The 21st Pau Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 April 1961 at Pau Circuit, the street circuit in Pau. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 18. This was Clark's first Formula One victory.
| 1961 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 April 1961 | ||
| Official name | XXI Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau Circuit, Pau | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.758 km (1.714 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 275.842 km (171.4 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:32.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:34.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Maserati | ||
The cars entered by Scuderia Centro Sud were fitted with engines that were bigger than the 1.5 litres allowed by the regulations. Lorenzo Bandini had a 2.5-litre engine, and Mário Cabral a 2-litre.[1]
Results edit
References edit
- ^ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp. 15.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Results at www.silhouet.com [1]