1000 km race on the Nürburgring 1961

Wolfgang von Trips' victorious drive in a Ferrari 156 at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1961 triggered a rush of visitors to the 1000 km race

Masten Gregory won his first sports car world championship race at the Nürburgring

Maserati Tipo 61 of the Camoradi team

The seventh 1000 km race on the Nürburgring , also VII. International ADAC 1000 km race, Nürburgring , took place on May 28, 1961 on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring and was the third round of the sports car world championship of that year.

Before the race

Before the race at the Nürburgring, two races of the sports car world championship were held in 1961. The 12-hour race at Sebring ended with the victory of Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien in work - Ferrari 250TRI . The Targa Florio also ended with an overall victory for the Ferrari works team . Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips and Olivier Gendebien won in the Ferrari Dino 246SP .

The race

As in the previous year , crowds of people came to the endurance race in the Eifel in 1961 . With an allegedly 270,000 spectators watching the race that started early on Sunday, a new visitor record was achieved. The interest of many in the Porsche works cars remained unbroken. Then came the successes of Wolfgang von Trips in 1961. Born in Cologne in 1928 , the descendant of one of the oldest noble families in the Lower Rhine region with ancestral seat in Burg Hemmersbach near Kerpen had become the first German to win the Formula 1 World Automobile Championship a week before the 1000 km race by winning the Dutch Grand Prix . The fact that von Trips started for Ferrari, Porsche's big opponent, gave the race a special charm. The Scuderia came to Germany with three works cars , two Dino 246SP and a 250 GT SWB . Only two chassis were built from the Dino 246SP, both of which were at the Nürburgring. The vehicles had independent suspension and disc brakes all round, the Spyder bodies came from Carrozzeria Fantuzzi . The dinosaurs were driven by Trips, Phil Hill , Richie Ginther and Olivier Gendebien. Willy Mairesse and Giancarlo Baghetti sat in the 250 GT SWB .

Porsche had further developed the 718 again. The 1.6-liter 4-cylinder boxer engine now developed 160 hp (118 kW). For the first time, 2-liter, 8-cylinder boxer engines were used in training, which were removed again before the race and replaced by 1.6-liter engines. Race director Fritz Huschke von Hanstein signed the 1000 km race record winner with Stirling Moss . The Briton had won the race four times so far. In 1956 he won together with Harry Schell , Piero Taruffi and Jean Behra in the factory - Maserati 300S , 1958 (with Jack Brabham ) and 1959 (with Jack Fairman ) in the Aston Martin DBR1 / 300 and last year with Dan Gurney in the Camoradi Racing Maserati Tipo 61 . Moss competed in the race with fellow countryman Graham Hill . Gurney, Joakim Bonnier , Edgar Barth and Hans Herrmann were entrusted with two 718 RS 61 cars. The third works Porsche was a 356 B Carrera Speziale , driven by Herbert Linge and Sepp Greger .

The Scuderia Serenissima brought two new Maserati Tipo 63 to the race. Nino Vaccarella spoke of an immature vehicle after the first training laps. In addition to Vaccarella, Ludovico Scarfiotti , Maurice Trintignant and Umberto Maglioli drove the Maseratis. The two young Rodríguez brothers Ricardo and Pedro drove a Ferrari 250TRI / 61 from the North American Racing Team and last year's winner, the Maserati Tipo 61 from Camoradi Racing, was this time in the hands of Masten Gregory and team owner Lloyd Casner .

After the Le Mans start , Jim Clark took the lead in the three-year-old Aston Martin DBR1, which he lost to Stirling Moss in the Porsche during the first lap. After eleven laps, the order of trips and gendebies in the Dino 246SP was ahead of Moss in the Porsche and Masten Gregory in the Maserati. During the 16th lap the long-awaited rain set in. On the wet road, Moss, who had meanwhile dropped to fourth place, started a race to catch up that brought him up to second place. The journey ended on the 22nd lap due to an engine failure. At halftime, Phil Hill led in the Dino 246SP five minutes ahead of Casner in the Maserati. The second dinosaur had fallen behind after a long pit stop. The decision was made in the 24th lap when Phil Hill had an accident in the airfield section because he came across an oil trail. The car caught fire and was severely damaged; Hill was unharmed. In the end, Camoradi Racing won again with the Tipo 61. The lead over the Rodríguez brothers was one lap.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	1	Camoradi USA	Masts Gregory Lloyd Casner	Maserati Tipo 61	44
2	S 5.0	5	North American Racing Team	Ricardo Rodríguez Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 250TRI / 61	43
3	S 3.0	2	SEFAC Ferrari	Richie Ginther Olivier Gendebien Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari Dino 246SP	43
4th	GT + 2.0	61	Scuderia Serenissima	Carlo-Maria Abate Colin Davis	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	43
5	GT + 2.0	60	SEFAC Ferrari	Willy Mairesse Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	43
6th	GT 2.0	71	Fritz Hahnl	Fritz Hahnl Helmut Zick	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	43
7th	GT 2.0	70	Siegfried Günther	Siegfried Günther Eberhard Mahle	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	43
8th	S 2.0	22nd	Porsche KG	Herbert Linge Joseph Greger Stirling Moss Graham Hill	Porsche 356 B Carrera Speziale	43
9	GT 2.0	74	Gerhard Koch	Gerhard Koch Fritz linen weaver	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	42
10	S 2.0	21st	Porsche KG	Dan Gurney Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 718 RS 61	41
11	GT 2.0	78	Ernst plow ax	Wilfried Rüschenbaum Ernst Pflugbeil	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	41
12	GT + 2.0	64	Helmut Felder	Helmut Felder Peter Nöcker	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	41
13	GT 2.0	73	Ecurie Francorchamps	Lucien Bianchi Emile-Claude Clemens	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	41
14th	S 1.15	43	Chris Kerrison	Chris Kerrison Peter Sargent	Lola MK1	41
15th	S 2.0	25th	Robert Jenny	Joseph Siffert Sepp Liebl	Ferrari 500TRC	40
16	GT + 2.0	62	Ecurie Francorchamps	Georges Berger Jean Blaton	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	40
17th	S 1.15	42	Derek Williamson	John Bekaert Bill de Selincourt	Lola Mk1	40
18th	GT 1.3	90	Peter Lumsden	Peter Lumsden Peter Riley	Lotus Elite	40
19th	S 1.15	41	Charles Vögele	Charles Vögele Peter Ashdown	Lola MK1	40
20th	S 1.6	92	David Hobbs	David Hobbs Bill Pickney	Lotus Elite	40
21st	S 1.6	36	Ernst plow ax	Georg Bialas Harald von Saucken	Porsche 356 B Carrera	40
22nd	GT 1.3	107	Bardahl Italy	Marcello de Luca di Lizzano Maurizio Grana	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	40
23	S 3.0	7th	Scuderia Serenissima	Ludovico Scarfiotti Nino Vaccarella Maurice Trintignant Umberto Maglioli	Maserati Tipo 63	40
24	S 1.6	33	Bruno Runte	Bruno Runte Werner Lindermann	Porsche 356 A Speedster	39
25th	S 1.6	32	Gotfrid Köchert	Hans-Otto Kreft Hans-Peter Nyffeler	Porsche 356 B Carrera	39
26th	GT 2.0	75	Hellmuth Gerhards	Hellmuth Gerhards Frank Kalkuhl	Porsche 356 B	39
27	GT 1.3	103	Colonia	Bernd Degner Charly Braun	Lotus Elite	39
28	GT 2.0	84	Bob Olthoff	Bob Olthoff John Whitmore	MGA	38
29	GT 1.3	105	Wilfried Young	Wilfried Junge Günther Schramm	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	38
30th	GT 1.3	98	Team elite	William Allen John Wagstaff	Lotus Elite	38
31	GT 1.3	104	Hans-Helmuth Hespen	Hans-Helmuth Hespen Horst Estler	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	38
32	S 1.15	47	Andrew Hedges	William McCowen Andrew Hedges	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	38
33	GT 1.3	102	George spinning top	George Spinning Top Scott Berridge	Lotus Elite	38
34	GT 1.3	94	Les Leston	Les Leston Keith Ballisat	Lotus Elite	38
35	S 1.15	51	René Bonnet	Gérard Laureau Paul Armagnac	DB HBR5	37
36	GT + 2.0	65	Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Guy Gonzalo Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Austin-Healey 3000	37
37	GT 1.3	108	Georges Hacquin	Georges Hacquin Edmond Foliage	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	37
38	S 1.15	52	René Bonnet	André Moynet Jean-Claude Caillaud	DB HBR5	37
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39	S 2.0	27	Taylor & Crowley	Douglas Graham Christopher Martyn	Lotus 15 Series 2	35
40	GT 2.0	82	Ben Pon	Ben Pon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	35
41	GT 2.0	83	Octagon	Richard Ide Mike Reid	MGA	35
42	GT 2.0	85	Morgan	Bob Staples Peter Marten	Morgan 4/4	31
43	GT 1.3	97	Colonia	Helmut Busch Jörg Schmitz	Lotus Elite	30th
44	GT 1.3	93	Edward Greenall	Edward Greenall Ian Baillie	Lotus Elite	29
45	S 1.6	31	Heini Walter	Heini Walter Hermann Müller	Porsche 718 RS 61	27
46	GT 2.0	86	Morgan	Chris Lawrence Richard Shepard-Baron	Morgan 4/4	27
47	GT 1.3	91	Ted Lund	Ted Lund Norbert Hermann	Lotus Elite	25th
48	S 3.0	3	SEFAC Ferrari	Phil Hill Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari Dino 246SP	24
49	S 3.0	11	Essex Racing Team	Jim Clark Bruce McLaren	Aston Martin DBR1	23
50	S 2.0	20th	Porsche KG	Stirling Moss Graham Hill	Porsche 718 RS 60	21st
51	S 1.15	45	John Sprinzel	Paul Hawkins Cyril Simson	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	21st
52	GT + 2.0	66	Denise McCluggage	Denise McCluggage Allen Eager	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	20th
53	S 1.15	44	David Hitches	David Hitches Bob Hicks	Lola MK1	11
54	S 3.0	6th	Scuderia Serenissima	Maurice Trintignant Umberto Maglioli	Maserati Tipo 63	7th
55	S 3.0	10	Ecurie Ecosse	Bruce Halford Tom Dickson	Cooper Monaco T57	7th
56	S 2.0	24	Antonio Gentil de Herédia	Antonio Gentil de Heredia Antonio Heredia de Bandeira	Ferrari 500TR	7th
57	S 2.0	26th	Lausannoise	André Wicky Pierre de Siebenthal	Maserati 200SI	6th
58	GT 2.0	88	John Anderson	Lee Miller Robert McCall	Fiat 1500	6th
59	GT 1.3	96	Lotus Sweden	Jan Johnson Yngve Nyström	Lotus Elite	6th
60	GT 2.0	79	Helmut Heyse	Helmut Heyse Roland Off	Porsche 356 B	3
61	S 2.0	23	Porsche KG	Hans Herrmann Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RS 61	2
62	GT 1.3	101	Paul Deetens	Paul Deetens Carl Smet	Lotus Elite	2
63	GT 1.3	95	Bernard Consten	Bernard Consten José Rosinski	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	1
64	S 3.0	12	Georges Gachnang	Georges Gachnang Maurice Caillet	Cegga-Ferrari 3000S	1
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65	GT 2.0	76	Werner Lindermann	Werner Lindermann Fritz Schmidt	Porsche 356 B	1
66	GT 2.0	80	Robert Dooyes	Robert Dooyes Rob Slotemaker	Porsche 356 B	2
67	GT 2.0	81	Hans-Otto Kreft	Hans-Otto Kreft Hans-Peter Nyffeler	Porsche 356 B	3
68	GT 1.3	99	Team elite	Peter Arundell Trevor Taylor	Lotus Elite	4th
69	GT 1.3	106	Ewald Bandmann	Ewald Bandmann Lothar Bender	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	5
70	S 1.6	35	Irish racing	Bill Bradshaw Bill Lacy	Lotus 15	6th

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Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
71			Gymnast	Pat Fergusson Gil Baird	Gymnast
72	GT + 2.0		Essex Racing Team	Roy Salvadori Tony Maggs	Aston Martin DB4 GT
73	GT 1.6		Gilby Engineering	Keith Greene David Piper	Porsche 356 B Carrera
74	S 3.0	8th	UDT Laystall	Cliff Allison Henry Taylor	Lotus 19th
75	S 3.0	9	UDT Laystall	Ron Flockhart Jack Fairman	Lotus 19th
76	S 1.6	34	Jose Correira de Oliviera	Jose Correira de Oliviera Antonio Barros	Porsche 718 RSK
77	S 1.15	46	John Anstead	John Anstead Jonathan Fenton	Austin-Healey Sprite
78	GT + 2.0	63	Pierre Noblet	Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GT SWB
79	GT 1.3	100	John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus Elite

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Masts Gregory	Lloyd Casner			Maserati Tipo 61	Overall victory
S 2.0	Herbert Linge	Joseph Greger	Stirling Moss	Graham Hill	Porsche 356 B Carrera Speziale	Rank 8
S 1.6	David Hobbs	Bill Pickney			Lotus Elite	Rank 20
S 1.15	Chris Kerrison	Peter Sargent			Lola MK1	Rank 14
GT + 2.0	Carlo-Maria Abate	Colin Davis			Ferrari 250 GT SWB	Rank 4
GT 2.0	Fritz Hahnl	Helmut Zick			Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	Rank 6
GT 1.3	Peter Lumsden	Peter Riley			Lotus Elite	Rank 18

Racing data

• Registered: 79
• Started: 64
• Rated: 38
• Race classes: 7
• Spectators: 270,000
• Weather on race day: rain from the 16th lap
• Route length: 22.810 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 7: 51: 39,200 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 44
• Total distance of the winning team: 1003.640 km
• Winner's average: 127.675 km / h
• Pole position: Wolfgang von Trips - Ferrari Dino 246SP (# 4) - 9.33.700 = 143.134 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Phil Hill - Ferrari Dino 246SP (# 3) - 9.15.800 = 147.744 km / h
• Racing series: 3rd round of the sports car world championship in 1961
• Racing series: 5th round of the FIA GT Cup 1961

literature

• Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km race. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0 .

Web links

• Race results

Predecessor race Targa Florio 1961

Sports car world championship

Succession race 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans