1961 Solitude Grand Prix

Grosser Preis der Solitude
First Grand Prix race at Solitudering in 1961
Race details
Date	July 23, 1961
Official Name	Grosser Preis der Solitude
Location	Solitudering Leonberg, Stuttgart, West Germany
Course	Permanent road course 11.400km (7.085mi)
Distance	25 laps, 285.000km (177.129 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Jo Bonnier Porsche
Time	4:01.1
Fastest Lap
Driver	Dan Gurney Porsche
Time	3:58.6
Podium
First	Innes Ireland 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 Solitude Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus	21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
2	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus	21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
3	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus	21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	156	Ferrari	178 V6 1.5	D
5	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	156	Ferrari	178 V6 1.5	D
6	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
7	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
8	Mike Spence	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson	61	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
9	Jo Bonnier	Porsche Engineering System	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
10	Hans Herrmann	Porsche Engineering System	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
11	Dan Gurney	Porsche Engineering System	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
12	Edgar Barth	Porsche KG	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
14	Lucky Casner	Camoradi International	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
15	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
16	Michael May	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus	18	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
17	Stirling Moss	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
18	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper	T51	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
19	Roberto Bussinello	Scuderia Serenissima	De Tomaso	F1	Alfa Romeo	Giulietta L4 1.5	D
20	Peter Monteverdi	Privateer	MBM	FJ	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
21	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
22	Olivier Gendebien	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Emeryson	61	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
23	Willy Mairesse	Ecurie Nationale Belge	Emeryson	61	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	9	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	4:01.1	—
2	11	Dan Gurney	Porsche	4:01.5	+0.4s
3	7	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	4:01.9	+0.8s
4	1	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	4:02.7	+1.6s

Grid

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