	0			0
DNA	21	Gino Munaron	Scuderia Castellotti	Cooper T51	Castellotti 555 L4 2.5 Tipo 106	-	Inter	Other car	0			0
DNA	23	Mike Parkes	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Lotus 18 [904]	Climax FPF L4 2.5	-	Inter	DNA	0			0
Intercontinental Formula (engines up to 3 liters).

Year	Official Name	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Formula
1961	23rd British Empire Trophy	Silverstone	July 8	Stirling Moss	Cooper	52	01:27:19.200	F1EC
1953	I Bristol M.C. & L.C.C. Formula 2 Race	Thruxton	August 3	Tony Rolt	Connaught	20	00:41:15.000	F1EC
1950	12th British Empire Trophy	Douglas	June 15	Bob Gerard	ERA	36	01:59:36.800	F1EC
1949	11th British Empire Trophy	Douglas	May 26	Bob Gerard	ERA	36	01:57:54.000	GP
1948	10th British Empire Trophy	Douglas	May 25	Geoffrey Ansell	ERA	36	02:03:45.000	GP
1947	9th British Empire Trophy	Douglas	August 21	Bob Gerard	ERA	40	02:16:52.000	GP

	Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos
1	Bob Gerard	4	3	0	0	3	1	2	3.3	5.0
2	Stirling Moss	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1.0
3	Geoffrey Ansell	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	8.5	5.0
4	Tony Rolt	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	3.0	7.6
5	St. John Horsfall	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	5.0	2.0
6	Horace Gould	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	2.0
7	Peter Whitehead	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.0	2.0
8	John Surtees	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1.0	2.0
9	David Hampshire	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	9.5	6.5
10	Cuth Harrison	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.0	4.8
11	Graham Hill	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.0	3.0
12	Emmanuel de Graffenried	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	3.0
13	Fred Ashmore	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.0	3.0
14	Jack Walton	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	3.0
15	Bob Ansell	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.5	7.0
16	Leslie Brooke	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.0	3.5
17	Jack Brabham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	12.0
18	Wilkie Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	18.0
19	John Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	10.0
20	Raymond Mays	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	13.0
21	Austin Nurse	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
22	Innes Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	9.0
23	John Webb	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6.0
24	Lorenzo Bandini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	7.0
25	Peter Bolton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.0
26	Graham Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	8.0
27	Jim Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	5.0
28	George Bainbridge	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6.0
29	Jack Fairman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	18.0
30	Sheila Darbishire	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	8.0
31	John Heath	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	10.0
32	Brian Naylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	15.0
33	Johnny Claes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	8.0
34	Tony Brooks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	13.0
35	Duncan Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	19.0
36	Leslie Marr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11.0
37	Gino Munaron	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	11.0
38	Paul Emery	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	15.0
39	Peter Jopp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.0
40	Joe Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	13.0
41	Lucien Bianchi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	10.0
42	John Bolster	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	12.0
43	Horace Richards	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7.0
44	Tony Marsh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	8.0
45	Archie Baring	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	9.0
46	Bernie Ecclestone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.0
47	Colin Murray	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	9.0
48	Bruce McLaren	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	4.0
49	George Nixon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	13.0
50	Geoffrey Crossley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	13.0
51	Geoff Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.0
52	Tim Parnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	16.0
53	Barry Woodall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	7.0
54	Lex Davison	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	14.0
55	Don Calvert	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	12.0
56	Peter Walker	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	12.5
57	Henry Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	13.5
58	David Murray	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5	13.0
59	Gordon Watson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	8.0
60	Leslie Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	16.5	10.0
61	Michael Chorlton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	11.5
62	Prince Bira	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.0	8.0
63	Roy Salvadori	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	11.0
64	Brian Shawe-Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5	5.0
65	George Abecassis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5	16.0
66	Guy Jason-Henry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	11.0
67	Reg Parnell	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	3.7	10.7

	Team	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos
1	ERA	4	4	4	1	4	2	3	7.4	7.0
2	Cooper	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	5.5	5.5
3	Connaught	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0.0	7.3
4	Maserati	4	0	0	3	3	2	2	8.8	9.8
5	BRM	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	8.0
6	JBW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	15.0
7	Frazer-Nash	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.0
8	Riley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	8.0
9	Aston Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	14.0
10	RRA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.0
11	Bugatti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	8.0
12	HAR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7.0
13	Kieft	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	12.0
14	Lotus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.2	11.2
15	Ferguson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	18.0
16	CDL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15.0
17	Turner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	6.0
18	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	12.0
19	Delahaye	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.5	9.5
20	HWM	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
21	Delage	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5	7.0
22	Talbot-Lago	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	11.5
23	Emeryson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	12.0
24	Alfa Romeo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.3	10.0
25	Alta	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.6	12.0