1961 International 100

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]

Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973)

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

Race results

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Stirling Moss won the race driving a Lotus 18, similar to the example pictured above
Position[3] Driver[3] No.[3] Car[3][2] Entrant[3] Laps[3]
1 Stirling Moss 7 Lotus 18 Coventry Climax FPF RRC Walker 45
2 Innes Ireland 8 Lotus 18 Coventry Climax FPF Team Lotus 44
3 Bib Stillwell 16 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF BS Stillwell 43
4 Austin Miller 14 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Superior Cars Pty Ltd 43
5 Ron Flockhart 10 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF R Flockhart (Border Reivers) 37
DNF Dan Gurney 6 BRM P48 Owen Racing Organisation 40
DNF Jack Brabham 11 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF J Brabham 25
DNF Arnold Glass 2 Cooper T51 Maserati Capitol Motors 16
DNF Alec Mildren 1 Cooper T51 Maserati AG Mildren Pty ltd 12
DNF Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Bill Patterson Motors 11
DNF Graham Hill 5 BRM P48 Owen Racing Organisation 10
DNF John Roxburgh 18 Cooper T45 Coventry Climax FPF J Roxburgh 10
DNF Noel Hall 15 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF Ecurie Hall 7
DNF Lex Davison 4 Aston Martin DBR4/250 AN Davison 6

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Official Programme, International Meeting, Warwick Farm Motor Racing Circuit, Sunday, 29 January 1961
  2. ^ a b c d Warwick Farm "100", www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 17 September 2016
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Hugh Griffiths, The Fabulous Farm, Racing Car News Pty Ltd