1961 South African Grand Prix

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1961 South African Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	26 December 1961
Official name	8th International RAC South African Grand Prix
Location	Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	3.92 km (2.436 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 313.6[citation needed] km (194.88[citation needed] miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:33.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:33.1
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Third	Jo Bonnier	Porsche

The 1961 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 8th International RAC South African Grand Prix,^[1] was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa on 26 December 1961. The race, run over 80 laps of the circuit, was won from pole position by Scotland's Jim Clark, driving a works Lotus-Climax. Englishman Stirling Moss finished second in a private Lotus-Climax, while Swede Jo Bonnier was third in a Porsche.

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	80	2.06:49.2	1
2	Stirling Moss	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	80	+ 15.7	2
3	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	79	+ 1 Lap	4
4	Tony Maggs	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	79	+ 1 Lap	6
5	Edgar Barth	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	78	+ 2 Laps	7
6	Syd van der Vyver	Syd van der Vyver	Lotus-Alfa Romeo	77	+ 3 Laps	8
7	Doug Serrurier	Scuderia Lupini	Cooper-Maserati	77	+ 3 Laps	12
8	Sam Tingle	Sam Tingle	LDS-Alfa Romeo	76	+ 4 Laps	15
9	Bob van Niekerk	Ted Lanfear	Lotus-Ford	76	+ 4 Laps	16
10	Helmut Menzler	Ecurie Wolman	Lotus-Borgward	75	+ 5 Laps	14
11	Adrian Pheiffer	Adrian Pheiffer	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	75	+ 5 Laps	10
12	Bill Jennings	Bill Jennings	Jennings-Porsche	71	+ 9 Laps	17
13	John Guthrie	Ecurie Rhodes	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	71	+ 9 Laps	19
14	Don Philp	Don Philp	Quodra-Climax	70	+ 10 Laps	11
15	Dave Wright	Dave Wright	Cooper-Climax	65	+ 15 Laps	21
Ret	Fanie Viljoen	G. E. Mennie	LDS-Climax	59	Engine	13
Ret	Bill Dunlop	Bill Dunlop	Cooper-Alfa Romeo	31	Engine	23
Ret	Gene Bosman	Scuderia Alfa	Lotus-Alfa Romeo	31	Accident	20
Ret	Clive Trundell	Clive Trundell	Cooper-Climax	27	Ignition	22
Ret	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	16	Radiator	3
Ret	Masten Gregory	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	9	Brake Pipe	5
Ret	Ernie Pieterse	Scuderia Alfa	Heron-Alfa Romeo	7	Gearbox	9
Ret	Bernard Podmore	Bernard Podmore	Lotus-Ford	5	Con-rod	18
DNS	Bruce Johnstone	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax		Practice Accident
WD	John Love	A. H. Pillman	LDS-Porsche		Car Damaged

• Pole position: Jim Clark – 1:33.9
• Fastest Lap: Jim Clark – 1:33.1
• Doug Serrurier was also entered by Scuderia Alfa, to drive an LDS-Alfa Romeo, but did not drive this car during the event.

• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
• Race results at Silhouet.com