1961 Sebring 4 Hours

24 March 1961 - Sebring (USA): Round 1, FIA GT Cup (Divisions I to III)
4 Hour duration in which 59 laps of a 5.200 mile/8.369 km circuit - 306.800 miles/493.746 kms were completed
Weather: warm, dry

 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 17 Harry Washburn/Brooks Robinson^/James Calhoun^/C.L.McDaniels*/L.Fritz Taylor* Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth DFL 59   Grand Touring 1000 1
2 16 Robert Leiss/James Calhoun^/Marvin Dee*/Mario Poltronieri* Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth DFL 59   Grand Touring 1000 2
3 3 Walt Hansgen Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Donald Healey 59   Grand Touring 1000 3
4 5 Bruce McLaren/Briggs Cunningham* Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Donald Healey 59   Grand Touring 1000 4
5 2 Stirling Moss/Pat Moss^/Cyril Simson^/John Sprinzel* Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite John Sprinzel 58   Grand Touring 1000 5
6 6 Ed Leavens Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Donald Healey 58   Grand Touring 1000 6
7 1 Pat Moss/Paul Hawkins/Stirling Moss^ Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite [AN5/31219] John Sprinzel 57   Grand Touring 1000 7
8 4 Briggs Cunningham/Richard Thompson/Ed Leavens* Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Donald Healey 56   Grand Touring 1000 8
9 18 Howard Hanna D.B. HBR5 Panhard Howard Hanna 55   Grand Touring 1000 9
10 28 Ray Cuomo/Charles Callanan* Fiat-Abarth 750 Franklin D. Rooswelt, Jr. 54   Grand Touring 850 1
NRF 12 Guido Lollobrigita/Edward Alvarez D.B. HBR5 Panhard International 51   Grand Touring 1000  
11 21 George Peck/Burton Wright Renault Caravelle Clearwater Motors 49   Grand Touring 850 2
12 26 George C. Avent/Paul Buchanan^ Fiat-Abarth 750 Pogo 49   Grand Touring 850 3
NRF 10 Douglas Diffenderfer/Henry Wessells* Ford Anglia James Carson 47   Grand Touring 1000  
13 34 Fred Fischhof/John W. Eisenhauer^ NSU Sport Prinz Claire Fischhof 45   Grand Touring 600 1
NRF 14 Dan Gurney/Mario Poltronieri*/Robert Leiss*/James Calhoun* Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth DFL 44   Grand Touring 1000 10
14 35 Harold Baumann/Ike Williamson NSU Sport Prinz Claire Fischhof 43   Grand Touring 600 2
DNF 23 Earl Uhr/Michael Hefner* Saab GT750 Elizabeth Hefner 41   Grand Touring 850  
DNF 9 Tom A. Bratten/John W.Forte*/Gordon Young* Austin-Healey Sprite T. A. Bratten 39   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 19 Paul J. Hagan D.B. HBR5 Panhard Howard Hanna 35   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 7 Richard A. Melville/Graham Hill Austin-Healey Speedwell Sprite Peter Jackson 33   Grand Touring 1000  
NC 22 John Hoffman/William Redeker* Renault Caravelle Clearwater Motors 32   Grand Touring 850  
DNF 8 Ralph Noseda/Jef Stevens*/Gordon Young* Austin-Healey Sprite William C. Martin 27   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 20 Howard Franklin/H.R.Woodward* D.B. HBR5 Panhard Wayne Purdy 24   Grand Touring 1000  
DNF 25 Brian O'Neil/Andy Furlani* Fiat-Abarth 750 Brian O'Neil 21   Grand Touring 850  
DNF 27 Roger Penske/Paul Richards*/John Norwood* Fiat-Abarth 750 Franklin D. Rooswelt, Jr. 20   Grand Touring 850  
DNF 15 Paul Richards/C.L.McDaniels*/L.Fritz Taylor*/Mason Karas*/Bruce Kellner* Fiat-Abarth 1000 Abarth DFL 8   Grand Touring 1000  

 
Fastest Lap: Harry Washburn #17 (Fiat-Abarth 1000), 3m13.2, 96.894 mph/155.936 kph

 
^ 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
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 19/05/01
By Darren Galpin
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