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1961 Naples Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	NC
Country	Italy
Grand Prix	Naples
Official name	XIX Gran Premio di Napoli
Location	Posillipo Circuit, Posillipo, Naples
Image	1955Naples.jpg
Date	14 May
Year	1961
Course	Street circuit
Course_mi	1.548
Course_km	2.491
Distance_laps	60
Distance_mi	92.86
Distance_km	149.444
Pole_Driver	Gerry Ashmore
Pole_Country	UK
Pole_Team	Lotus-Climax
Pole_Time	1:21.3
Fast_Driver	Giancarlo Baghetti
Fast_Team	Ferrari
Fast_Time	1:20.2
Fast_Country	Italy
First_Driver	Giancarlo Baghetti
First_Country	Italy
First_Team	Ferrari
Second_Driver	Gerry Ashmore
Second_Country	UK
Second_Team	Lotus-Climax
Third_Driver	Lorenzo Bandini
Third_Country	Italy
Third_Team	Cooper-Maserati

The 19th Naples Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 May 1961 at Posillipo Circuit, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giancarlo Baghetti in a Ferrari 156 in only his second Formula One race, having also won his first. Baghetti went on to win his next Formula One race as well, his first World Championship race, and is the only driver to have won his first three Formula One races run.

This race was held on the same day as the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix, therefore very few of the top drivers of the day were in action in Naples. Baghetti took a comfortable victory despite only starting third on the grid, with pole-sitter Gerry Ashmore finishing second after the other main challenger and early leader Roy Salvadori suffered a puncture. Lorenzo Bandini had led for a lap before Baghetti took over on lap 4, and he held the lead until the chequered flag.

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Lap
10	UK Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	1:21.3	—
18	UK Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	1:21.3	+0.0
32	Italy Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	1:21.9	+0.6
34	Italy Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	1:22.5	+1.2
30	UK Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	1:22.7	+1.4
40	Italy Ernesto Prinoth	Lotus-Climax	1:23.0	+1.7
36	Italy Menato Boffa	Cooper-Climax	1:23.2	+1.9
22	Italy Giovanni Alberti	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A.	1:24.4	+3.1
2	UK John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	1:24.5	+3.2
26	France Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	1:24.6	+3.3
28	Italy Roberto Bussinello	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A.	1:25.1	+3.8
8	UK Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	1:25.2	+3.9
14	UK Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	1:25.2	+3.9
38	Italy Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati	1:25.3	+4.0
12	Italy Renato Pirocchi	Cooper-Climax	1:25.8	+4.5
6	Belgium André Pilette	Emeryson-Climax	1:27.1	+5.8
16	Switzerland "Wal Ever"	Cooper-O.S.C.A.	1:27.2	+5.9
20	Italy Giuseppe Maugeri	Cooper-Climax	1:27.6	+6.3
4	France François Santé	Cooper-Climax	2:22.9	+1:01.6

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired
32	Italy Giancarlo Baghetti	FISA	Ferrari	1.22:46.5	3
10	UK Gerry Ashmore	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	59 laps	1
34	Italy Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	59 laps	4
30	UK Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus-Climax	58 laps	6
28	Italy Roberto Bussinello	Isobele de Tomaso	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A.	56 laps	11
26	France Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	56 laps	10
18	UK Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	56 laps	2
8	UK Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	54 laps	12
40	Italy Ernesto Prinoth	Scuderia Dolomiti	Lotus-Climax	34 laps	6
22	Italy Giovanni Alberti	Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso-O.S.C.A.	Unknown - 36 laps	8
14	UK Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	Accident - 5 laps	13
36	Italy Menato Boffa	Menato Boffa	Cooper-Climax	Accident - 5 laps	16
2	UK John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	Ignition - 1 lap	9
38	Italy Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati		-
12	Italy Renato Pirocchi	Pescara Racing Club	Cooper-Climax		-
6	Belgium André Pilette	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Climax		-
16	Switzerland "Wal Ever"	"Wal Ever"	Cooper-O.S.C.A.		-
20	Italy Giuseppe Maugeri	Giuseppe Maugeri	Cooper-Climax		-
4	France François Santé	François Santé	Cooper-Climax		-
24	Switzerland André Wicky	André Wicky	Cooper-Climax	Withdrew	-

References

"The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
"The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 26–27.
Race results at www.silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1961/1961.html#ngp

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References

"The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.26-27

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