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Event: ADAC 1000 km Rennen NürburgringDate: 28.5.1961
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kmsOrganiser: ADAC e.V., München

Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
Weather:rain
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1000 kilometres
Attendance:270000
Entered:80
Practiced:69
Qualified:69
Started:64
Finished:37
Classified:38
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 3000994
Sports 2000883
Sports 1600554
Sports 1150886
Grand Touring +2000665
Grand Touring 200016137
Grand Touring 130017159
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Pre-race sessions:
3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 1680 minutes on 25-27/5
Winners:
Overall:1Maserati Tipo 61Gregory / Casner
Sports 2000:22Porsche 356B Carrera SpezialeLinge / Greger / Moss / Hill
Sports 1600:92Lotus EliteHobbs / Pinckney
Sports 1150:43Lola Mk.1 ClimaxKerrison / Sargent
Grand Touring +2000:61Ferrari 250 GT SWB BerlinettaAbate / Davis
Grand Touring 2000:71Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTLHahnl, Jr. / Zick
Grand Touring 1300:90Lotus EliteLumsden / Riley
Fastest Laps:
Overall:3Ferrari Dino 246 SPPhil Hill (USA)9:15.8000147.7440 km/h
Grand Touring +2000:60Ferrari 250 GT SWBWilly Mairesse (B)9:46.0000
Pole Positions:
Overall:4Ferrari Dino 246 SPWolfgang von Trips (D)9:33.7000143.1340 km/h
Sports 2000:20Porsche 718 RS 60Stirling Moss (GB)
Sports 1600:31Porsche 718 RS 61Heini Walter (CH)
Grand Touring +2000:60Ferrari 250 GT SWBWilly Mairesse (B)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (16), Lotus (12), Ferrari (11), Alfa Romeo (5), Maserati (4), Lola (4)
Top engines by numbers:Climax (17), Porsche (16), Ferrari (11), Alfa Romeo (5), BMC (5)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (12), Lotus Elite (11), Ferrari 250 GT (5)
Driver nationalities:GB (39), D (34), USA (11), B (10), CH (9), F (9), I (8), S (3), P (2), MEX (2), NL (2)
Team nationalities:D (18), GB (17), I (7), CH (5), B (4), F (4), USA (3)
Engine positions:front-engined (66%), rear-engined (19%), mid-engined (15%)
Average engine size:1785 cc
Oldest known drivers:Sepp Greger (47), Edgar Barth (44), Maurice Trintignant (44)
Youngest known drivers:Ricardo Rodriguez (19), Pedro Rodriguez (21), David Hobbs (22)
Female drivers:Denise McCluggage

Official Race Programme:

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