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1961
FIA Formula One World Championship United States Grand Prix
Event Info
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Info
Date
Oct 8, 1961
Round
8
Entries
17
Venue
Watkins Glen International
Timetable
Your time
Local time
Oct 7, Saturday
Qualifying
Oct 8, Sunday
Race
Entry List
#
Driver
Nat
Team
Car
Engine
1
Jack Brabham
Australia
Cooper Car Co
Cooper T58
Climax 1.5 V8
2
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand
Cooper Car Co
Cooper T55
Climax 1.5 L4
2
Jo Bonnier
Sweden
Porsche System Engineering
Porsche 718
Porsche 1.5 F4
3
Hap Sharp
USA
Hap Sharp
Cooper T53
Climax 4
4
Graham Hill
Great Britain
Owen Racing Organisation
BRM P48/57
BRM 1.5 L4
4
Dan Gurney
USA
Porsche System Engineering
Porsche 718
Porsche 1.5 F4
5
Tony Brooks
Great Britain
Owen Racing Organisation
BRM P48/57
BRM 1.5 L4
6
Roger Penske
USA
John M Wyatt III
Cooper T53
Climax 4
6
Walt Hansgen
USA
John M Wyatt III
Cooper T53
Climax 4
14
Jim Clark
Great Britain
Team Lotus
Lotus 21
Climax 1.5 L4
15
Innes Ireland
Great Britain
Team Lotus
Lotus 21
Climax 1.5 L4
16
Peter Ryan
Canada
J Wheeler Autosport
Lotus 18/21
Climax 4
17
Jim Hall
USA
Jim Hall
Lotus 18/21
Climax 4
18
John Surtees
Great Britain
PRL
Cooper T53
Climax 4
19
Roy Salvadori
Great Britain
PRL
Cooper T53
Climax 4
20
Stirling Moss
Great Britain
Rob Walker Racing Team
Lotus 18/21
Climax 1.5 L4
21
Masten Gregory
USA
UDT Laystall Racing Team
Lotus 18/21
Climax 4
21
Olivier Gendebien
Belgium
UDT Laystall Racing Team
Lotus 18/21
Climax 4
22
Masten Gregory
USA
UDT Laystall Racing Team
Lotus 18/21
Climax 4
26
Lloyd Ruby
USA
J Frank Harrison
Lotus 18
Climax 4
60
Walt Hansgen
USA
Momo Corporation
Cooper T53
Climax 4