1961 British Saloon Car Championship
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The 1961 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. The championship switched to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.[1][2]
Calendar & Winners
[edit]All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Class A Winner | Class B Winner | Class C Winner | Class D Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 25 March |  George 'Doc' Shepherd
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
None (no entries?) | Gawaine Baillie
| |
| 2 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 3 April | John Whitmore
|
Bill Blydenstein
|
Ellis Cuff-Miller
|
Mike Parkes
| |
| 3 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 22 April | John Whitmore
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Chris Kerrison?
|
Roy Salvadori
| |
| 4 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 6 May | Bill Aston
|
Peter Harper
|
Chris Kerrison?
|
Graham Hill
| |
| 5 | Crystal Palace, London | 22 May | George 'Doc' Shepherd
|
Bill Blydenstein
|
None (no entries) | Roy Salvadori
| |
| 6 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 8 July |  Herbert Linge
|
Ellis Cuff-Miller
|
Chris Kerrison
|
Mike Parkes
| |
| 7 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 7 August |  Frank Hamlin
|
Alan Hutcheson
|
Chris Kerrison
|
Mike Parkes
| |
| 8 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 23 September | John Whitmore
|
Peter Harper
|
None (no entries?) | Roy Salvadori
| |
| 9 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 30 September | George 'Doc' Shepherd
|
Peter Harper
|
None (no entries?) | Mike Parkes
| |
Championship results
[edit]| Driver's championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Team | Group | Points |
| 1 | John Whitmore
|
Austin Mini Seven | Don Moore | A | 53 |
| 2 | Mike Parkes
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 44 |
| 3 | Alan Hutcheson
|
Riley 1.5 | Barwell Motorsport | D | 42 |
| 4 | Bill Blydenstein
|
Borgward Isabella TS | B | 42 | |
| 5 | Roy Salvadori
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | John Coombs | D | 37 |
| 6 | Graham Hill
|
Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Equipe Endeavour | D | 28 |
| 7 | Peter Harper
|
Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd | B | 27 |
| 8 | John Aley
|
Austin Mini Seven Morris Mini Minor |
Don Moore | A | 23 |
| 9 | Edward Lewis
|
Austin Mini Seven Riley 1.5 |
B | 22? | |
| 10 | Bill Aston
|
Morris Mini Minor | Downton Engineering Ltd | A | 20 |
| 11 | Doc Shepherd
|
Austin Mini Seven | A | 18 | |
| 12 | Chris Kerrison
|
Jaguar Mk II 2.4 | Gerrards Cross Motor Co. | C | 16 |
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1965 standings.
- ^ "British Saloon Car Championship - 1961". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.