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| colspan="2" style="padding:0 1em;border-bottom:1px #aaa solid;" |'''1961 [[British Touring Car Championship|British Saloon Car Championship]]'''
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|Previous: [[1960 British Saloon Car Championship season|1960]]
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The '''1961 [[British Touring Car Championship|British Saloon Car Championship]]''', was the 4th season of the championship. It began at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] on March 25 and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on September 30. The championship switched to the new [[Group 2 (racing)|Group 2]] regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a [[Mini]], with a car driven by [[John Whitmore (racing driver)|John Whitmore]], winning the title in his debut season.<ref>http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.</ref>
The '''1961 [[British Touring Car Championship|British Saloon Car Championship]]''', was the 4th season of the championship. It began at [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] on March 25 and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on September 30. The championship switched to the new [[Group 2 (racing)|Group 2]] regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a [[Mini]], with a car driven by [[John Whitmore (racing driver)|John Whitmore]], winning the title in his debut season.<ref>http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.</ref>

Revision as of 20:34, 11 August 2010

The 1961 British Saloon Car Championship, was the 4th season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on March 25 and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on September 30. The championship switched 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.[1]

Calendar & Winners

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


Championship results

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

References