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1961 British Saloon Car Championship

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The 1961 British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. 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][2]

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 25 March United Kingdom George 'Doc' Shepherd United Kingdom Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?) United Kingdom Gawaine Baillie
2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 3 April United Kingdom John Whitmore United Kingdom Bill Blydenstein United Kingdom Ellis Cuff-Miller United Kingdom Mike Parkes
3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 22 April United Kingdom John Whitmore United Kingdom Alan Hutcheson United Kingdom Chris Kerrison? United Kingdom Roy Salvadori
4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 May United Kingdom Bill Aston United Kingdom Peter Harper United Kingdom Chris Kerrison? United Kingdom Graham Hill
5 Crystal Palace, London 22 May United Kingdom George 'Doc' Shepherd United Kingdom Bill Blydenstein None (no entries) United Kingdom Roy Salvadori
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 July Germany Herbert Linge United Kingdom Ellis Cuff-Miller United Kingdom Chris Kerrison United Kingdom Mike Parkes
7 Brands Hatch, Kent 7 August New Zealand Frank Hamlin United Kingdom Alan Hutcheson United Kingdom Chris Kerrison United Kingdom Mike Parkes
8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 23 September United Kingdom John Whitmore United Kingdom Peter Harper None (no entries?) United Kingdom Roy Salvadori
9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 30 September United Kingdom George 'Doc' Shepherd United Kingdom Peter Harper None (no entries?) United Kingdom Mike Parkes

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Team Group Points
1 United Kingdom John Whitmore Austin Mini Seven Don Moore A 53
2 United Kingdom Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 44
3 United Kingdom Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport D 42
4 United Kingdom Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella TS B 42
5 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37
6 United Kingdom Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 28
7 United Kingdom Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 27
8 United Kingdom John Aley Austin Mini Seven
Morris Mini Minor
Don Moore A 23
9 United Kingdom Edward Lewis Austin Mini Seven
Riley 1.5
B 22?
10 United Kingdom Bill Aston Morris Mini Minor Downton Engineering Ltd A 20
11 United Kingdom Doc Shepherd Austin Mini Seven A 18
12 United Kingdom Chris Kerrison Jaguar Mk II 2.4 Gerrards Cross Motor Co. C 16

References

  1. ^ http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1965 standings.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)