1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1961. The race was contested over 13 laps at a total distance of approximately 50 miles.

The race was won by Noel Hall driving a Cooper T51 Climax.

Results

Pos No Entrant Driver Car Race Time/DNF Laps
1 71 Ecurie Hall Noel Hall Cooper T51 Climax 34:53.4 13
2 20 G.A. Scott Glyn Scott Cooper T43 Climax 36:03.6 12
3 8 Geoghegan Motors Leo Geoghegan Lotus 20 Ford 37:58.5 12
4 11 Ecurie Cinque Gordon Stewart MG Stewart Special 34:58.7 11
5 78 Rawsthornes Garage John Hough HWM F2-51 Jaguar 35:07.0 11
6 40 N.F. Barnes Noel Barnes MG TC Special 35:12.7 11
7 43 Len Deaton Len Deaton Cooper T43 Ford 35:14.4 11
8 64 Barrie Garner Barrie Garner Nota Major BMC 36:55.6 11
9 81 Bayldon & Stafford Car Sales Kevin Salmon MG Special 37:57.6 11
10 6 B.S. Stillwell Bib Stillwell Cooper T51 Climax Gearbox 12
11 34 Continental Cars Bill Machin BMC Spyder Special Gearbox 6
12 28 A.C. Rose Alwyn Rose DalRo FLII Jaguar Halfshaft 4
13 15 Barry Collerson Barry Collerson Talbot-Lago T26C Retired 3
14 3 Jack Myers Jack Myers Cooper-Thunderbird MkIV Triumph Halfshaft 0
Source:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Brown, Allen. "Bathurst, 1 Oct 1961 « Australian Gold Star (Formula Libre) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
  2. ^ John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, page 293


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