1961 Nurburgring 1000 Km

28 May 1961 - Nurburgring (D): Round 3, World Sports Car Championship. Round 3, FIA GT Cup (Divisions IV-VI)
44 laps of a 14.174 mile/22.810 km circuit - 623.634 miles/1003.640 kms
Weather: rain


 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Time/DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 1 Masten Gregory/Lloyd Casner Maserati Tipo 61 [2472] Camoradi USA 44
 7h51m39.2
Sports 3000 1
2 5 Ricardo Rodriguez/Pedro Rodriguez Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0780] North American Racing Team 43
 7h52m32.4
Sports 3000 2
3 4 Richie Ginther/Olivier Gendebien/Wolfgang von Trips/Phil Hill* Ferrari Dino 246SP [0790] SEFAC Ferrari 43
 7h54m59.3
Sports 3000 3
4 61 Carlo Maria Abate/Colin Davis/Giorgio Scarlatti* Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2163] Scuderia Serenissima 43
 7h56m30.0
Grand Touring +2000 1
5 60 Willy Mairesse/Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2417] SEFAC Ferrari 43
 7h58m57.3
Grand Touring +2000 2
6 71 Fritz Hahnl, Jr./Helmut Zick Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Fritz Hahnl, Jr. 43
 7h59m23.4
Grand Touring 2000 1
7 70 Siegfried Günther/Eberhard Mahle Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Siegfried Günther 43
 8h01m08.3
Grand Touring 2000 2
8 22 Herbert Linge/Sepp Greger/Stirling Moss/Graham Hill Porsche 356B Carrera Spez. [13033] Porsche KG 43
 8h02m07.5
Sports 2000 1
9 74 Gerhard Koch/Fritz Leinenweber Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Gerhard Koch 42
 7h52m48.6
Grand Touring 2000 3
10 21 Dan Gurney/Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 RS61 [047] Porsche KG 41
 7h52m37.1
Sports 2000 2
11 78 Wilfried Rüschenbaum/Ernst Pflugbeil Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Ernst Pflugbeil 41
 7h52m37.1
Grand Touring 2000 4
12 64 Helmut Felder/Peter Nöcker Ferrari 250 GT SWB [1917] Helmut Felder 41
 7h53m53.4
Grand Touring +2000 3
13 73 Lucien Bianchi/Emile-Claude Clemens Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Ecurie Francorchamps? 41
 8h01m03.8
Grand Touring 2000 5
14 43 Chris Kerrison/Peter Sargent Lola Mk.1 Climax [BR18] Chris Kerrison 41
 8h02m15.8
Sports 1150 1
15 25 Jo Siffert/Sepp Liebl/Robert Jenny* Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa C [0692MDTR] Robert Jenny 40
 7h52m32.8
Sports 2000 3
16 62 Georges Berger/Jean Blaton Ferrari 250 GT SWB [1811] Ecurie Francorchamps 40
 7h52m34.1
Grand Touring +2000 4
17 42 John Bekaert/R. William de Selincourt Lola Mk.1 Climax [BR11] Derek Williamson 40
 7h53m24.0
Sports 1150 2
18 90 Peter Lumsden/Peter Riley Lotus Elite Peter Lumsden 40
 7h58m01.4
Grand Touring 1300 1
19 41 Charles Vögele/Peter Ashdown Lola Mk.1 Climax [BR6] Charles Vögele 40
 7h59m22.2
Sports 1150 3
20 92 David Hobbs/Bill Pickney Lotus Elite [1460] David Hobbs 40
 8h01m06.4
Sports 1600 1
21 36 Georg Bialas/Harald von Saucken Porsche 356B Carrera Ernst Pflugbeil 40
 8h01m44.0
Sports 1600 2
22 107 Marcello de Luca di Lizzano/Maurizio Grana Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Bardahl Italy 40
 8h01m44.0
Grand Touring 1300 2
23 7 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Nino Vaccarella/Maurice Trintignant/Umberto Maglioli Maserati Tipo 63 [008] Scuderia Serenissima 40 Engine Sports 3000 4
24 33 Bruno Runte/Werner Lindermann/Tommy Spychiger* Porsche 356A Speedster Bruno Runte 39
 8h00m48.7
Sports 1600 3
25 32 Hans Otto Kreft/Hans Peter Nyffeler/Gotfrid Koechert* Porsche 356B Carrera Gotfrid Koechert 39
 8h01m09.8
Sports 1600 4
26 75 Hellmuth Gerhards/Frank E. Kalkuhl/Harald Gerhards* Porsche 356B Hellmuth Gerhards 39
 8h01m52.5
Grand Touring 2000 6
27 103 Bernd Degner/Charly Braun Lotus Elite Colonia 39
 8h02m36.3
Grand Touring 1300 3
28 84 Bob Olthoff/John Whitmore MG A Bob Olthoff 38
 7h52m51.4
Grand Touring 2000 7
29 105 Wilfried Junge/Günther Schramm Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Wilfried Junge 38
 7h53m42.9
Grand Touring 1300 4
30 98 William E. J. Allen/John Wagstaff/John Whitmore^/David Buxton* Lotus Elite Team Elite 38
 7h53m54.7
Grand Touring 1300 5
31 104 Hans Helmuth Hespen/Horst Estler Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Hans Helmuth Hespen 38
 7h53m55.8
Grand Touring 1300 6
32 47 William McCowen/Andrew Hedges Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Andrew Hedges 38
 7h57m26.7
Sports 1150 4
33 102 George R. Kreisel, Jr./Scott Berridge Lotus Elite [1157] George R. Kreisel, Jr. 38
 8h01m08.9
Grand Touring 1300 7
34 94 Les Leston/Keith Ballisat Lotus Elite [1533] Les Leston 38
 8h01m22.0
Grand Touring 1300 8
35 51 Gérard Laureau/Paul Armagnac D.B. HBR5 Panhard Rene Bonnet 37
 7h51m47.9
Sports 1150 5
36 65 Guy Gonzalo/Gerard Langlois von Ophem Austin-Healey 3000 Gerard Langlois von Ophem 37
 8h01m22.9
Grand Touring +2000 5
37 108 Georges Hacquin/Edmond Laub Alfa Romeo Giulietta Georges Hacquin 37
 8h01m34.2
Grand Touring 1300 9
38 52 André Moynet/Jean-Claude Caillaud/Andre Guilhaudin* D.B. HBR5 Panhard Rene Bonnet 37
 8h01m37.0
Sports 1150 6
DNF 27 Douglas Graham/Christopher Martyn Lotus 15 Series 2 Climax Taylor & Crowley 35 Drive shaft Sports 2000  
DNF 83 Richard Ide/Mike Reid MG A Octagon 35   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 82 Ben Pon/Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Ben Pon 35   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 85 Robert Staples/Peter W. Marten/Richard Shepherd-Barron* Morgan 4/4 Morgan 31   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 97 Helmut Busch/Jörg Schmitz Lotus Elite Colonia 30 Engine Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 93 Edward Greenall/Ian B. Baillie Lotus Elite Edward G. Greenall 29   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 31 Heini Walter/Herbert Müller Porsche 718 RS60 Heini Walter 27 Accident Sports 1600  
DNF 86 Chris Lawrence/Richard Shepherd-Barron Morgan 4/4 Morgan 27   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 91 Ted Lund/Norbert Hermann Lotus Elite Ted Lund 25   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 3 Phil Hill/Wolfgang von Trips/Olivier Gendebien^/Richie Ginther^ Ferrari Dino 246SP [0796] SEFAC Ferrari 24 Accident/fire Sports 3000  
DNF 11 Jim Clark/Bruce McLaren/Innes Ireland* Aston Martin DBR1 [1] Essex Racing Team 23 Oil pipe Sports 3000  
DNF 20 Stirling Moss/Graham Hill Porsche 718 RS60 [041] Porsche KG 21 Engine Sports 2000  
DNF 45 Paul Hawkins/Cyril Simson Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite [AN5/31219] John Sprinzel 21   Sports 1150  
DNF 66 Denise McCluggage/Allen Eager Ferrari 250 GT SWB [1931] Denise McCluggage 20 Accident Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 44 David Hitches/N. Robert Hicks Lola Mk.1 Climax [BR 27A] David Hitches 11   Sports 1150  
DNF 10 Bruce Halford/Tom Dickson^ Cooper T57 Monaco Climax Ecurie Ecosse 7 Suspension Sports 3000  
DNF 24 Antonio Gentil de Heredia/Antonio Heredia de Bandeira Ferrari 500 Testa Rossa Antionio Gentil de Heredia 7   Sports 2000  
DNF 6 Maurice Trintignant/Umberto Maglioli Maserati Tipo 63 [004] Scuderia Serenissima 7 Engine Sports 3000  
DNF 26 André Wicky/Pierre de Siebenthal^ Maserati 200SI Lausannoise 6 Accident Sports 2000  
DNF 88 Lee J. Miller/Robert S. McCall^ Fiat 1500 John F. Anderson 6   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 96 Jan Johnson/Yngve Nystrom^ Lotus Elite Lotus Sweden 6   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 79 Helmut Heyse/Roland Off^ Porsche 356B Helmut Heyse 3   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 23 Hans Herrmann/Edgar Barth^ Porsche 718 RS61 [044] Porsche KG 2 Engine Sports 2000  
DNF 101 Paul Deetens/Carl Smet^ Lotus Elite Paul Deetens 2   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 95 Bernard Consten/José Rosinski^ Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Bernard Consten 1   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 12 Georges Gachnang/Maurice Caillet Cegga-Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa [0742] Georges Gachnang 0 Engine Sports 3000  
DNS 99 Peter Arundell/Trevor Taylor Lotus Elite Team Elite   Accident Grand Touring 1300  
DNS 76 Werner Lindermann/Fritz Schmidt Porsche 356B Werner Lindermann     Grand Touring 2000  
DNS 80 Robert Dooyes/Rob Slotemaker Porsche 356B Robert Dooyes     Grand Touring 2000  
DNS 81 Hans Otto Kreft/Hans Peter Nyffeler Porsche 356B Hans Otto Kreft     Grand Touring 2000  
DNS 106 Ewald Bandmann/Lothar Bender Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Ewald Bandmann     Grand Touring 1300  
DNP 35 Bill Bradshaw/Bill Lacy Lotus 15 Climax [616] Irish Racing     Sports 1600  
DNA 8 Cliff Allison/Henry Taylor Lotus 19 Climax UDT-Laystall     Sports 3000  
DNA 9 Ron Flockhart/Jack Fairman Lotus 19 Climax UDT-Laystall     Sports 3000  
DNA 34 Jose Correira de Oliviera/Antonio Barros Porsche 718 RSK Jose Correira de Oliviera     Sports 1600  
DNA 46 John A. Anstead/Jonathan Fenton Austin-Healey Sprite John A. Anstead     Sports 1150  
DNA 63 Pierre Noblet/Jean Guichet Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2445] Pierre Noblet     Grand Touring +2000  
DNA 100 John Campbell-Jones Lotus Elite John Campbell-Jones     Grand Touring 1300  
DNA   J. Pat Fergusson/Gil Baird Turner Turner        
DNA   Roy Salvadori/Tony Maggs Aston Martin DB4GT Essex Racing Team     Grand Touring +2000  
DNA   Keith Greene/David Piper Porsche 356B Carrera Gilby Engineering     Grand Touring 1600  

 
Winning Time: 7h51m39.2, 79.334 mph/127.675 kph
Fastest Lap: Phil Hill #3 (Ferrari Dino 246SP), 9m15.8, 91.804 mph/147.744 kph

 
 
* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted



Last Updated on 03/01/04
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net