1961 Syracuse Grand Prix

The 11th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 25 April 1961 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giancarlo Baghetti in a Ferrari 156 in his first Formula One race, the only driver to achieve this feat. Baghetti went on to win his next two Formula One races, including his first World Championship race.

1961 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date 25 April 1961
Official name XI Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 5.612 km (3.487 mi)
Distance 56 laps, 314.26 km (195.27 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Porsche
Time 1:56.8
Fastest lap
Driver Dan Gurney Porsche
Time 1:54.9
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Porsche
Third
  • Jo Bonnier
 Porsche

Results
PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Giancarlo Baghetti FISA Ferrari 1.50:08.2 2
2 Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 5.0 s 1
3 Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche 55 laps 6
4 Jack Brabham Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 55 laps 5
5 Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 55 laps 8
6 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 53 laps 12
7 Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 53 laps 10
8 Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 52 laps 7
NC Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM-Climax 52 laps 4
9 Menato Boffa Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax 49 laps 17
10 Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax 49 laps 19
11 Willy Mairesse Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati 42 laps 16
12 Renato Pirocchi Pescara Racing Club Cooper-Climax 37 laps 18
Ret Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident 9
Ret Massimo Natili Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati Engine 13
Ret Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati Piston 15
Ret Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM-Climax Con-rod 14
Ret John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Fuel pump 3
Ret Olivier Gendebien Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson-Maserati Gearbox 11
DNQ Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Dolomiti Lotus-Climax -
DNQ Giuseppe Maugeri Giuseppe Maugeri Cooper-Climax -
DNQ Gino Munaron Gino Munaron Cooper-Alfa Romeo -
WD Cliff Allison UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax -
WD Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax -
WD Richie Ginther SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Car not ready -
WD Giorgio Scarlatti Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Climax Car not ready -
WD Henry Taylor UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax -
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References
  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
  • Race results at www.silhouet.com
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