1961 International 100 Explained

The 1961 International 100 was a motor race staged at the Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 29 January 1961.[1] Contested as a Formula Libre race,[2] it was staged over a distance of 101.25 miles[1] (163 km) and was the first annual International 100 race to be held at Warwick Farm.[3]

The race was won by Stirling Moss, driving a Lotus 18 Coventry Climax FPF.[2]

Race results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantLaps
1Stirling Moss7Lotus 18 Coventry Climax FPFRRC Walker45
2Innes Ireland8Lotus 18 Coventry Climax FPFTeam Lotus44
3Bib Stillwell16Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFBS Stillwell43
4Austin Miller14Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFSuperior Cars Pty Ltd43
5Ron Flockhart10Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFR Flockhart (Border Reivers)37
DNFDan Gurney6BRM P48Owen Racing Organisation40
DNFJack Brabham11Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFJ Brabham25
DNFArnold Glass2Cooper T51 MaseratiCapitol Motors16
DNFAlec Mildren1Cooper T51 MaseratiAG Mildren Pty ltd12
DNFBill Patterson9Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFBill Patterson Motors11
DNFGraham Hill5BRM P48Owen Racing Organisation10
DNFJohn Roxburgh18Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPFJ Roxburgh10
DNFNoel Hall15Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPFEcurie Hall7
DNFLex Davison4Aston Martin DBR4/250AN Davison6

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Official Programme, International Meeting, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 29 January 1961
  2. http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=A61A Warwick Farm "100", www.oldracingcars.com
  3. Hugh Griffiths, The Fabulous Farm, Racing Car News Pty Ltd