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1961 BRDC International Trophy

1961 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season

6 May 1961
XIII BRDC International Trophy
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Permanent racing facility
4.710 km (2.927 mi)
80 laps, 376.80 km (234.13 mi)
Very wet
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1:34.2
Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
1:52.4
Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax
Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax

The 13th BRDC International Trophy was an Intercontinental Formula motor race held on 6 May 1961 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run over 80 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T53-Climax, who also set fastest lap and lapped the rest of the field. Jack Brabham and Roy Salvadori were second and third in similar cars.

This race marked the final participation by a Vanwall car, John Surtees bringing it home in fifth place.

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired
4	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	2:41:19.2, 87.18 mph	2
1	Jack Brabham	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	+1 lap	3
10	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	+2 laps	7
14	Henry Taylor	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18-Climax	+2 laps	17
28	John Surtees	G.A. Vandervell	Vanwall VW14	+3 laps	6
6	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48	+3 laps	8
17	Chuck Daigh	Reventlow Racing Automobiles	Scarab-Meyer-Drake	+3 laps	15
15	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51-Maserati	+10 laps	13
5	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48	+16 laps	4
7	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 18-Climax	+20 laps	5
23	Ron Flockhart	Jack Brabham Racing Ltd.	Cooper T53-Climax	71 laps, crash	12
12	Cliff Allison	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus 18-Climax	68 laps, misfire	11
8	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 18-Climax	55 laps, clutch	9
24	Tony Marsh	Fred Tuck	Cooper T45-Climax	38 laps, oil loss	14
20	Brian Naylor	JBW Cars	JBW-Maserati	15 laps, spin and stalled	16
22	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus 18-Climax	8 laps, crash	18
2	Bruce McLaren	Atkins Cars	Cooper T53-Climax	3 laps, crash	1
19	Geoff Richardson	Geoffrey Richardson	Cooper-Climax	2 laps, spin	20
16	Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51-Maserati	0 laps, crash	19
9	Mike Parkes	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Lotus 18-Climax	Crash	10
21	Dan Gurney	Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown	Lotus 18-Climax	Crash
3	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Lotus 18-Climax	Drove #4
11	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	Drove #28
18	Giulio Cabianca	Scuderia Castellotti	Cooper T51-Ferrari
25	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus 18-Climax	Withdrawn
26	Lloyd Casner	Camoradi International	Lotus 18-Climax	Withdrawn
27	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper T51-Climax	Withdrawn
4	Maurice Trintignant	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	Car driven by Moss

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