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The II Danske Grand Prix, or rather the 1961 Danish Grand Prix, was a non-championship Formula One race, held at the tiny Roskilde Ring in Roskilde, Denmark.[1] The race, the first "Danish Grand Prix" to be held as an F1 event, took place over two days through three heats.[1] An aggregate result was then decided, with Stirling Moss claiming victory after a dominant display in all three heats, taking victory in each one.[1]

Moss, who collected DKK 10,000 in prize money for his victory, was joined by Innes Ireland and Roy Salvadori on the podium over the two day competition.[2] This race was also one of only two Danish Grand Prix to be held for Formula One cars, the other being won by Jack Brabham a year later in 1962.[1]

Background[]

Set in a gravel pit near the heart of the town of Roskilde on the second largest island of Denmark, the Roskilde Ring was not a particularly outstanding centre for motorsport.[2] Yet, the FIA allowed the owners of the 1.2 km circuit, which lacked any straights of considerable length and banked bends, to host a Formula One level race in 1961, a surprise in any circumstance.[2] To generate interest in the race (which was one of 25 non-championship races in 1961) the organisers offered a relatively large prize of DKK 10,000 to the race winner, with all entrants also receiving a significant payment for attending.[2]

The ploy worked, with a fair number of Formula One stars taking up the challenge. These names included Stirling Moss, reigning World Champion Jack Brabham, and rising star Jim Clark, as well as a number of drivers from the smaller teams on the 1961 grid.[3] Scuderia Ferrari were notably absent from the race, as were several other major teams, but the circuit still attracted 50,000+ fans to watch Denmark's first Formula One race.[2]

Entry list[]

Below is the entry list for the 1965 Race of Champions.

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
2 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
3 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori United Kingdom Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
4 United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
5 United Kingdom Innes Ireland United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
6 United Kingdom Keith Greene United Kingdom Gilby Engineering Gilby 61 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss United Kingdom UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
8 United States Masten Gregory United Kingdom UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
9 United Kingdom Henry Taylor United Kingdom UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
10 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Privateer Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
11 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Belgium Equipe Nationale Belge Lotus 18 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D
15 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Netherlands Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 D

Qualifying[]

Stirling Moss claimed pole for the Danish Grand Prix, setting a time of 0:42.8s, a feat which meant he would start from pole for each of the three heats.[1] Jack Brabham and John Surtees joined him on the three car front row, with Innes Ireland the first of the Team Lotus entries on the second row.[4] Jim Clark was to line up last, having failed to set a time at all, while Lucien Bianchi saw his entry withdrawn before qualifying began.

Qualifying Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time[4] Gap
1 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 0:42.8
2 1 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 0:43.0 +0.2s
3 2 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Climax 0:43.0 +0.2s
4 9 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 0:44.0 +1.2s
5 5 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 0:44.1 +1.3s
6 3 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 0:44.3 +1.5s
7 10 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 0:44.3 +1.5s
8 8 United States Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 0:44.3 +1.5s
9 15 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 0:45.7 +2.9s
10 6 United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 0:45.9 +3.1s
11 4 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax No TIme
WD 11 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax Wthdrawn


Pos Pos Pos
Driver Driver Driver
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1 ______________
Stirling Moss 2 ______________
Jack Brabham 3
John Surtees
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4 ______________
Henry Taylor 5 ______________
Innes Ireland 6
Roy Salvadori
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7 ______________
Tim Parnell 8 ______________
Masten Gregory 9
Carel Godin de Beaufort
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10 ______________
Keith Greene 11 ______________
Jim Clark 12
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13 ______________
14 ______________
15




Race[]

Heat I[]

Heat II[]

Heat III[]

Aggregate Result[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Heats
1 7 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 80 0:59:28.5 1 1st/1st/1st
2 5 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 79 + 1:14.0s 5 3rd/2nd/2nd
3 3 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 78 + 2:06.8s 6 5th/3rd/3rd
4 9 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 76 + 2:53.9s 4 7th/6th/5th
5 10 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 76 + 3:19.4s 7 10th/5th/6th
6 6 United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 74 + 4:39.6s 10 9th/7th/7th
7 4 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 60 + 20 Laps 11 6th/Ret/4th
Ret 2 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Climax 48 Camshaft 3 4th/4th/DNS
Ret 1 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 44 Gearbox 2 2nd/Ret/DNS
Ret 8 United States Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 39 Gearbox 8 8th/Ret/DNS
Ret 15 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 34 Puncture 9 11th/Ret/DNS
WD 11 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax Withdrawn

Milestones[]

  • First Danish Grand Prix (according to Formula One regulations).

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 '1961 Danish Grand Prix', wikipedia.org, (WikiMedia, 01/04/2013), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Danish_Grand_Prix, (Accessed 20/07/2015)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 http://forix.autosport.com/8w/roskildering.html
  3. http://www.statsf1.com/en/1961-hc/grand-prix-186.aspx
  4. 4.0 4.1 'II Det Danske Grand Prix 1961', formula2.net, (F2 Register, 13/05/2003), http://www.formula2.net/F161_18.htm, (Accessed 20/07/2015)
V T E 1961 Formula One Season
Constructors BRM • Cooper • De Tomaso • Emeryson • Ferguson • Ferrari • Gilby • JBW • Lotus • Porsche
Engines Alfa Romeo • Climax • Ferrari • Maserati • OSCA • Porsche
Drivers Allison • Ashmore • Baghetti • Bandini • de Beaufort • Bianchi • Bonnier • Bordeu • Brabham • Brooks • Burgess • Bussinello • Clark • Collomb • Fairman • Gendebien • Ginther • Greene • Gregory • Gurney • Hall • Hansgen • Herrmann • G. Hill • P. Hill • Ireland • Lewis • Lippi • Maggs • Mairesse • Marsh • May • McLaren • Moss • Natili • Naylor • T. Parnell • Penske • Pilette • Pirocchi • R. Rodríguez • Ruby • Ryan • Salvadori • Scarlatti • Seidel • Sharp • Starrabba • Surtees • H. Taylor • T. Taylor • Trintignant • von Trips • Vaccarella
Cars BRM P48/57 • Cooper T45 • Cooper T51 • Cooper T53 • Cooper T55 • Cooper T58 • De Tomaso F1 • Emeryson 61 • Ferrari 156 • Ferguson P99 • Gilby 61 • Ferguson P99 • JBW 61 • Lotus 18 • Lotus 18/21 • Lotus 21 • Porsche 718 • Porsche 718/2 • Porsche 787
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