1961 Modena Grand Prix

XV Gran Premio di Modena
Race details
Date	September 3, 1961
Official Name	XV Gran Premio di Modena
Location	Autodromo di Modena Modena, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.366km (1.47mi)
Distance	100 laps, 236.600km (147.048 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Time	58.6
Fastest Lap
Driver	Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Time	59.2
Podium
First	Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax
Second	Jo Bonnier Porsche
Third	Dan Gurney Porsche
Lap Leaders
No data available

Background

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1961 Modena Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	André Pilette	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Emeryson	61	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
4	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T53	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
8	Jackie Lewis	H&L Motors	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
10	Jo Bonnier	Porsche Engineering System	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
12	Dan Gurney	Porsche Engineering System	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
14	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus	21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
16	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus	21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
18*	Gaetano Starrabba	Privateer	Lotus	18	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
20	Renato Pirocchi	Pescara Racing Team	Cooper	T51	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
22	Gastone Zanarotti	Isobele de Tomaso	De Tomaso	F1	OSCA	372 L4 1.5	D
24	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
26	Stirling Moss	RRC Walker Racing Team	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
28	Mennato Boffa	Privateer	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
30	Henry Taylor	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
32	Masten Gregory	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
34	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
36	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
38	John Campbell-Jones	Privateer	Cooper	T51	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
40	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
42	Roberto Bussinello	Isobele de Tomaso	De Tomaso	F1	Alfa Romeo	Giulietta L4 1.5	D
44	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
46	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
48	Tim Parnell	Privateer	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
50	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper	T51	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
52	Nino Vaccarella	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper	T51	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
54	Brian Naylor	JBW Cars	JBW	61	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
56	Roberto Lippi	Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso	F1	OSCA	372 L4 1.5	D
58	Ernesto Prinoth	Scuderia Dolomiti	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
60	Walter Breveglieri	Privateer	Cooper	T45	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
62	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P48/57	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
64	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P48/57	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
66	Mauro Bianchi	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Emeryson	61	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D

• * Giorgio Scarlatti would also drive as a #18 entry, but was allowed to take the start of the race.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1961 Modena Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	26	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	0:58.6	—
2	10	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	0:59.0	+0.4s
3	12	Dan Gurney	Porsche	0:59.0	+0.4s
4	62	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	0:59.3	+0.7s
5	46	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	0:59.4	+0.8s
6	14	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	0:59.6	+1.0s
7	32	Masten Gregory	Lotus-Climax	0:59.7	+1.1s
8	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	0:59.8	+1.2s
9	44	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	0:59.8	+1.2s
10	36	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	0:59.8	+1.2s
11	30	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	1:00.1	+1.5s
12	64	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	1:00.1	+1.5s
13	42	Roberto Bussinello	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	1:00.4	+1.8s
14	18	Giorgio Scarlatti	Lotus-Maserati	1:01.6	+3.0s
DNQ*	16	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:00.2	+1.6s
DNQ*	24	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	1:00.4	+1.8s
DNQ*	50	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	1:00.6	+2.0s
DNQ*	34	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:01.2	+2.6s
DNQ*	66	Mauro Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati	1:01.2	+2.6s
DNQ	48	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	1:01.7	+3.1s
DNQ	52	Nino Vaccarella	Cooper-Maserati	1:02.0	+3.4s
DNQ	28	Mennato Boffa	Cooper-Climax	1:02.1	+3.5s
DNQ	56	Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-OSCA	1:02.9	+4.3s
DNQ	18	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	1:03.0	+4.4s
DNQ	20	Renato Pirocchi	Cooper-Maserati	1:03.3	+4.7s
DNQ	22	Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-OSCA	1:03.3	+4.7s
DNQ	8	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	1:05.8	+7.2s
DNQ	60	Walter Breveglieri	Cooper-Climax	1:06.4	+7.8s
WD	2	André Pilette	Emeryson-Maserati	Withdrawn
WD	38	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	Injury
WD	40	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	Car unready
WD	54	Brian Naylor	JBW-Climax	Withdrawn
WD	58	Ernesto Prinoth	Lotus-Climax	Car unready

• * Ireland, Seidel, Trintignant, de Beaufort, and Mauro Bianchi had failed to qualify for the race as Bussinello and Scarlatti were automatic qualifiers.

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
				______________
		______________		1
______________		2		Stirling Moss
3		Jo Bonnier
Dan Gurney
			______________
	______________		4
	5		Graham Hill
	Roy Salvadori
				______________
		______________		6
______________		7		Jim Clark
8		Masten Gregory
Lorenzo Bandini
			______________
	______________		9
	10		John Surtees
	Jack Brabham
				______________
		______________		11
______________		12		Henry Taylor
13		Tony Brooks
Roberto Bussinello
			______________
	______________		14
	15		Giorgio Scarlatti
				______________
		______________		16
______________		17
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Race

Results

The full results for the 1961 Modena Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	26	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	100	1:40:08.1	1
2	10	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	100	+7.0s	2
3	12	Dan Gurney	Porsche	100	+7.3s	3
4	14	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	99	+1 lap	6
5	36	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	99	+1 lap	10
6	64	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	99	+1 lap	12
7	62	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	99	+1 lap	4
NC*	32	Masten Gregory	Lotus-Climax	71	+29 laps	7
Ret	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	92	Con-rod	8
Ret	42	Roberto Bussinello	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	75	Oil pressure	13
Ret	46	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	74	Engine	5
Ret	30	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	42	Head gasket	11
Ret	44	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	25	Engine	9
Ret	18	Giorgio Scarlatti	Lotus-Maserati	4	Engine	14
DNQ	16	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	24	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	50	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati
DNQ	34	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche
DNQ	66	Mauro Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati
DNQ	48	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	52	Nino Vaccarella	Cooper-Maserati
DNQ	28	Mennato Boffa	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	56	Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-OSCA
DNQ	18	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati
DNQ	20	Renato Pirocchi	Cooper-Maserati
DNQ	22	Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-OSCA
DNQ	8	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	60	Walter Breveglieri	Cooper-Climax
WD	2	André Pilette	Emeryson-Maserati
WD	38	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax
WD	40	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax
WD	54	Brian Naylor	JBW-Climax
WD	58	Ernesto Prinoth	Lotus-Climax

• * Gregory, unfortunately, would have failed to be classified as he did not finished 90% of the race distance.