1961 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1961 British Saloon Car Championship, now known as the British Touring Car Championship, was the 4th season. It began at Snetterton on March 25 and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on September 30. The championship swithed to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.

Calendar & Winners

Round	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Car
1	Snetterton	25 March	Sir Gawaine Baillie	Gawaine Baillie	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
2	Goodwood	3 April	Michael Parkes	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
3	Aintree	22 April	Roy Salvadori	John Coombs	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
4	Silverstone	6 May	Graham Hill	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
5	Crystal Palace	22 May	Roy Salvadori	John Coombs	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
6	Silverstone	8 July	Michael Parkes	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
7	Brands Hatch	7 August	Michael Parkes	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
8	Oulton Park	23 September	Michael Parkes	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar Mk II 3.8
9	Snetterton	30 September	Michael Parkes	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar Mk II 3.8

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Team	Group	Points
1	John Whitmore	Don Moore	A	53
2	Mike Parkes	Equipe Endeavour	D	44
3	Alan Hutcheson	Barwell Motorsport	D	42
4	Bill Blydenstein		B	42
5	Roy Salvadori	John Coombs	D	37
6	Graham Hill	Equipe Endeavour	D	28
7	Peter Harper	Sunbeam Talbot Ltd	B	27
8	John Aley	Don Moore	A	23
9	Edward Lewis		B	22?
10	Bill Aston	Downton Engineering Ltd	A	20
11	Doc Shepherd		A	18
12	Chris Kerrison	Gerrards Cross Motor Co.	C	16

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship