The 13th BRDC International Trophy was an Intercontinental Formula motor race held on 6 May 1961 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run over 80 laps of the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T53-Climax, who also set fastest lap and lapped the rest of the field. Jack Brabham and Roy Salvadori were second and third in similar cars.[1][2]
This race marked the final participation by a Vanwall car,[3] John Surtees bringing it home in fifth place.
Results
| Pos |
No. |
Driver |
Entrant |
Constructor |
Time/Retired |
Grid
|
| 1
|
4
|
Stirling Moss
|
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
2:41:19.2, 87.18 mph
|
2
|
| 2
|
1
|
Jack Brabham
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
+1 lap
|
3
|
| 3
|
10
|
Roy Salvadori
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
+2 laps
|
7
|
| 4
|
14
|
Henry Taylor
|
UDT-Laystall Racing Team
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
+2 laps
|
17
|
| 5
|
28
|
John Surtees
|
G.A. Vandervell
|
Vanwall VW14
|
+3 laps
|
6
|
| 6
|
6
|
Tony Brooks
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P48
|
+3 laps
|
8
|
| 7
|
17
|
Chuck Daigh
|
Reventlow Racing Automobiles
|
Scarab-Meyer-Drake
|
+3 laps
|
15
|
| 8
|
15
|
Lorenzo Bandini
|
Scuderia Centro Sud
|
Cooper T51-Maserati
|
+10 laps
|
13
|
| 9
|
5
|
Graham Hill
|
Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM P48
|
+16 laps
|
4
|
| 10
|
7
|
Innes Ireland
|
Team Lotus
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
+20 laps
|
5
|
| Ret.
|
23
|
Ron Flockhart
|
Jack Brabham Racing Ltd.
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
71 laps, crash
|
12
|
| Ret.
|
12
|
Cliff Allison
|
UDT-Laystall Racing Team
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
68 laps, misfire
|
11
|
| Ret.
|
8
|
Jim Clark
|
Team Lotus
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
55 laps, clutch
|
9
|
| Ret.
|
24
|
Tony Marsh
|
Fred Tuck
|
Cooper T45-Climax
|
38 laps, oil loss
|
14
|
| Ret.
|
20
|
Brian Naylor
|
JBW Cars
|
JBW-Maserati
|
15 laps, spin and stalled
|
16
|
| Ret.
|
22
|
Tim Parnell
|
Tim Parnell
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
8 laps, crash
|
18
|
| Ret
|
2
|
Bruce McLaren
|
Atkins Cars
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
3 laps, crash
|
1
|
| Ret
|
19
|
Geoff Richardson
|
Geoffrey Richardson
|
Cooper-Climax
|
2 laps, spin
|
20
|
| Ret
|
16
|
Massimo Natili
|
Scuderia Centro Sud
|
Cooper T51-Maserati
|
0 laps, crash
|
19
|
| DNS
|
9
|
Mike Parkes
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
Crash
|
10
|
| DNS
|
21
|
Dan Gurney
|
Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
Crash
|
|
| DNA
|
3
|
Stirling Moss
|
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
Drove #4
|
|
| DNA
|
11
|
John Surtees
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
Drove #28
|
|
| DNA
|
18
|
Giulio Cabianca
|
Scuderia Castellotti
|
Cooper T51-Ferrari
|
|
|
| DNA
|
25
|
Ian Burgess
|
Camoradi International
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
Withdrawn
|
|
| DNA
|
26
|
Lloyd Casner
|
Camoradi International
|
Lotus 18-Climax
|
Withdrawn
|
|
| DNA
|
27
|
Masten Gregory
|
Camoradi International
|
Cooper T51-Climax
|
Withdrawn
|
|
| DNA
|
4
|
Maurice Trintignant
|
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
|
Cooper T53-Climax
|
Car driven by Moss
|
|
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