1961 Silver City Trophy
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| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship Race in the 1961 Formula One season | ||
| Date | 3 June 1961 | |
| Official name | II Silver City Trophy | |
| Location | Brands Hatch | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.65 mi / 4.265 km |
|
| Distance | 76 laps, 201.4 mi / 311.345 km | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 1:42.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 1:42.0 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax |
| Second | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
| Third | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax |
The 2nd Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 June 1961 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 76 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21.
The race was overshadowed by a fatal accident during qualifying when Shane Summers crashed his Cooper T53 into the concrete entrance to the paddock road tunnel.
[edit] Results
- Stirling Moss was entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team to drive a Cooper-Climax but he did not race this car.
[edit] References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
