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1961 Canadian Grand Prix

1961 Canadian sports car race held in Bowmanville, Ontario

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Grand Prix	Canadian
Flag_suffix	1957
Country	Canada
Image	Mosport.svg
Location	Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Date	September 30
Year	1961
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	2.459
Course_km	3.957
Distance_laps	100
Distance_mi	245.9
Distance_km	395.7
Weather	Warm with temperatures approaching 26.7 C; wind speeds up to 15 km/h
Pole_Driver	Stirling Moss
Pole_Country	UK
Pole_Team	Lotus-Climax
Pole_Time	1:35.7
Fast_Driver	Stirling Moss
Fast_Team	Lotus-Climax
Fast_Time	1:34.2
Fast_Country	UK
First_Driver	Peter Ryan
First_Country	Canada
First_flag_suffix	1957
First_Team	Lotus-Climax
Second_Driver	Pedro Rodríguez
Second_Country	Mexico
Second_flag_suffix	1934
Second_Team	Ferrari
Third_Driver	Stirling Moss
Third_Country	UK
Third_Team	Lotus-Climax

The 1961 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 30, 1961, held for sports cars eligible for the Canadian Sports Car Championship regulations. 26 cars started the race. It was the first time a motor race had carried the name Canadian Grand Prix, which in future years would become an event on the Formula One world championship. The race was won by Canadian driver Peter Ryan driving a Lotus 19. Ryan finished a lap ahead of Mexican racer Pedro Rodríguez driving a North American Racing Team-run Ferrari 250 TR with pole sitter Stirling Moss third in another Lotus 19 run by his Formula One team, UDT Laystall Racing.

Results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired
DNF	13	14	15
DNF	16
DNF	17
DNF	18
DNF	19
DNF	20
DNF	21
DNF	22
DNF	23
DNF	24
DNF	DSQ	DSQ
+2.0	52	CAN Peter Ryan	Lotus 19-Climax	Comstock Racing Team	100	2:46:44	3
+2.0	2	MEX Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 TRI/61	North American Racing Team	99	− 1 lap	4
+2.0	7	GBR Stirling Moss	Lotus 19-Climax	UDT Laystall Racing	99	− 1 lap	1
+2.0	20	USA George Constantine	Ferrari 250 TR	North American Racing Team	99	− 1 lap	5
2.0	39	CAN Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche 718 RS 60	Eglinton & Caledonia Motors Ltd.	97	− 3 laps	7
2.0	3	USA John Fulp	Ferrari Dino 196 S	North American Racing Team	96	− 4 laps	16
2.0	25	CAN Francis Bradley	Lola Mk 1-Climax	R. M. Hollingshead Corp. of Canada Ltd.	92	− 8 laps	12
2.0	86	USA Herb Swan	Porsche 718 RS 61	Herb Swan	92	− 8 laps	11
2.0	8	CAN Fred Hayes	Osca S1000	North American Racing Team	88	− 12 laps	19
2.0	131	CAN Brent Morris	Lotus Mark IX-Climax	Brent Morris	88	− 12 laps	18
+2.0	72	CAN Oliver Clubine	Torus-Triumph	Manshaw Motors	84	− 16 laps
+2.0	6	BEL Olivier Gendebien	Lotus 19-Climax	UDT Laystall Racing	82	Transmission	2
+2.0	169	CAN Nat Adams	Jaguar XKSS	Tidewater Oil Co. of Canada	80	− 20 laps	15
+2.0	4	USA Wayne Burnett	Ferrari 250 TR	Wayne Burnett	80	− 20 laps
+2.0	13	USA Bob Clift	Chevrolet Special	Laura Nelson Clift	70	Retired	9
+2.0	1	MEX Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari Dino 246 S	North American Racing Team	48	Oil pressure	6
+2.0	11	USA Bob Hurt	Ferrari 250 TR	Robert Kert	34	Retired	14
2.0	140	CAN G. D. Cockerill	Triumph Special	Motorsport Club of Ottawa	25	Retired	20
+2.0	51	CAN Dan Shaw	Sadler Mk.V-Chevrolet	Comstock Racing Team	20	Transmission
2.0	75	USA Ray Heppenstall	Osca 2000		12	Retired
2.0	49	CAN Jim Muzzin	Porsche 550 RS	Downtown Porsche	7	Engine
2.0	5	CAN Dennis Coad	Lotus Mark IX-Climax	Herb Swan	6	Retired
2.0	14	USA Bob Holbert	Porsche 718 RS 61	Holbert's Garage	0	Accident	8
+2.0	10	CAN George Makins	Makins Special-Chevrolet	Makins Auto Body	0	Front axle	17
+2.0	63	USA George Reed	Ferrari 250 TR 59/60	North American Racing Team	96	Pit violation	10
2.0	132	USA Harry Entwistle	Lotus 15-Climax	Gulliver Motor Ltd.	94	Pit violation	13

References

"Weather information for the "1961 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
"GP Canada Mosport". Racing Sports Cars.
"GP Canada Mosport (Qualifying Results)". Racing Sports Cars.

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