The 1961 Rand Grand Prix was a non-championship race, held on December 9, 1961 at the brand new Kyalami Raceway Park. The race was run to South African rules, which included Formula One cars, but also allowed full-bodied sports cars that met the engine and weight regulations. The race was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus, who took the pole and led from start to finish. Teammate Trevor Taylor finished less than a second behind Clark, and Jo Bonnier took third in a Porsche.
Contents
Background[edit | edit source]
Entry List[edit | edit source]
The full entry list for the 1961 Rand Grand Prix is outlined below, arranged by car number:
Practice Overview[edit | edit source]
Qualifying[edit | edit source]
Report[edit | edit source]
Qualifying Results[edit | edit source]
The full qualifying results for the 1961 Rand Grand Prix are outlined below:
- *Bonnier was on a warm-up lap before the race has started, but he finished half a lap at the start.
- †Pheiffer was unable to take the start.
Grid[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
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| 1 | ______________ | ||||
| Jim Clark | 2 | ______________ | |||
| Trevor Taylor | 3 | ||||
| Masten Gregory | |||||
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| 4 | ______________ | ||||
| Jo Bonnier | 5 | ||||
| Tony Maggs | |||||
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| 6 | ______________ | ||||
| Syd van der Vyver | 7 | ______________ | |||
| Ernie Pieterse | 8 | ||||
| Bruce Johnstone | |||||
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| 9 | ______________ | ||||
| Edgar Barth | 10 | ||||
| Helmut Menzler | |||||
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| 11 | ______________ | ||||
| Don Philp | 12 | ______________ | |||
| 13 | |||||
| Bob van Niekerk | |||||
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| 14 | ______________ | ||||
| Sam Tingle | 15 | ||||
| Doug Serrurier | |||||
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| 16 | ______________ | ||||
| Fanie Viljoen | 17 | ______________ | |||
| John Guthrie | 18 | ||||
| Trevor Blokdyk | |||||
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| 19 | ______________ | ||||
| Bruce Jennings | 20 | ||||
| Gene Bosman | |||||
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| 21 | ______________ | ||||
| Bernard Podmore | 22 | ______________ | |||
| Jack Holme | 23 | ||||
| Bill Dunlop | |||||
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| 24 | ______________ | ||||
| Rauten Hartmann | 25 | ||||
| Clive Trundell |
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Race[edit | edit source]
Report[edit | edit source]
Results[edit | edit source]
The full results for the 1961 Rand Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones[edit | edit source]
- First race for Rhodesian drivers.
References[edit | edit source]
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