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Grand Prix de Bruxelles – 1961

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
2 Australia Jack Brabham
J. A. Brabham Great Britain Cooper T53 [F2-17-60] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
C. T. (Tommy) Atkins Great Britain Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
6 Great Britain John Surtees
Yeoman Credit Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-1-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Yeoman Credit Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-2-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
10 France Maurice Trintignant
Scuderia Colonia Great Britain Lotus 18 [914] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
12 Great Britain Ian Burgess
Camoradi International Great Britain Lotus 18 [908] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
14 Great Britain Cliff Allison
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18 [915] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
16 Great Britain Henry Taylor
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18 [916] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18 [906] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
20 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
22 Great Britain Jim Clark
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 18 [374] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
24 Belgium André Pilette
André Pilette Great Britain Lotus 18 [904] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
26 Great Britain Tony Marsh
A. E. (Tony) Marsh Great Britain Lotus 18 [909] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
28 Germany Wolfgang Seidel
Scuderia Colonia Great Britain Lotus 18 [373] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
30 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Porsche System Engineering Germany Porsche 718/2 [04] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 -
32 United States Dan Gurney
Porsche System Engineering Germany Porsche 718/2 [03] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 -
34 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 -
36 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 -
38 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
40 France Maurice Trintignant
Scuderia Serenissima Great Britain Cooper T45 Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
42 France Jo Schlesser
Inter-Autocourse Great Britain Cooper T51 [F2-17-59] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
44 Great Britain John Campbell-Jones
J. Campbell-Jones Great Britain Cooper T51 Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
46 Great Britain Shane Summers
R. M. (Terry) Bartram Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-8-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -
48 Great Britain Jackie Lewis
H. & L. Motors Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-6-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 -

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 30 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Germany Porsche 718/2 [04] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - 02:02.700 0
2 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:04.400 0
3 32 United States Dan Gurney
Germany Porsche 718/2 [03] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - 02:04.700 0
4 2 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F2-17-60] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:05.000 0
5 6 Great Britain John Surtees
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-1-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:05.600 0
6 22 Great Britain Jim Clark
Great Britain Lotus 18 [374] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:05.800 0
7 8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-2-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:06.100 0
8 26 Great Britain Tony Marsh
Great Britain Lotus 18 [909] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:07.200 0
9 18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Great Britain Lotus 18 [906] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:08.500 0
10 16 Great Britain Henry Taylor
Great Britain Lotus 18 [916] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:09.000 0
11 28 Germany Wolfgang Seidel
Great Britain Lotus 18 [373] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:09.000 0
12 14 Great Britain Cliff Allison
Great Britain Lotus 18 [915] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:09.500 0
13 20 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:10.200 0
14 34 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 02:10.500 0
15 36 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 02:11.600 0
16 38 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:13.800 0
17 24 Belgium André Pilette
Great Britain Lotus 18 [904] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:15.100 0
18 12 Great Britain Ian Burgess
Great Britain Lotus 18 [908] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:16.800 0
19 44 Great Britain John Campbell-Jones
Great Britain Cooper T51 Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:10.800 0

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 30 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Germany Porsche 718/2 [04] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - 00:45:40.600 22
2 8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-2-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:46:52.300 22
3 2 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F2-17-60] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:00.700 22
4 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:01.500 22
5 26 Great Britain Tony Marsh
Great Britain Lotus 18 [909] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:15.400 22
6 20 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:35.000 22
7 14 Great Britain Cliff Allison
Great Britain Lotus 18 [915] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 21
8 36 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 21
9 44 Great Britain John Campbell-Jones
Great Britain Cooper T51 Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 21
10 6 Great Britain John Surtees
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-1-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 20
11 12 Great Britain Ian Burgess
Great Britain Lotus 18 [908] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 19
12 34 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 18
13 38 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 18
14 18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Great Britain Lotus 18 [906] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 15
DNF 16 Great Britain Henry Taylor
Great Britain Lotus 18 [916] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 17
DNF 24 Belgium André Pilette
Great Britain Lotus 18 [904] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 11
DNF 28 Germany Wolfgang Seidel
Great Britain Lotus 18 [373] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 6
DNF 32 United States Dan Gurney
Germany Porsche 718/2 [03] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - 2
DNF 22 Great Britain Jim Clark
Great Britain Lotus 18 [374] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 2
Brabham, McLaren e Mairesse penalizados em 1 minuto por queimar a largada.

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F2-17-60] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:46:04.200 22
2 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:46:13.900 22
3 26 Great Britain Tony Marsh
Great Britain Lotus 18 [909] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:38.700 22
4 20 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:48:00.400 22
5 36 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 00:48:19.600 22
6 14 Great Britain Cliff Allison
Great Britain Lotus 18 [915] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 21
7 12 Great Britain Ian Burgess
Great Britain Lotus 18 [908] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 21
8 18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Great Britain Lotus 18 [906] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 21
9 38 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 17
10 44 Great Britain John Campbell-Jones
Great Britain Cooper T51 Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 12
DNF 8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-2-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 11
DNF 30 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Germany Porsche 718/2 [04] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - 10
DNF 6 Great Britain John Surtees
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-1-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 8
DNF 34 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 7

Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 2 Australia Jack Brabham
Great Britain Cooper T53 [F2-17-60] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:46:16.900 22
2 18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
Great Britain Lotus 18 [906] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:46:17.000 22
3 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Great Britain Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:13.200 22
4 26 Great Britain Tony Marsh
Great Britain Lotus 18 [909] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:36.000 22
5 36 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - 00:47:41.000 22
6 14 Great Britain Cliff Allison
Great Britain Lotus 18 [915] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 00:47:47.600 22
7 12 Great Britain Ian Burgess
Great Britain Lotus 18 [908] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 21
8 38 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 20
9 44 Great Britain John Campbell-Jones
Great Britain Cooper T51 Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 6
DNF 20 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 2

Official NameIII Grand Prix de Bruxelles
CircuitHeysel
DateApril 9
PoleJo Bonnier 02:02.700
Fastest LapJohn Surtees 02:02.600
Podium1st Jack Brabham, 2nd Bruce McLaren, 3rd Tony Marsh
Prev race Grand Prix de Pau April 3
Next race Grosser Preis von Wien April 16

Aggregate

P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Gr Pts
1 2 Australia Jack Brabham
J. A. Brabham Great Britain Cooper T53 [F2-17-60] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:19:21.800 66

4
0
2 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren
C. T. (Tommy) Atkins Great Britain Cooper T53 ['F2-8-60' (III)] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:20:28.600 66

2
0
3 26 Great Britain Tony Marsh
A. E. (Tony) Marsh Great Britain Lotus 18 [909] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - 02:22:30.100 66

8
0
4 36 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - +1 lap 65

15
0
5 14 Great Britain Cliff Allison
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18 [915] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - +2 laps 64

12
0
6 18 Great Britain Stirling Moss
R. R. C. (Rob) Walker Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18 [906] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - +8 laps 58

9
0
7 12 Great Britain Ian Burgess
Camoradi International Great Britain Lotus 18 [908] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - +5 laps 61

18
0
8 44 Great Britain John Campbell-Jones
J. Campbell-Jones Great Britain Cooper T51 Climax FPF L4 1.5 - +27 laps 39

19
0
9 38 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - +11 laps 55

16
0
NC 20 Great Britain Innes Ireland
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Accident 46

13
0
NC 8 Great Britain Roy Salvadori
Yeoman Credit Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-2-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Engine 33

7
0
NC 30 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Porsche System Engineering Germany Porsche 718/2 [04] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - Accident 32

1
0
NC 6 Great Britain John Surtees
Yeoman Credit Racing Team Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-1-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Accident 30
02:02.600
5
0
NC 34 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - Accident 29

14
0
NC 16 Great Britain Henry Taylor
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18 [916] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Suspension 18

10
0
NC 24 Belgium André Pilette
André Pilette Great Britain Lotus 18 [904] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Gearbox 11

17
0
NC 28 Germany Wolfgang Seidel
Scuderia Colonia Great Britain Lotus 18 [373] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Engine 6

11
0
NC 32 United States Dan Gurney
Porsche System Engineering Germany Porsche 718/2 [03] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - Gearbox 3

3
0
NC 22 Great Britain Jim Clark
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 18 [374] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Gearbox 2

6
0
DNS 10 France Maurice Trintignant
Scuderia Colonia Great Britain Lotus 18 [914] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Crown 0


0
DNS 42 France Jo Schlesser
Inter-Autocourse Great Britain Cooper T51 [F2-17-59] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Reserve 0


0
DNS 46 Great Britain Shane Summers
R. M. (Terry) Bartram Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-8-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Reserve 0


0
DNS 48 Great Britain Jackie Lewis
H. & L. Motors Great Britain Cooper T53 [F1-6-61] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Reserve 0


0
DNA 40 France Maurice Trintignant
Scuderia Serenissima Great Britain Cooper T45 Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Withdrawn 0


0
T T Great Britain Cliff Allison
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18/21 [917] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T T Great Britain Henry Taylor
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18/21 [917] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T T Great Britain Stirling Moss
UDT-Laystall Racing Team Great Britain Lotus 18/21 [917] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 10 Germany Wolfgang von Trips
Scuderia Colonia Great Britain Lotus 18 [914] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 10 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Scuderia Colonia Great Britain Lotus 18 [914] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 20 Great Britain Trevor Taylor
Team Lotus Great Britain Lotus 18 [371] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 32 Sweden Jo Bonnier
Porsche System Engineering Germany Porsche 718/2 [03] Porsche 547 F4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 34 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 34 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1003] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 36 Belgium Willy Mairesse
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 36 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [1001] Maserati 150S L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 38 Belgium Olivier Gendebien
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 38 Belgium Lucien Bianchi
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
T 38 Belgium Mauro Bianchi
Equipe Nationale Belge Great Britain Emeryson 61 [P] Climax FPF L4 1.5 - Practice 0


0
Final classification defined by the score in the 3 heats. The drivers had to compete in the 3 heats to be classified.

  • Post category:60s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1961 EC, Climax, Cooper, Cooper T53, Grand Prix de Bruxelles, Heysel park, Jack Brabham

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