The 13th Lavant Cup was an Intercontinental Formula motor race held on 3 April 1961 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T53-Climax. Bruce McLaren started from pole, set fastest lap and finished second in another T53. Graham Hill was third in a BRM P48. The event was held on the same day as the 1961 Pau Grand Prix, which compromised the quality of the entry at both meetings.[1][2]

1961 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date 3 April 1961
Official name XIII Lavant Cup
Location Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.862 km (2.400 mi)
Distance 21 laps, 81.094 km (50.389 mi)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Climax
Time 1:24.2
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax
Time 1:30.4
Podium
First Cooper-Climax
Second Cooper-Climax
Third BRM

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 6   Stirling Moss R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper T53-Climax 33:25.6, 145.56kph 2
2 14   Bruce McLaren C.T. Atkins Cooper T53-Climax +0.6s 1
3 4   Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 +19.4s 3
4 10   John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53-Climax +1:00.8 6
5 8   Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper T53-Climax +1:16.4 7
6 2   Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM P48 +1:17.6 4
7 19   Dan Gurney Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown Lotus 18-Climax 20 laps, accident 5
8 12   Chuck Daigh Reventlow Automobiles Ltd. Scarab-Meyer-Drake +1 lap 8
9 16   Geoff Richardson G.N. Richardson Cooper-Alta +2 laps 9

References

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  1. ^ "XIII Lavant Cup 1961". Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. ^ "1961 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-08-11.


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1961 Pau Grand Prix
Formula One non-championship races
1961 season
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1961 Brussels Grand Prix
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1960 Lavant Cup
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1962 Lavant Cup