The 1961 Victorian Trophy was an International motor race staged at the Ballarat Air Strip circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 February 1961.[1] Open to Formula Libre cars, it was contested over 33 laps, a distance of approximately 100 miles (161 km).[1] The race meeting was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia.[1]
The race was won by American driver Dan Gurney in a BRM P48.[2]
Results edit
| Position[2] | Driver[2] | No.[1] | Car[2] | Entrant[1] | Laps[2] |
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 6 | BRM P48 | Owen Racing Organisation | 33 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 5 | BRM P48 | Owen Racing Organisation | 33 |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart | 11 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | Border Reivers | 33 |
| 4 | Stan Jones | 24 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Stan Jones Motors | 33 |
| 5 | Bib Stillwell | 16 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | B. S. Stillwell | 32 |
| 6 | Alec Mildren | 1 | Cooper T51 Maserati | A. G. Mildren Pty. Ltd. | 32 |
| 7 | Arnold Glass | 7 | Cooper T51 Maserati | Capitol Motors | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | 60 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | A. Miller | |
| 9 | John Roxburgh | 19 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | J. Roxburgh | |
| DNF | Jon Leighton | 70 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | Scuderia Birchwood | 29 |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 4 | Aston Martin DBR4/250 | A. N. Davison | 9 |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 8 | Lotus 18 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | 9 |
| DNS | Bill Patterson | 9 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors Pty. Ltd. | - |