1961 Natal Grand Prix
The 1st Natal Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 17 December 1961 at Westmead Circuit, South Africa. The race was run over 89 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, in his Lotus 21.
| 1961 Natal Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 17 December 1961 | ||
| Official name | I Natal Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Westmead Circuit, Durban | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.62 km (2.2496 mi) | ||
| Distance | 89 laps, 322.213 km (200.214 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:26.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:24.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third |
| Porsche | |
There were no great differences between the local rules to which this race was run and the international Formula One rules, but for example sports car bodies were permitted, such as the Porsche special driven by Jennings.
Clark led the race from start to finish, with only Stirling Moss, who had started from the back of the grid, able to stay on the same lap by the end. The local South African entrants were outclassed, with the first of them finishing three laps down on Clark.[1]
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 2.13:58.4 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | |
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | + 31.9 s | 22 |
| 3 | 4 |  |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 88 laps | 2 |
| 4 | 5 |  |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 87 laps | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 86 laps | 7 |
| 6 | 11 | |
Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | 86 laps | 10 |
| 7 | 25 | |
Adrian Pheiffer | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 86 laps | 9 |
| 8 | 26 | |
Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | 19 | |
| 9 | 19 | |
Bill Jennings | Jennings-Porsche | 18 | |
| 10 | 20 | |
Ecurie Rhodes | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 13 | |
| Ret | 2 | |
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Accident | 6 |
| Ret | 14 | |
Don Philp | Quodra-Climax | Engine | 12 |
| Ret | 16 | |
Ecurie Wolman | Lotus-Borgward | 14 | |
| Ret | 29 | |
Neville Lederle | Lotus-Ford | 15 | |
| Ret | 27 | |
Equipe Judette | Lotus-Ford | 16 | |
| Ret | 10 | |
Scuderia Alfa | Heron-Alfa Romeo | Suspension | 11 |
| Ret | 23 | |
G.E. Mennie | LDS-Climax | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | |
Dave Wright | Cooper-Climax | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | |
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Overheating | 5 |
| Ret | 9 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 3 |
| Ret | 6 |  |
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Cylinder head gasket | 4 |
| DNS | 12 | |
A.H. Pillman | LDS-Porsche | Practice accident | - |
| WD | 18 | |
Clive Trundell | Cooper-Climax | Car not ready | - |
| WD | 21 | |
Bill Dunlop | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Car not ready | - |
| WD | 22 | |
Gordon Henderson | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Car not ready | - |
| WD | 24 | |
Scuderia Alfa | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | Car not ready | - |
| WD | 28 | |
Bernard Podmore | Lotus-Ford | Car damaged | - |
| WD | 30 | |
Jack Holme | Lotus-Climax | Car damaged | - |
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.64-65
- "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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Formula One non-championship races 1961 season |
Next race: 1961 South African Grand Prix |
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