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Event: National Spring Meeting Oulton ParkDate: 15.4.1961
Track: Oulton Park (United Kingdom), unknown lengthOrganiser: BARC

National Open Oulton Park [GT]
Non championship race
Weather:wet
Start time:14:55
Grid:4-3-4, PP left
Distance:25 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:38
Practiced:29
Qualified:29
Started:27
Finished:23
Classified:23
Classes:PractStartClass
Class A - Grand Touring +2000776
Class B - Grand Touring 2000171512
Class C - Grand Touring 1000555
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Winners:
Overall:4Jaguar E-typeGraham Hill
Class B - Grand Touring 2000:16Lotus Elite ClimaxJohn Wagstaff
Class C - Grand Touring 1000:34Austin-Healey Sebring SpriteIan Walker
Fastest Laps:
Overall:4Jaguar E-typeGraham Hill (GB)1:58.2000135.3297 km/h
:5Jaguar E-typeRoy Salvadori (GB)1:58.2000135.3297 km/h
Class B - Grand Touring 2000:16Lotus Elite ClimaxJohn Wagstaff (GB)2:02.2000130.9040 km/h
:17Lotus Elite ClimaxPeter Arundell (GB)2:02.2000130.9040 km/h
Class C - Grand Touring 1000:34Austin-Healey Sebring SpriteIan Walker (GB)2:09.0000124.0000 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:8Aston Martin DB4 GTInnes Ireland (GB)
Class B - Grand Touring 2000:17Lotus Elite ClimaxPeter Arundell (GB)
Class C - Grand Touring 1000:36Austin-Healey SpritePaddy Gaston (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Lotus (7), Austin-Healey (4), Porsche (3), Jaguar (2), Ferrari (2), Turner (2)
Top engines by numbers:Climax (8), BMC (6), Porsche (3), Jaguar (2), Ferrari (2), Triumph (2)
Top car types by numbers:Lotus Elite (7), Porsche 356 (3), Jaguar E-type (2), Ferrari 250 GT (2), Austin-Healey Sprite (2)
Driver nationalities:GB (27)
Team nationalities:GB (27)
Most used colours:green (33%), red (18%), white (17%), blue (16%), silver (11%)
Engine positions:front-engined (87%), rear-engined (13%)
Average engine size:1778 cc
Oldest known drivers:Les Leston (41), Graham Whitehead (39), Roy Salvadori (39)
Youngest known drivers:Graham Hill (22), Keith Greene (23), Tony Lanfranchi (26)

Official Race Programme:

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