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Event: Date: 9.4.1961
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Le Mans Test
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:test session
Distance:test session
Attendance:unknown
Entered:33
Started:27
Finished:25
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Pre-race sessions:
official test held in 2 sessions on 8-9/4
Winners:
Overall:22Ferrari Dino 246 SPvon Trips / Hill / Mairesse
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Fiat-Abarth (4), DB (4), Ferrari (3), Maserati (3), Porsche (2), Aston Martin (2), Triumph (2), Lotus (2), Sunbeam (2)
Top engines by numbers:Fiat (4), Panhard (4), Ferrari (3), Maserati (3), Climax (3)
Top car types by numbers:DB HBR (4), Maserati Tipo 63 (3), Aston Martin DB4 GT (2), Triumph TRS (2), Fiat-Abarth 700 S (2), Lotus Elite (2)
Driver nationalities:GB (9), F (6), I (5), USA (5)
Engine positions:front-engined (59%), mid-engined (22%), rear-engined (19%)
Average engine size:2008 cc
Oldest known drivers:Edgar Barth (44), Walt Hansgen (42), Giorgio Scarlatti (40)
Youngest known drivers:Ian Lewis (25), Carlo Mario Abate (29), Mike Parkes (30)

Official Race Programme:

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