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1961 Kanonloppet
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | Sweden |
| Grand Prix | Kanonloppet |
| Official name | VII Kanonloppet |
| Location | Karlskoga Circuit, Karlskoga |
| Date | 20 August |
| Year | 1961 |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 1.863 |
| Course_km | 2.998 |
| Distance_laps | 30 |
| Distance_mi | 55.89 |
| Distance_km | 89.95 |
| Pole_Driver | Jim Clark |
| Pole_Country | UK |
| Pole_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Pole_Time | 1.30.1 |
| Fast_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| Fast_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Fast_Time | 1:30.4 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| Fast_Driver2 | John Surtees |
| Fast_Team2 | Cooper-Climax |
| Fast_Country2 | UK |
| First_Driver | Stirling Moss |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Second_Driver | Jo Bonnier |
| Second_Country | Sweden |
| Second_Team | Porsche |
| Third_Driver | John Surtees |
| Third_Country | UK |
| Third_Team | Cooper-Climax |
The 7th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 August 1961 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.
This race featured some local drivers who did not compete regularly in Formula One, and also the multiple world motorcycle champion Geoff Duke.
Stirling Moss arrived late at the circuit and missed the practice and qualifying sessions, but was allowed to start from the back of the grid.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Stirling Moss | UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 46:16.8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden Jo Bonnier | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | + 12.0 s | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| UK John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | + 22.7 s | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| UK Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 29 laps | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| UK Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 28 laps | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | Gearbox | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| UK Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Wishbone & Oil tank | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| UK Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Engine mountings | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| UK Geoff Duke | Fred Tuck | Cooper-Climax | Accident | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden Ulf Norinder | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | Spun off | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden Carl Hammarlund | UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Spun off | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Germany Wolfgang Seidel | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus-Climax | - | ||||||||||||||||
| France Maurice Trintignant | Scuderia Serenissima | Cooper-Maserati | Car not ready | - | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden Yngve Roqvist | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | - |
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
| Previous_year's_race = — | Next_year's_race = 1962 Kanonloppet
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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