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Event: International Pacific Grand Prix Sports Car RacesDate: 22.10.1961
Track: Laguna Seca Raceway (United States), 3.058 kmsOrganiser: San Francisco Region SCCA

USAC Road Racing Championship Laguna Seca
Weather:clear, sunny, mild
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:2 x 100 miles
Attendance:62000
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Started:unknown
Finished:unknown
Classes:
Sports over 2000
Sports under 2000
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Winners:
Overall:7Lotus 19 Monte Carlo ClimaxStirling Moss
Sports under 2000:10Lotus 19 Monte Carlo ClimaxOlivier Gendebien
Fastest Laps:
Overall:96Lotus 19 Monte Carlo ClimaxDan Gurney (USA)1:14.8000
Pole Positions:
Overall:96Lotus 19 Monte Carlo ClimaxDan Gurney1:14.8000149.6207 km/h
Sports under 2000:10Lotus 19 Monte Carlo ClimaxOlivier Gendebien1:18.3000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Maserati (7), Cooper (5), Lotus (4), Porsche (2), Scarab (2), Chevrolet (2)
Top engines by numbers:Climax (7), Chevrolet (7), Maserati (6), Porsche (3)
Top car types by numbers:Cooper Monaco (5), Lotus 19 (4), Maserati Tipo 61 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (20), GB (2)
Team nationalities:USA (23), GB (2)
Most used colours:white (38%), red (19%), blue (12%), green (11%)
Engine positions:front-engined (51%), mid-engined (49%)
Oldest known drivers:Ken Miles (43), Walt Hansgen (42), George Koehne (41)
Youngest known drivers:Peter Ryan (19), Bob Hurt (22), Bruce McLaren (24)

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