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1961 Modena Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	NC
Country	Italy
Grand Prix	Modena
Official name	VII Gran Premio di Modena
Location	Modena Autodrome, Modena
Date	3 September
Year	1961
Image	Aerautodromo di Modena.png
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	1.4702
Course_km	2.366
Distance_laps	100
Distance_mi	147.02
Distance_km	236.61
Pole_Driver	Stirling Moss
Pole_Country	UK
Pole_Team	Lotus-Climax
Pole_Time	0:58.6
Fast_Driver	Stirling Moss
Fast_Team	Lotus-Climax
Fast_Time	0:59.2
Fast_Country	UK
First_Driver	Stirling Moss
First_Country	UK
First_Team	Lotus-Climax
Second_Driver	Jo Bonnier
Second_Country	Sweden
Second_Team	Porsche
Third_Driver	Dan Gurney
Third_Country	USA
Third_Team	Porsche

The 7th Modena Grand Prix was a non-championship motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 3 September 1961 at Modena Autodrome, Italy. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21.

The qualifying system for this event was very unusual in that despite over 30 entrants, the starting grid was restricted to only 14 cars. Furthermore, the fastest three Italian drivers in practice would be guaranteed to start the race, regardless of how many other drivers were faster. This resulted in Innes Ireland failing to qualify despite being 13th fastest, and faster than Giorgio Scarlatti who did qualify.

Moss took pole position, fastest lap and the win, finishing a few seconds ahead of the Porsche pairing of Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney. Gurney led at the start, but Moss passed him on lap 11 and stayed in front.

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time
26	UK Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	0:58.6	-
10	Sweden Jo Bonnier	Porsche	0:59.0	+ 0.4
12	USA Dan Gurney	Porsche	0:59.0	+ 0.4
62	UK Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	0:59.3	+ 0.7
46	UK Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	0:59.4	+ 0.8
14	UK Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	0:59.6	+ 1.0
32	USA Masten Gregory	Lotus-Climax	0:59.7	+ 1.1
4	Italy Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	0:59.8	+ 1.2
44	UK John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	0:59.8	+ 1.2
36	Australia Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	0:59.8	+ 1.2
64	UK Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	1:00.0	+ 1.4
30	UK Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	1:00.1	+ 1.5
16	UK Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:00.2	+ 1.6
42	Italy Roberto Bussinello	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	1:00.4	+ 1.8
24	Germany Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	1:00.4	+ 1.8
50	France Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	1:00.6	+ 2.0
66	Belgium Mauro Bianchi	Emeryson-Maserati	1:01.2	+ 2.6
34	Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:01.2	+ 2.6
18	Italy Giorgio Scarlatti	Lotus-Maserati	1:01.6	+ 3.0
48	UK Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	1:01.7	+ 3.1
52	Italy Nino Vaccarella	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	1:02.0	+ 3.4
28	Italy Menato Boffa	Cooper-Climax	1:02.1	+ 3.5
56	Italy Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A	1:02.9	+ 4.3
18	Italy Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	1:03.0	+ 4.4
20	Italy Renato Pirocchi	Cooper-Maserati	1:03.3	+ 4.7
22	Italy Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A	1:03.3	+ 4.7
8	UK Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	1:05.8	+ 7.2
60	Switzerland "Wal Ever"	Cooper-O.S.C.A.	1:06.4	+ 7.8

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
26	UK Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	100	1.40:08.1	1
10	Sweden Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	100	+ 7.0 s	2
12	USA Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	100	+ 7.3 s	3
14	UK Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	99		6
36	Australia Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	99		10
64	UK Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM-Climax	99		11
62	UK Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM-Climax	99		4
4	Italy Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	92	Con-rod	8
42	Italy Roberto Bussinello	Isobele de Tomaso	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	75	Oil pressure	13
46	UK Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	74	Engine	5
32	USA Masten Gregory	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	71		7
30	UK Henry Taylor	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	42	Cylinder head gasket	12
44	UK John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	25	Engine	9
18	Italy Giorgio Scarlatti	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	4	Engine	14
16	UK Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax			-
24	Germany Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax			-
50	France Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper-Maserati			-
66	Belgium Mauro Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati			-
34	Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche			-
48	UK Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax			-
52	Italy Nino Vaccarella	Scuderia Serenissima	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo			-
28	Italy Menato Boffa	Menato Boffa	Cooper-Climax			-
56	Italy Roberto Lippi	Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A			-
18	Italy Gaetano Starrabba	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati			-
20	Italy Renato Pirocchi	Pescara Racing Club	Cooper-Maserati			-
22	Italy Gastone Zanarotti	Isobele de Tomaso	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A			-
8	UK Jackie Lewis	H & L Motors	Cooper-Climax			-
60	Switzerland "Wal Ever"	"Wal Ever"	Cooper-O.S.C.A.			-
2	Belgium André Pilette	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati			-
38	UK John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax		Driver injured	-
40	UK Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus-Climax		Car not ready	-
54	UK Brian Naylor	JBW Cars	JBW-Climax			-
58	Italy Ernesto Prinoth	Scuderia Dolomiti	Lotus-Climax		Car not ready	-

Scarlatti and Starrabba used the same car.
Scuderia Centro Sud entered a Cooper-Maserati, given #6, but withdrew the entry.

References

Bibliography

"The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
"The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

References

"The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.48-49

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