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The 4th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to South African Formula One-style rules, held on 9 December 1961 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 21.
| 1961 Rand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 December 1961 | ||
| Official name | IV Rand Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Kyalami, Johannesburg | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.096 km (2.545 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 307.184 km (190.875 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:38.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jo Bonnier | Porsche | |
| Time | 1:39.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | Porsche | ||
There were no great differences between the local rules to which this race was run and the international Formula One rules, but for example sports car bodies were permitted, such as those driven by Jennings and Bosman.
Results edit
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jim Clark
|
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 2.06:26.3 | 1 |
| 2 | Trevor Taylor
|
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 0.1 s | 2 |
| 3 | Jo Bonnier
|
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | + 22.0 s | 4 |
| 4 |  Edgar Barth
|
Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 74 laps | 9 |
| 5 |  Bruce Johnstone
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 73 laps | 8 |
| 6 | Ernie Pieterse
|
Scuderia Alfa | Heron-Alfa Romeo | 72 laps | 7 |
| 7 | Syd van der Vyver
|
Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 72 laps | 6 |
| 8 | Fanie Viljoen
|
G.E. Mennie | LDS-Climax | 70 laps | 16 |
| 9 | Bob van Niekerk
|
Equipe Judette | Lotus-Ford | 70 laps | 13 |
| 10 | Doug Serrurier
|
Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | 69 laps | 15 |
| 11 | Bruce Jennings
|
Bill Jennings | Jennings-Porsche | 67 laps | 19 |
| Ret |  Masten Gregory
|
UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | Overheating | 3 |
| Ret |  Sam Tingle
|
Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Gearbox | 14 |
| Ret | Bernard Podmore
|
Bernard Podmore | Lotus-Ford | Accident | 21 |
| Ret | Helmut Menzler
|
Ecurie Wolman | Lotus-Borgward | Overheating | 10 |
| Ret | John Guthrie
|
Ecurie Rhodes | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Water pipe | 17 |
| Ret | Tony Maggs
|
Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Overheating | 5 |
| Ret | Bill Dunlop
|
Bill Dunlop | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Engine | 23 |
| Ret | Don Philp
|
Don Philp | Quodra-Climax | Overheating | 11 |
| Ret | Rauten Hartmann
|
Rauten Hartmann | Netuar-Peugeot | Engine | 24 |
| Ret | Gene Bosman
|
Scuderia Alfa | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | Engine | 20 |
| Ret | Jack Holme
|
Jack Holme | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 22 |
| Ret | Trevor Blokdyk
|
Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | Clive Trundell
|
Clive Trundell | Cooper-Climax | Puncture | 25 |
| DNS | Adrian Pheiffer
|
Adrian Pheiffer | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Engine in practice | (12) |
| WD | Neville Lederle
|
Neville Lederle | Lotus-Ford | Car not ready | - |
| WD | John Love
|
A.H. Pillman | LDS-Porsche | Car not ready | - |
| WD | Dawie Gous
|
Dawie Gous | Porsche RSK | Car not ready | - |
- Bonnier was still on his warm-up lap when the race started, thus he was half a lap down at the start.
References edit
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]