British Empire Trophy - Grand Touring 1961 - Race Results

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Event: The British Empire Trophy		Date: 8.7.1961
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), unknown length	Organiser: BRDC
British Empire Trophy - Grand Touring
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time	Km/h
1^st	32	Stirling Moss	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	R. R. C. Walker/R. S. Wilkins	25		152.2118	1^st	GT+2.0	1:49.800	154.4487
2^nd	37	Bruce McLaren	Jaguar E-type	Peter Berry (Racing) Ltd.	25		150.5058	2^nd	GT+2.0
3^rd	34	Lex Davison	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	Essex Racing Stable	25		149.4437	3^rd	GT+2.0
4^th	33	Graham Whitehead	Ferrari 250 GT SWB	A. G. Whitehead	25			4^th	GT+2.0
5^th	35	Roy Salvadori	Jaguar E-type	John Coombs	24			5^th	GT+2.0
	19	David Hobbs	Lotus Elite	D. Hobbs	24			1^st	GT2.0
	2	Ian Walker	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite Sprinzel	John Sprinzel Ltd.	23	47:07.6	137.9369	1^st	GT1.0
	4	Andrew Hedges	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Andrew Hedges	23	47:10.8		2^nd	GT1.0
	27	Dickie Stoop	Porsche 356 Carrera	J. R. Stoop	23			2^nd	GT2.0
	5	Jeff Uren	GSM Delta	J. M. Uren	23	47:12.4		3^rd	GT1.0
	15	Bill Allen	Lotus Elite	Team Elite	23			3^rd	GT2.0
	1	Paul Hawkins	Austin-Healey Sprite	John Sprinzel Ltd.	23	48:07.2		4^th	GT1.0	1:57.800	143.9558
	26	Chris Lawrence	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan Motor Co., Ltd.	23			4^th	GT2.0
	25	Richard Shepherd-Barron	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan Motor Co., Ltd.	23			5^th	GT2.0
	24	Colin Escott	TVR Grantura	Layton Sports Cars Ltd.	23			6^th	GT2.0
	22	Peter Jopp	Lotus Elite	P. Jopp	23			7^th	GT2.0
	30	Mike Bond	Austin-Healey 3000	Ecurie Chiltern	22			6^th	GT+2.0
	23	John Woolfe	TVR Grantura	J. Woolfe	22			8^th	GT2.0
	12	Pat Fergusson	Turner - Climax	Team Turner	22			9^th	GT2.0
	17	Edward Greenall	Lotus Elite	Hon. Edward Greenall	22			10^th	GT2.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	FL Time	Km/h
14	Les Leston	Lotus Elite	Les Leston		Loose battery lead	GT2.0	1:52.000	151.4071
21	Graham Warner	Lotus Elite	Chequered Flag		Engine	GT2.0
36	Graham Hill	Jaguar E-type	Equipe Endeavour	8	Overheating	GT+2.0

Started, result unknown:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time	Km/h
	20	John Whitmore	Lotus Elite	Chris Barber						GT2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
16	Trevor Taylor	Lotus Elite Climax	Team Elite		GT2.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
3	Ken Mackenzie	Alexander Turner	K. W. MacKenzie	GT1.0
6	Nicky Byrne	Fiat-Abarth	N. Byrne	GT1.0
10	Paddy Gaston	Austin-Healey Sprite	J. H. Gaston	GT2.0
11	John Harris	Austin-Healey Sprite	J. Harris	GT2.0
18	Mike McKee	Lotus Elite	U.T.D.-Laystall Racing Team	GT2.0
31	Parkes / Hill	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta	Equipe Endeavour/Marenello Concessionaires	GT+2.0

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