1961 British Saloon Car Championship Explained

The 1961 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. The championship switched to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.[1] [2]

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

RoundCircuitDateClass A WinnerClass B WinnerClass C WinnerClass D Winner
1Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk25 March George 'Doc' Shepherd Alan HutchesonNone (no entries?) Gawaine Baillie
2Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex3 April John Whitmore Bill Blydenstein Ellis Cuff-Miller Mike Parkes
3Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool22 April John Whitmore Alan Hutcheson Chris Kerrison? Roy Salvadori
4Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire6 May Bill Aston Peter Harper Chris Kerrison? Graham Hill
5Crystal Palace, London22 May George 'Doc' Shepherd Bill BlydensteinNone (no entries) Roy Salvadori
6Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire8 July Herbert Linge Ellis Cuff-Miller Chris Kerrison Mike Parkes
7Brands Hatch, Kent7 August Frank Hamlin Alan Hutcheson Chris Kerrison Mike Parkes
8Oulton Park, Cheshire23 September John Whitmore Peter HarperNone (no entries?) Roy Salvadori
9Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk30 September George 'Doc' Shepherd Peter HarperNone (no entries?) Mike Parkes

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.DriverCarTeamGroupPoints
1 John WhitmoreAustin Mini SevenDon MooreA53
2 Mike ParkesJaguar Mk II 3.8Equipe EndeavourD44
3 Alan HutchesonRiley 1.5Barwell MotorsportD42
4 Bill BlydensteinBorgward Isabella TSB42
5 Roy SalvadoriJaguar Mk II 3.8John CoombsD37
6 Graham HillJaguar Mk II 3.8Equipe EndeavourD28
7 Peter HarperSunbeam RapierSunbeam Talbot LtdB27
8 John AleyAustin Mini Seven
Morris Mini Minor
Don MooreA23
9 Edward LewisAustin Mini Seven
Riley 1.5
B22?
10 Bill AstonMorris Mini MinorDownton Engineering LtdA20
11 Doc ShepherdAustin Mini SevenA18
12 Chris KerrisonJaguar Mk II 2.4Gerrards Cross Motor Co.C16

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.
  2. Web site: British Saloon Car Championship - 1961 . 2010-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090311010039/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1961%20BSCC.html . 2009-03-11 . dead .