1961 Rand Grand Prix
The 4th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 9 December 1961 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 21.
| 1961 Rand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 December 1961 | ||
| Official name | IV Rand Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Johannesburg | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.096 km (2.545 mi) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 307.184 km (190.875 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:38.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Porsche | |
| Time | 1:39.1 | ||
| 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 those driven by Jennings and Bosman.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 2.06:26.3 | 1 |
| 2 | |
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 0.1 s | 2 |
| 3 | |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | + 22.0 s | 4 |
| 4 |  |
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 74 laps | 9 |
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Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 73 laps | 8 |
| 6 | |
Scuderia Alfa | Heron-Alfa Romeo | 72 laps | 7 |
| 7 | |
Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 72 laps | 6 |
| 8 | |
G.E. Mennie | LDS-Climax | 70 laps | 16 |
| 9 | |
Equipe Judette | Lotus-Ford | 70 laps | 13 |
| 10 | |
Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | 69 laps | 15 |
| 11 | |
Bill Jennings | Jennings-Porsche | 67 laps | 19 |
| Ret |  |
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Overheating | 3 |
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Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Gearbox | 14 |
| Ret | |
Bernard Podmore | Lotus-Ford | Accident | 21 |
| Ret | |
Ecurie Wolman | Lotus-Borgward | Overheating | 10 |
| Ret | |
Ecurie Rhodes | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Water pipe | 17 |
| Ret | |
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Overheating | 5 |
| Ret | |
Bill Dunlop | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Engine | 23 |
| Ret | |
Don Philp | Quodra-Climax | Overheating | 11 |
| Ret | |
Rauten Hartmann | Netuar-Peugeot | Engine | 24 |
| Ret | |
Scuderia Alfa | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | Engine | 20 |
| Ret | |
Jack Holme | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 22 |
| Ret | |
Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | |
Clive Trundell | Cooper-Climax | Puncture | 25 |
| DNS | |
Adrian Pheiffer | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Engine in practice | (12) |
| WD | |
Neville Lederle | Lotus-Ford | Car not ready | - |
| WD | |
A.H. Pillman | LDS-Porsche | Car not ready | - |
| WD | |
Dawie Gous | Porsche RSK | Car not ready | - |
- Bonnier was still on his warm-up lap when the race started, thus he was half a lap down at the start.
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com
| Previous race: 1961 Coppa Italia |
Formula One non-championship races 1961 season |
Next race: 1961 Natal Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1956 Rand Grand Prix |
Rand Grand Prix | Next race: 1962 Rand Grand Prix |
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