1961 Spa Grand Prix, 3rd race
The Grand Prix of Spa 1961 , also Grand Prix de Spa, Circuit National de Spa-Francorchamps , took place on May 14, 1961 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps . The race was not part of any racing series.
The race
At the Spa Grand Prix in 1961, the organizer applied the now unusual practice of having vehicles of different classes driven and scored separately. There were three races on May 14th. The race for GT cars up to 1.3 liter displacement was won by the Briton William Allen in a Lotus Elite . In GT sports cars up to the displacement limit of 2 liters, the German Fritz Hahnl remained successful in the Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth .
The race of the large GTs over 2 liter displacement lasted 15 laps and ended with the victory of Willy Mairesse in the works - Ferrari 250 GT SWB ahead of Mike Parkes in a Jaguar E-Type and Graham Whitehead , who also had a Ferrari 250 GT SWB drove.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Travel time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT + 2.0 | 4th |
 Scuderia Ferrari
|
 Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 1: 05: 33.800 | ||
| 2 | GT + 2.0 |
 Ecurie Endeavor
|
Mike Parkes
|
Jaguar E-Type | 1: 07: 04,900 | |||
| 3 | GT + 2.0 |
Graham Whitehead
|
Graham Whitehead
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 1: 08: 36,200 | |||
| 4th | GT + 2.0 |
 Pierre Dumay
|
Pierre Noblet
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 1: 08: 36,600 | |||
| 5 | GT + 2.0 |
 Gunnar Andersson
|
Gunnar Andersson
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 1: 08: 42,900 | |||
| 6th | GT + 2.0 | 18th |
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Georges Berger
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | |||
| 7th | GT + 2.0 |
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Jacques van de Velde
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | ||||
| 8th | GT + 2.0 |
 Wolfgang Seidel
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | |||||
| 9 | GT + 2.0 |
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Jacques van de Hautes
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | ||||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 10 | GT + 2.0 |
Fernand Tavano
|
Fernand Tavano
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | ||||
| 11 | GT + 2.0 | 14th |
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Serge Orban
|
Ferrari 250 GT | |||
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT + 2.0 |
Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Overall victory |
Racing data
- Registered: 11
- Started: 11
- Rated: 9
- Race classes: 1
- Spectator: unknown
- Weather on race day: unknown
- Route length: 14.100 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 1: 05: 33.800 hours
- Overall laps of the winning team: 15
- Total distance of the winning team: 204,500 km
- Winner's average: 193.553 km / h
- Pole position: Willy Mairesse - Ferrari 250 GT SWB (# 4)
- Fastest race lap: Willy Mairesse - Ferrari 250 GT SWB (# 4) - 4: 19,500 - 195.606 km / h
- Racing series: did not belong to any racing series
literature
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .