1961 Aintree 200

VI Aintree 200
The Aintree circuit layout in 1961
Race details
Date	April 22, 1961
Official Name	VI Aintree 200
Location	Aintree Merseyside, UK
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.827km (3mi)
Distance	50 laps, 241.350km (150 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Graham Hill BRM-Climax
Time	2:00.2
Fastest Lap
Driver	Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Time	2:15.0
Podium
First	Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax
Third	Graham Hill BRM-Climax
Lap Leaders
No data available

The 1961 Aintree 200 was a non-championship race, held on April 22. The winner was two-time defending World Champion Jack Brabham in a Cooper-Climax. Second was Brabham's teammate, Bruce McLaren and third was polesitter Graham Hill.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1961 Aintree 200 are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	2:00.2	—
2	3	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:00.6	+ 0.4
3	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:01.4	+ 1.2
4	5	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	2:02.4	+ 2.2
5	19	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:02.4	+ 2.2
6	8	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	2:03.0	+ 2.8
7	18	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:03.0	+ 2.8
8	27	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	2:03.6	+ 3.4
9	6	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	2:04.0	+ 3.8
10	2	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	2:04.8	+ 4.6
11	21	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	2:05.2	+ 5.0
12	26	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	2:05.8	+ 5.6
13	9	Shane Summers	Cooper-Climax	2:06.0	+ 5.8
14	20	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	2:06.4	+ 6.2
15	23	Dan Gurney	Lotus-Climax	2:06.6	+ 6.4
16	10	George Morgan	Cooper-Climax	2:07.0	+ 6.8
17	22	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	2:08.0	+ 7.8
18	30	Lucien Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati	2:08.0	+ 7.8
19	12	Graham Eden	Cooper-Climax	2:08.0	+ 7.8
20	14	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	2:09.8	+ 9.6
21	24	Michael May	Lotus-Climax	2:11.8	+ 11.6
22	29	André Pilette	Emeryson-Climax	2:12.8	+ 12.6
23	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	2:14.2	+ 14.0
24	28	Peter Procter	Lotus-Climax	2:15.0	+ 14.8
25	16	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	2:31.0	+ 30.8
26	15	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	No time
27	32	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	No time
28	25	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	No time

Grid

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Race

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	3	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	50	1.55:17.2	2
2	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	50	+ 28.4	3
3	1	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	50	+ 1:09.8	1
4	5	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	50	+ 1:58.2	4
5	15	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	26
6	8	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	6
7	27	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	49	+ 1 Lap	8
8	6	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	48	+ 2 Laps	9
9	19	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	48	+ 2 Laps	5
10	18	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	48	+ 2 Laps	7
11	26	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	48	+ 2 Laps	12
12	9	Shane Summers	Cooper-Climax	47	+ 3 Laps	13
13	32	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	47	+ 3 Laps	27
14	23	Dan Gurney	Lotus-Climax	47	+ 3 Laps	15
15	21	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	46	+ 4 Laps	11
16	29	André Pilette	Emeryson-Climax	45	+ 5 Laps	22
17	2	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	44	+ 6 Laps	10
18	12	Graham Eden	Cooper-Climax	43	+ 7 Laps	19
19	20	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	41	+ 9 Laps	14
DSQ	16	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	34	Adding engine oil	25
Ret	22	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	26	Gearbox	17
Ret	14	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	23	Engine	20
Ret	28	Peter Procter	Lotus-Climax	11	Ignition	24
Ret	25	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	7	Engine	28
Ret	24	Michael May	Lotus-Climax	7	Engine	21
Ret	7	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	1	Engine	23
Ret	10	George Morgan	Cooper-Climax	1	Accident	16
Ret	30	Lucien Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati	0	Accident	18
WD		Lloyd Casner	Lotus-Climax		No car	-
WD		Brian Naylor	JBW-Maserati		Car not ready	-
WD		Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax		No car	-
WD		Willy Mairesse	Emeryson-Maserati		No car	-
WD		John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax			-

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