1961 British Saloon Car Championship

1961 British Saloon Car Championship
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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.

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