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.
Background
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Entry ListEdit
The full entry list for the 1961 Rand Grand Prix is outlined below, arranged by car number:
Practice OverviewEdit
QualifyingEdit
ReportEdit
Qualifying ResultsEdit
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.
GridEdit
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| 1 | ______________ | ||||
| Jim Clark | 2 | ______________ | |||
| Trevor Taylor | 3 | ||||
| Masten Gregory | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 4 | ______________ | ||||
| Jo Bonnier | 5 | ||||
| Tony Maggs | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 6 | ______________ | ||||
| Syd van der Vyver | 7 | ______________ | |||
| Ernie Pieterse | 8 | ||||
| Bruce Johnstone | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 9 | ______________ | ||||
| Edgar Barth | 10 | ||||
| Helmut Menzler | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 11 | ______________ | ||||
| Don Philp | 12 | ______________ | |||
| 13 | |||||
| Bob van Niekerk | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 14 | ______________ | ||||
| Sam Tingle | 15 | ||||
| Doug Serrurier | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 16 | ______________ | ||||
| Fanie Viljoen | 17 | ______________ | |||
| John Guthrie | 18 | ||||
| Trevor Blokdyk | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 19 | ______________ | ||||
| Bruce Jennings | 20 | ||||
| Gene Bosman | |||||
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| 21 | ______________ | ||||
| Bernard Podmore | 22 | ______________ | |||
| Jack Holme | 23 | ||||
| Bill Dunlop | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 24 | ______________ | ||||
| Rauten Hartmann | 25 | ||||
| Clive Trundell |
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RaceEdit
ReportEdit
ResultsEdit
The full results for the 1961 Rand Grand Prix are outlined below:
MilestonesEdit
- First race for Rhodesian drivers.
ReferencesEdit
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