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F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship 1961

Round	Date	Race	State	Practiced	Started	Classified
1	25.3.1961	12 h Sebring	USA	67	65	37
2	30.4.1961	Targa Florio	I	57	54	19
3	28.5.1961	1000 km Nürburgring	D	70	64	37
4	11.6.1961	24 h Le Mans	F	60	55	22
5	15.8.1961	4 h Pescara	I	54	47	28

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F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship	Round: 1

12 h Sebring

Sebring 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Alitalia Cup, Sebring	Date: 25.3.1961

Practiced:	67	(S3.0 - 11, S2.5 - 4, S2.0 - 4, S1.6 - 6, S1.15 - 7, S850 - 4, GT+3.0 - 8, GT3.0 - 3, GT2.0 - 8, GT1.6 - 8, GT1.3 - 5)
Started:	65	(S3.0 - 11, S2.5 - 3, S2.0 - 4, S1.6 - 5, S1.15 - 7, S850 - 4, GT+3.0 - 7, GT3.0 - 3, GT2.0 - 8, GT1.6 - 8, GT1.3 - 5)
Classified:	37	(S3.0 - 5, S2.5 - 1, S2.0 - 2, S1.6 - 3, S1.15 - 4, S850 - 1, GT+3.0 - 3, GT3.0 - 2, GT2.0 - 6, GT1.6 - 7, GT1.3 - 3)

Circuit length: 8,360 km

Race distance: 1740,666 km

Winner's average speed: 144,617 km/h

Attendance: 40000

Fastest lap:

Stirling Moss

No. 23

Maserati Tipo 61

3:13,2

155,936 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Practice
1.	14	Phil Hill (USA) Olivier Gendebien (B)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0792TR	Sefac Automobile Ferrari	210	12:02:11,000	1.	S3.0
2.	15	Giancarlo Baghetti (I) Willy Mairesse (B) Richie Ginther (USA) Wolfgang von Trips (D) DNS - Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0780TR	Sefac Automobile Ferrari	208		2.	S3.0
3.	17	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX)	Ferrari 250 TR 60 0746	NART	207		3.	S3.0
4.	10	Hap Sharp (USA) Ronnie Hissom (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 Fantuzzi Spyder 0766TR	Hap Sharp	203		4.	S3.0
5.	51	Bob Holbert (USA) Roger Penske (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61	Brumos Porsche Company	199		1.	S1.6
6.	22	Jim Hall (USA) George Constantine (USA)	Ferrari Dino 246 S 0778TR	NART	199		1.	S2.5
7.	47	Don Sesslar (USA) Bob Donner (USA) Ernie Erickson (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61 066	Bob Donner	199		2.	S1.6
8.	16	George Reed (USA) Bill Sturgis (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 0770TR	McCook Window Company	196		5.	S3.0
9.	39	Peter Ryan (CDN) Francis Bradley (CDN) Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)	Porsche 718 RS 61	Eglinton Caledonia Motors	189		3.	S1.6
10.	12	Denise McCluggage (USA) Allen Eager (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 1931GT	Denise McCluggage	183		1.	GT3.0
11.	4	Delmo Johnson (USA) Dave Morgan (USA)	Chevrolet Corvette	Johnson Chevrolet	181		1.	GT+3.0
12.	18	Gaston Andrey (CH) Allen Newman (USA) Robert Publicker (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT California 2015GT	Scuderia Serenissima	180		2.	GT3.0
13.	64	Charles Kurtz (USA) Millard Ripley (USA)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR23	Lola America	179		1.	S1.15
14.	44	Jack Flaherty (USA) Jim Parkinson (USA)	MGA 100148	British Motors Corp. (USA)	175		1.	GT1.6
15.	66	Joe Buzzetta (USA) Glenn Carlson (USA)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Donald Healey	174		2.	S1.15
16.	43	Peter Riley (GB) John Whitmore (GB)	MGA 100149	British Motors Corp. (USA)	173		2.	GT1.6
17.	42	Peter Procter (GB) Peter Harper (GB) Bob Olthoff (ZA)	Sunbeam Alpine	Jack Brabhams Motors	173		3.	GT1.6
18.	37	William Helburn (USA) Skip Hudson (USA) John Fulp (USA)	Ferrari Dino 246 S (196) 0776TR	NART	173		1.	S2.0
19.	31	Briggs Cunningham (USA) William Kimberly (USA) Walt Hansgen (USA) - DNP DNS - Harry Heuer (USA)	Maserati Tipo 60 2468	Momo Corporation	171		2.	S2.0
20.	71	George Peck (USA) John Hoffman (USA) Bob Richardson (USA)	Osca S750	Clearwater Motors	171		1.	S850
21.	32	Max Goldman (USA) Ralph Durbin (USA)	Arnolt Deluxe Bristol	S. H. Arnolt	166		1.	GT2.0
22.	83	Bud Gates (USA) Harry Heuer (USA) DNS - Chuck Rickert (USA) DNS - Gaston Andrey (CH)	Chevrolet Corvette 10867S102316	Bud Gates, Inc.	166		2.	GT+3.0
23.	87	Bud Seaverns (USA) Robert Gary (USA) DNS - Ray Cuomo (USA)	Arnolt Deluxe Bristol	S. H. Arnolt	164		2.	GT2.0
24.	33	Tom Payne (USA) Ray Cuomo (USA) DNS - Robert Gary (USA)	Arnolt Deluxe Bristol	S. H. Arnolt	163		3.	GT2.0
25.	65	Ed Leavens (CDN) John Colgate (USA)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Donald Healey	161		3.	S1.15
26.	30	Al Rogers (USA) James Bailey (USA)	Morgan 4/4 Triumph	Salter Auto Imports	156		4.	GT2.0
27.	58	Ross Durant (USA) Art Swanson (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce	Arthur Swanson	155		1.	GT1.3
28.	60	Fred Van Beuren (MEX) Carlos Sales (MEX) DNS - Hector Rebaque, Sr. (MEX)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale	Autosport S. A.	155		2.	GT1.3
29.	28	Ike Williamson (USA) George Waltman (USA)	Triumph TR3	George Waltman	154		5.	GT2.0
30.	29	James Rushin (USA) Don Parsons (USA)	Triumph TR3 3 - 6897	Suburban Foreign Cars	153		6.	GT2.0
31.	55	Filippo Theodoli (USA) Freddie Barrette (USA)	Sunbeam Alpine	Filippo Theodoli	153		4.	GT1.6
32.	1	Don Yenko (USA) Ben Moore (USA)	Chevrolet Corvette	Yenko Chevrolet	151		3.	GT+3.0
33.	59	Allan Jacobson (USA) Tom O'Brien (USA) Jim O'Brien (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale	Thomas O'Brien	151		3.	GT1.3
34.	40	Paddy Hopkirk (GB) Peter Jopp (GB)	Sunbeam Alpine	Rootes Motors, Inc.	149		5.	GT1.6
35.	46	Ed Gelder (USA) Peggy Gelder (USA) Bill Fuller (USA) DNS - John Dennis (USA)	Elva Courier Ford	Carl Haas Automotive	149		6.	GT1.6
36.	45	Don Horn (USA) Ed Tucker (USA)	Elva Courier Ford	Carl Haas Automotive	144		7.	GT1.6
37.	67	Cyril Simson (GB) Paul Hawkins (AUS) DNS - John Sprinzel (GB)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	John Sprinzel	144		4.	S1.15
	Not classified:
38.	3	George Robertson (USA) Ben Burroughs (USA) Bill Warren (USA)	Chevrolet Corvette	Red Vogt	133			GT+3.0
39.	57	Ralph Troiano (USA) Harry Theodoracopulos (USA) DNS - Louis Comito (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato	Lou Comito	103			GT1.3
40.	80	Lars Giertz (USA) Bob Liess (USA) DNS - James Calhoun (USA) DNS - Marvin Dee (USA) DNS - L. Fritz Taylor (USA)	Fiat-Abarth Monza	Abarth DFL Co.	101			S1.15
	Did not finish:
41.	50	Hans Herrmann (D) Edgar Barth (DDR) DNS - Huschke von Hanstein (D)	Porsche 718 RS 61 044	Porsche Auto		Engine		S2.0
42.	49	Jo Bonnier (S) Dan Gurney (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61 043	Porsche Auto		Clutch		S2.0
43.	25	Dave Causey (USA) Luke Stear (USA)	Maserati Tipo 61 2457	Rallye Motors		Unknown		S3.0
44.	68	L. Fritz Taylor (USA) James Calhoun (USA) DNS - Harry Washburn (USA) DNS - Lars Giertz (USA)	Fiat-Abarth 1000S 610 PR15	Abarth DFL Co.		Broken head stud		S1.15
45.	63	Chuck Hall (USA) Alan Ross (USA)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR22	Lola America		Ignition failure		S1.15
46.	26	Ed Hugus (USA) Alan Connell (USA)	Ferrari Dino 246 S 0784S	NART		Transmission		S2.5
47.	69	David Cunningham (USA) Den Price (USA) Tom Fleming (USA)	Osca S1000 1001	NART		Transmission		S850
48.	20	Walt Hansgen (USA) Bruce McLaren (NZ)	Maserati Tipo 63 63002 SWB	Momo Corporation		Rear axle		S3.0
49.	8	Sherman Decker (USA) Bob Bucher (USA)	Aston Martin DB4 GT	David Ash		Broken hub		GT+3.0
50.	48	Chuck Cassel (USA) David Lane (USA) DNS - Bob Dusinberrie (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61	Association Automovilisti Santaneca		Blown engine		S1.6
51.	36	Frank Laughton (USA) Robert Bowers (GB) DNS - Tony O'Sullivan (USA)	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars Ltd.		Unknown		GT2.0
52.	70	Gene Beach (USA) Henry Grady (USA) John Bentley (USA)	Begra Mk II Saab	Begra Cars		Engine		S850
53.	11	Fernand Tavano (F) George Arents (USA) DNS - Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2455GT	Scuderia Serenissima		Differential		GT3.0
54.	7	Bob Grossman (USA) Duncan Black (USA)	Aston Martin DB4 GT 0133/L	David Ash		Broken hub		GT+3.0
55.	2	Ray Reardon (USA) John Kilborn (USA)	Chevrolet Corvette	Yenko Chevrolet		Blown engine		GT+3.0
56.	24	Masten Gregory (USA) Lloyd Casner (USA) Stirling Moss (GB) - DNP DNS - Skip Hudson (USA) DNS - Graham Hill (GB)	Maserati Tipo 63 63006	Camoradi International		Suspension		S3.0
57.	27	Richie Ginther (USA) Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0790	Sefac Automobile Ferrari		Steering arm		S2.5	3:15,700
58.	41	Ed Wilson (USA) Vince Tamburo (USA)	Sunbeam Alpine	Rootes Motors, Inc.		Oil leak		GT1.6
59.	21	John Fitch (USA) Dick Thompson (USA)	Maserati Tipo 61 2459	Momo Corporation		Transmission		S3.0
60.	23	Stirling Moss (GB) Graham Hill (GB) DNS - Lloyd Casner (USA) DNS - Leon Lilley (USA) DNS - Masten Gregory (USA)	Maserati Tipo 61 2472	Camoradi International		Exhaust manifold		S3.0
61.	38	Bill Wuesthoff (USA) Augie Pabst (USA) - DND DNS - Oliver Schmidt (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 60 060	Porsche Car Import		Main seal		S1.6
62.	35	Leo May (USA) James Johnston (USA) - DND	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars Ltd.		Accident		GT2.0
63.	72	Howard Hanna (USA) Frank Manley (USA) - DND	D.B. LM Panhard	YBH Sales		Valve failure		S850
64.	9	Pete Lovely (USA) Jack Nethercutt (USA)	Ferrari 250 TR 59 0768TR	Jack Nethercutt		Oil pump		S3.0
65.	56	Charlie Rainville (USA) Jake Kaplan (USA)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale	Jake Kaplan		DQ: illegal refuel		GT1.3
	Did not start:
	5	Jack Moore (USA) Bob Johnson (USA)	Chevrolet Corvette	Glenn Campbell Chevrolet		Reserve		GT+3.0
	53	Robert Publicker (USA) Charlie Kolb (USA)	Lotus 19 Climax 960	Robert Publicker				S2.5
	86	Herb Swan (USA) Ed Johnson (USA)	Porsche 718 RSK	Lester Castings		Reserve		S1.6
	Running in practice:
	1P	xxx	Chevrolet Corvette	Yenko Chevrolet		T-car		GT+3.0
	In entry list:
	-	Joe Sheppard (USA) Leon Lilley (USA)	Lotus Elite	Camoradi
	-	Maurice Trintignant (F)	Maserati	Scuderia Serenissima
	19	Charlie Kolb (USA) Jim Rathmann (USA)	Asardo Special Pontiac	Asardo Company		Withdrawn		S3.0
	62	Peter Ashdown (GB) Charles Vögele (CH)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR7	Charles Vögele				S1.15
	84	Bob Hathaway (USA) Fred Spross (USA)	AC Ace Bristol	A.C. Cars Ltd.		Reserve		GT2.0
	85	Ray Heppenstall (USA) Tom Fleming (USA)	Osca 2000S	Tom Fleming		Reserve		S2.0

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F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship	Round: 2

Targa Florio

Targa Florio, Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie, Sicilia	Date: 30.4.1961

Practiced:	57
Started:	54
Classified:	19

Circuit length: 72,000 km

Race distance: 720,000 km

Winner's average speed: 103,433 km/h

Fastest lap:

Wolfgang von Trips

No. 162

Ferrari Dino 246 SP

40:3,2

107,856 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	162	Wolfgang von Trips (D) Olivier Gendebien (B) - DNP DNS - Richie Ginther (USA)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0790	SEFAC Ferrari	10	6:57:39,400	1.	S3.0
2.	134	Jo Bonnier (S) Dan Gurney (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61 047	Porsche KG	10	7:02:03,500	1.	S2.0		42:40,000
3.	132	Hans Herrmann (D) Edgar Barth (DDR) DNS - Stirling Moss (GB) DNS - Graham Hill (GB)	Porsche 718 RS 61 043	Porsche KG	10	7:14:14,000	2.	S2.0
4.	152	Nino Vaccarella (I) Maurice Trintignant (F)	Maserati Tipo 63 63008	Scuderia Serenissima	10	7:28:49,300	2.	S3.0
5.	158	Umberto Maglioli (I) Giorgio Scarlatti (I)	Maserati Tipo 63 63004	Scuderia Serenissima	10	7:40:04,200	3.	S3.0
6.	92	Paul Ernst Strähle (D) Antonio Pucci (I) DNS - Huschke von Hanstein (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL 1002 WN-V 1	Porsche KG	10	7:48:25,800	1.	GT2.5
7.	96	Herbert Linge (D) Huschke von Hanstein (D) DNS - Paul Ernst Strähle (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL 1013	Porsche KG	10	7:50:53,200	2.	GT2.5
8.	38	José Rosinski (F) Bernard Consten (F)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato 6412 K2 75	José Rosinski	10	7:59:08,000	1.	GT1.3
9.	4	Vito Coco (I) "Sand" (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato 00008	Etna	10	8:06:14,000	2.	GT1.3
10.	30	"Kim" (I) "Tom" (I) DNS - "Rimsky" (I) DNS - Carlo Facetti (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato 00090 MI 537535	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	10	8:13:54,000	3.	GT1.3
11.	10	Baldassare Taormina (I) Pasquale Tacci (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS 00030 TP 19313	Baldassare Taormina	10	8:06:48,000	4.	GT1.3
12.	18	Hans Bauer (D) Roberto Sgorbati (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato 00006 BO 119032	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	10		5.	GT1.3
13.	26	Emanuele Trapani (I) Bartolomeo Donato (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS 00040 PA 58802	Balarm	10		6.	GT1.3
14.	34	Enzo Buzzetti (I) Renzo Sinibaldi (I) DNS - Ivanhoe Avorio (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato 00012 Roma 411242	Montegrappa	10		7.	GT1.3
15.	70	Umberto Bini (I) Giancarlo Rigamonti (I)	Osca S1000 1184	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	10		1.	S1.0
16.	12	Giuseppe Grasso (I) Vito Sabbia (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato 00071 CT 69286	Etna	10		8.	GT1.3
17.	94	Giulio Cabianca (I) Elio Zagato (I)	Lancia Flaminia Zagato	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	10		3.	GT2.5
18.	98	Franco Lisitano (I) Benedetto Catano (I)	Fiat 8V 000007	San Rizzo	10		4.	GT2.5
19.	56	Massimo Natili (I) Giuseppe Cucchiarelli (I)	Giaur Fiat-Giannini	Alto Lazio	10		2.	S1.0
	Not classified:
	16	Pietro Laureati (I) Domenico Santoleri (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00041 AP 25728	Pescara	10			GT1.3
	138	Paolo Samona (I) Giuseppe de Sarzana (I)	Maserati A6G	Paolo Samona	10			S2.0
	154	Pietro Ferraro (I) Armando Zampiero (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 1813GT	San Marco	10			S3.0
	156	Giuseppe Gasso (I) Giovanni Giordano (I)	Ferrari 250 GT LWB 0555GT	Etna	10			S3.0
	Did not finish:
	120	Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) Colin Davis (GB)	Osca 1500S	Osca	9	DNF		S1.6
	136	Stirling Moss (GB) Graham Hill (GB)	Porsche 718 RS 61 044	Porsche KG	9	Differential		S2.0	1.
	28	Ivanhoe Avorio (I) Carlo Facetti (I) DNS - "Tenca" (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00050	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	7	DNF		GT1.3
	74	Gregorio Filippone (I) Francesco Patané (I)	Osca MT4 1000 1101	Etna	7	DNF		S1.0
	40	Gianni Bulgari (I) Maurizio Grana (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00043 Roma 437892	Campidoglio	6	DNF		GT1.3
	60	Marcello de Luca di Lizzano (I) Attilio Brandi (I)	Osca S1000 1193	Bardahl Italy	6	DNF		S1.0
	66	Massimo Leto di Priolo (I) Ottavio Prandoni (I)	Fiat-Abarth 1000S	Scuderia Ambrosiana	6	DNF		S1.0
	72	Mario Raimondo (I) "Aldebaran" (I) DNS - Guercia	Osca MT4 1000 1143	Balarm	6	DNF		S1.0
	6	Antonio Accardi (I) Alessandro Federico (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00132	Antonio Accardi	5	DNF		GT1.3
	14	Guido Garufi (I) Franco Tagliavia (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00106 PA 74158	Guido Garufi	5	DNF		GT1.3
	20	Ermete Bosco (I) Bruno Bevilacqua (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS 20684 - PE	Pescara	5	Accident		GT1.3
	22	Mario Tropia (I) Giuseppe Parla (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SS 05681 TP 18752	Nissena	5	DNF		GT1.3
	24	Michele Allegrini (I) Clemente Avventurieri (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta S 00011 CS 20848	Sila	5	DNF		GT1.3
	54	Gérard Laureau (F) François Jaeger (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Gérard Laureau	5	Gearbox		S1.0
	64	Domenico Rotolo (I) Salvatore Sirchia (I)	Osca MT4 1000 1106	Monte Pellegrino	5	DNF		S1.0
	100	Sergio Mantia (I) Giovanni Napoli (I)	Fiat 8V 000057	Monte Pellegrino	5	DNF		GT2.5
	106	Gian Carlo Carfi (I) "Comar" (I)	Lancia Flaminia	Etna	5	DNF		GT2.5
	112	William Schuldt (USA) Pat Garret (USA)	Stanguellini 1100 Climax	William Schuldt	5	DNF		S1.6
	78	Francesco de Leonibus (I) Gino Munaron (I)	Lotus Eleven Climax	Virgilio Conrero	4	Gearbox		S1.0
	114	Pietro Termini (I) Rosario Montalbano (I)	Ermini - Alfa Romeo	Balarm	4	Accident		S1.6
	142	Mennato Boffa (I) Nino Todaro (I) - DND	Maserati Tipo 60 2466	Scuderia Serenissima	4	Oil pipe		S2.0
	8	Salvatore Leto di Priolo (I) Corrado Manfredini (I) - DND	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00016 MI 478254	Scuderia Ambrosiana	3	DNF		GT1.3
	62	Carlo Mario Abate (I) Gianni Balzarini (I) - DND	Fiat-Abarth 1000S	Scuderia Serenissima	3	Oil pump		S1.0
	160	Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX) Willy Mairesse (B) - DND	Ferrari 250 TRI/60 0780TR 05138 L4	SEFAC Ferrari	3	Fuel tank		S3.0
	102	Joseph Thomas (F) Siegfried Günther (D) - DND	Porsche 356B Super 90	Joseph Thomas	2	DNF		GT2.5
	2	Salvatore Russo (I) Giulio Pernice (I) - DND	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV Zagato CT 42514	Etna	1	Accident		GT1.3
	108	Francesco di Benedetto (I) Giuseppe D'Amico (I) - DND DNS - Francesco Crescimanno (I)	Alfa Romeo 2500	Balarm	1	DNF		GT2.5
	144	Giuseppe Allotta (I) Silvestre Semilia (I) - DND	Maserati A6GCS 2064	Giuseppe Allotta	1	Accident		S2.0
	104	Marino Guarnieri (I) Brian Whitehouse (GB) - DND	Lancia Flaminia	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	0	DNF		GT2.5
	140	Vincenzo Riolo (I) Franco Bernabei (I) - DND	Maserati 200SI	Centro-Sud	0	DNF		S2.0
	164	Phil Hill (USA) Richie Ginther (USA) - DND DNS - Olivier Gendebien (B)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0796TR	SEFAC Ferrari	0	Accident		S3.0
	Did not start:
	32	"Kim" (I) Tommaso Carletti (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus				GT1.3
	36	Luciano Conti (I) Giancarlo Venturi (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus				GT1.3
	52	Camillo Giuliani (I) Angelo Rizzo (I)	Fiat Ciolino	Sila				S1.0
	58	Giuseppe D'Amico (I) U. Fichera (I)	Fiat Ciolino	Etna				S1.0
	68	Remo Cattini (I) Giuseppe Bonomo (I)	Fiat-Abarth 1000S	Remo Cattini				S1.0
	76	Alfonso Vella (I) Giuseppe Virgilio (I)	Fiat Ciolino	Alfonso Vella				S1.0
	80	Michele Paratore (I) Seire	Fiat-Abarth 1000S	Michele Paratore				S1.0
	116	Ada Pace (I) Gianfranco Stanga (I)	Osca 1100S	Osca				S1.6
	118	Gaspare Cavaliere (I) Gaetano Starrabba (I)	Porsche 718 RSK 030	Segesta				S1.6
	Running in practice:
	T	Dan Gurney (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61	Porsche KG		Accident		S2.0

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F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship	Round: 3

1000 km Nürburgring

VII. Internationales ADAC-1000km-Rennen, Nürburgring	Date: 28.5.1961

Practiced:	70
Started:	64
Classified:	37

Circuit length: 22,810 km

Race distance: 1003,640 km

Winner's average speed: 127,675 km/h

Attendance: 270000

Fastest lap:

Phil Hill

No. 3

Ferrari Dino 246 SP

9:15,8

147,744 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	1	Masten Gregory (USA) Lloyd Casner (USA)	Maserati Tipo 61 2472	Camoradi USA	44	7:51:39,200	1.	S3.0	5.
2.	5	Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (MEX)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0780TR	North American Racing Team	43	7:52:32,400	2.	S3.0	9.
3.	4	Richie Ginther (USA) Olivier Gendebien (B) Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0790 05437 L4	SEFAC Ferrari	43	7:54:59,300	3.	S3.0	1.	9:33,700
4.	61	Carlo Mario Abate (I) Colin Davis (GB)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2163GT ROMA 42 2423	Scuderia Serenissima	43	7:56:30,000	1.	GT+2.0
5.	60	Willy Mairesse (B) Giancarlo Baghetti (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2417GT	SEFAC Ferrari	43	7:58:57,300	2.	GT+2.0	7.
6.	71	Fritz Hahnl, Jr. (D) Helmut Zick (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Fritz Hahnl, Jr.	43	7:59:23,400	1.	GT2.0
7.	70	Siegfried Günther (D) Eberhard Mahle (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Siegfried Günther	43	8:01:08,300	2.	GT2.0
8.	22	Herbert Linge (D) Sepp Greger (D) Stirling Moss (GB) - DNP Graham Hill (GB)	Porsche 356B Carrera Speziale 13033 S-KC 971	Porsche KG	43	8:02:07,500	1.	S2.0
9.	74	Gerhard Koch (D) Fritz Leinenweber (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Gerhard Koch	42	7:52:48,600	3.	GT2.0
10.	21	Dan Gurney (USA) Jo Bonnier (S)	Porsche 718 RS 61 047	Porsche KG	41	7:52:37,100	2.	S2.0	4.
11.	78	Wilfried Rüschenbaum (D) Ernst Pflugbeil (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Ernst Pflugbeil	41	7:52:37,100	4.	GT2.0
12.	64	Helmut Felder (D) Peter Nöcker (D)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 1917GT	Helmut Felder	41	7:53:53,400	3.	GT+2.0
13.	73	Lucien Bianchi (B) Emile-Claude Clemens (B)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Ecurie Francorchamps?	41	8:01:03,800	5.	GT2.0
14.	43	Chris Kerrison (GB) Peter Sargent (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR18	Chris Kerrison	41	8:02:15,800	1.	S1.15
15.	25	Jo Siffert (CH) Sepp Liebl (D)	Ferrari 500 TRC 0692MDTR	Robert Jenny	40	7:52:32,800	3.	S2.0
16.	62	Georges Berger (B) "Jean Beurlys" (B)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 1811GT?	Ecurie Francorchamps	40	7:52:34,100	4.	GT+2.0
17.	42	John Bekaert (GB) Bill de Selincourt (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR11	Derek Williamson	40	7:53:24,000	2.	S1.15
18.	90	Peter Lumsden (GB) Peter Riley (GB)	Lotus Elite	Peter Lumsden	40	7:58:01,400	1.	GT1.3
19.	41	Charles Vögele (CH) Peter Ashdown (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR6	Charles Vögele	40	7:59:22,200	3.	S1.15
20.	92	David Hobbs (GB) Bill Pickney (GB)	Lotus Elite 1460	David Hobbs	40	8:01:06,400	1.	S1.6
21.	36	Georg Bialas (D) Harald von Saucken (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera	Ernst Pflugbeil	40	8:01:44,000	2.	S1.6
22.	107	Marcello de Luca di Lizzano (I) Maurizio Grana (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Bardahl Italy	40	8:01:44,000	2.	GT1.3
23.	7	Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) Nino Vaccarella (I) Maurice Trintignant (F) - DNP Umberto Maglioli (I) - DNP	Maserati Tipo 63 63008	Scuderia Serenissima	40	Engine	4.	S3.0
24.	33	Bruno Runte (D) Werner Lindermann (D)	Porsche 356A Speedster	Bruno Runte	39	8:00:48,700	3.	S1.6
25.	32	Hans Otto Kreft (D) Hans-Peter Nyffeler (D)	Porsche 356B Carrera	Gotfrid Koechert	39	8:01:09,800	4.	S1.6
26.	75	Hellmuth Gerhards (D) Frank Kalkuhl (D)	Porsche 356B	Hellmuth Gerhards	39	8:01:52,500	6.	GT2.0
27.	103	Bernd Degner (D) Charly Braun (D)	Lotus Elite	Colonia	39	8:02:36,300	3.	GT1.3
28.	84	Bob Olthoff (ZA) John Whitmore (GB)	MGA	Bob Olthoff	38	7:52:51,400	7.	GT2.0
29.	105	Wilfried Junge (D) Günther Schramm (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Wilfried Junge	38	7:53:42,900	4.	GT1.3
30.	98	William Allen (GB) John Wagstaff (GB) DNS - John Whitmore (GB)	Lotus Elite	Team Elite	38	7:53:54,700	5.	GT1.3
31.	104	Hans-Helmuth Hespen (D) Horst Estler (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Hans Helmuth Hespen	38	7:53:55,800	6.	GT1.3
32.	47	William McCowen (GB) Andrew Hedges (GB)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Andrew Hedges	38	7:57:26,700	4.	S1.15
33.	102	George Kreisel (USA) Scott Berridge (USA)	Lotus Elite 1157	George R. Kreisel, Jr.	38	8:01:08,900	7.	GT1.3
34.	94	Les Leston (GB) Keith Ballisat (GB)	Lotus Elite 1533	Les Leston	38	8:01:22,000	8.	GT1.3
35.	51	Gérard Laureau (F) Paul Armagnac (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Rene Bonnet	37	7:51:47,900	5.	S1.15
36.	65	Guy Gonzalo (F) Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B)	Austin-Healey 3000	Gerard Langlois von Ophem	37	8:01:22,900	5.	GT+2.0
37.	108	Georges Hacquin (B) Edmond Laub (CH)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Georges Hacquin	37	8:01:34,200	9.	GT1.3
38.	52	André Moynet (F) Jean-Claude Caillaud (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard	Rene Bonnet	37	8:01:37,000	6.	S1.15
	Did not finish:
	27	Douglas Graham (GB) Christopher Martyn (GB)	Lotus 15 Series 2 Climax	Taylor & Crowley	35	Drive shaft		S2.0
	82	Ben Pon (NL) Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Ben Pon	35	DNF		GT2.0
	83	Richard Ide (GB) Mike Reid (GB)	MGA	Octagon	35	DNF		GT2.0
	85	Bob Staples (GB) Peter W. Marten (GB)	Morgan 4/4	Morgan	31	DNF		GT2.0
	97	Helmut Busch (D) Jörg Schmitz (D)	Lotus Elite	Colonia	30	Engine		GT1.3
	93	Edward Greenall (GB) Ian Baillie (GB)	Lotus Elite	Edward G. Greenall	29	DNF		GT1.3
	31	Heini Walter (CH) Hermann Müller (CH)	Porsche 718 RS 61 076	Heini Walter	27	Accident		S1.6	11.
	86	Chris Lawrence (GB) Richard Shepherd-Barron (GB)	Morgan 4/4	Morgan	27	DNF		GT2.0
	91	Ted Lund (GB) Norbert Hermann (D)	Lotus Elite	Ted Lund	25	DNF		GT1.3
	3	Phil Hill (USA) Wolfgang von Trips (D) DNS - Olivier Gendebien (B) DNS - Richie Ginther (USA)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0796TR	SEFAC Ferrari	24	Accident/fire		S3.0	3.
	11	Jim Clark (GB) Bruce McLaren (NZ)	Aston Martin DBR1 1	Essex Racing Team	23	Oil pipe		S3.0	8.
	20	Stirling Moss (GB) Graham Hill (GB)	Porsche 718 RS 60 041	Porsche KG	21	Engine		S2.0	2.
	45	Paul Hawkins (AUS) Cyril Simson (GB)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite AN 5/31219	John Sprinzel	21	DNF		S1.15
	66	Denise McCluggage (USA) Allen Eager (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 1931GT	Denise McCluggage	20	Accident		GT+2.0
	44	David Hitches (GB) Bob Hicks (GB)	Lola Mk.1 Climax BR27A	David Hitches	11	DNF		S1.15
	6	Maurice Trintignant (F) Umberto Maglioli (I)	Maserati Tipo 63 63004	Scuderia Serenissima	7	Engine		S3.0	10.
	10	Bruce Halford (GB) Tom Dickson (GB) - DND	Cooper Monaco T57 Climax	Ecurie Ecosse	7	Suspension		S3.0
	24	Antonio Gentil de Herédia (P) Antonio Heredia de Bandeira (P)	Ferrari 500 TR	Antionio Gentil de Heredia	7	DNF		S2.0
	26	André Wicky (CH) Pierre de Siebenthal (CH) - DND	Maserati 200SI	Lausannoise	6	Accident		S2.0
	88	Lee J. Miller (USA) Robert S. McCall (USA) - DND	Fiat 1500	John F. Anderson	6	DNF		GT2.0
	96	Jan Johnson (S) Yngve Nyström (S) - DND	Lotus Elite	Lotus Sweden	6	DNF		GT1.3
	79	Helmut Heyse (D) Roland Off (D) - DND	Porsche 356B	Helmut Heyse	3	DNF		GT2.0
	23	Hans Herrmann (D) Edgar Barth (DDR) - DND	Porsche 718 RS 61 044	Porsche KG	2	Engine		S2.0	6.
	101	Paul Deetens (B) Carl Smet (B) - DND	Lotus Elite	Paul Deetens	2	DNF		GT1.3
	95	Bernard Consten (F) José Rosinski (F) - DND	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Bernard Consten	1	DNF		GT1.3
	12	Georges Gachnang (CH) Maurice Caillet (CH)	Cegga-Ferrari 3000S (250 TR61) 0742TR	Georges Gachnang	0	Engine		S3.0
	Did not start:
	76	Werner Lindermann (D) Fritz Schmidt (D)	Porsche 356B	Werner Lindermann				GT2.0
	80	Robert Dooyes (NL) Rob Slotemaker (NL)	Porsche 356B	Robert Dooyes				GT2.0
	81	Hans Otto Kreft (D) Hans-Peter Nyffeler (D)	Porsche 356B	Hans Otto Kreft				GT2.0
	99	Peter Arundell (GB) Trevor Taylor (GB)	Lotus Elite	Team Elite				GT1.3
	106	Ewald Bandmann (D) Lothar Bender (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Ewald Bandmann				GT1.3
	Did not practice:
	35	Bill Bradshaw (IRL) Bill Lacy (IRL)	Lotus 15 Climax 616	Irish Racing				S1.6
	In entry list:
	-	Pat Fergusson (GB) Gil Baird (GB)	Turner	Turner
	-	Roy Salvadori (GB) Tony Maggs (ZA)	Aston Martin DB4 GT	Essex Racing Team				GT+2.0
	-	Keith Greene (GB) David Piper (GB)	Porsche 356B Carrera	Gilby Engineering				GT1.6
	8	Cliff Allison (GB) Henry Taylor (GB)	Lotus 19 Climax	UDT-Laystall				S3.0
	9	Ron Flockhart (GB) Jack Fairman (GB)	Lotus 19 Climax	UDT-Laystall				S3.0
	34	Jose Correira de Oliveira (P) António Barros (P)	Porsche 718 RSK	Jose Correira de Oliviera				S1.6
	46	John Anstead (GB) Jonathan Fenton (GB)	Austin-Healey Sprite	John A. Anstead				S1.15
	63	Pierre Noblet (B) Jean Guichet (F)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2689GT	Pierre Noblet				GT+2.0
	100	John Campbell-Jones (GB)	Lotus Elite	John Campbell-Jones				GT1.3

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F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship	Round: 4

24 h Le Mans

24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans	Date: 11.6.1961

Practiced:	60
Started:	55
Classified:	22

Circuit length: 13,461 km

Race distance: 4476,580 km

Winner's average speed: 186,524 km/h

Fastest lap:

Ricardo Rodriguez

No. 17

Ferrari 250 TRI/61

3:59,9

201,999 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Practice
1.	10	Olivier Gendebien (B) Phil Hill (USA)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0794TR 06184 L4	SEFAC Ferrari	333	24:00:00,000	1.	S3.0	4:09,000
2.	11	Mike Parkes (GB) Willy Mairesse (B) DNS - Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0780TR	SEFAC Ferrari	330		2.	S3.0	4:06,400
3.	14	Pierre Noblet (B) Jean Guichet (F)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2689GT	Pierre Noblet	317		1.	GT3.0	4:15,900
4.	7	Dick Thompson (USA) Augie Pabst (USA)	Maserati Tipo 63 63002 SWB	Briggs Cunningham	311		3.	S3.0	4:27,900
5.	33	Bob Holbert (USA) Masten Gregory (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61 047	Porsche System Engineering	309		1.	S2.0	4:33,100
6.	20	Bob Grossman (USA) André Pilette (B)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2731GT	Equipe Nationale Belge	309		2.	GT3.0	4:27,900
7.	32	Hans Herrmann (D) Edgar Barth (DDR)	Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupe 045	Porsche System Engineering	306		2.	S2.0	4:32,700
8.	24	Briggs Cunningham (USA) William Kimberly (USA)	Maserati Tipo 60 2468	Briggs Cunningham	303		3.	S2.0	4:35,200
9.	27	Peter Bolton (GB) Keith Ballisat (GB)	Triumph TR4S X 654 926 HP	Standard Triumph	284		4.	S2.0	4:32,600
10.	36	Herbert Linge (D) Ben Pon (NL)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL 1013	Porsche System Engineering	284		1.	GT1.6	4:52,100
11.	26	Les Leston (GB) Rob Slotemaker (NL)	Triumph TR4S X 655 927 HP	Standard Triumph	279		5.	S2.0	4:52,500
12.	38	William Allen (GB) Trevor Taylor (GB)	Lotus Elite 1610	Lotus Engineering	268		1.	GT1.3	5:03,000
13.	40	Bernard Kosselek (F) Pierre Massenez (F)	Lotus Elite 1440 118 LF75	Ecurie Edger	267		2.	GT1.3	5:19,200
14.	60	Denny Hulme (NZ) Angus Hyslop (NZ)	Fiat Abarth 850S	Abarth & Cie	263		1.	S850	5:11,600
15.	25	Marcel Becquart (F) Mike Rothschild (USA)	Triumph TR4S X 657 929 HP	Standard Triumph	262		6.	S2.0	4:53,500
16.	34	Peter Harper (GB) Peter Procter (GB)	Sunbeam Alpine Harrington 3000 RW	Sunbeam-Talbot	261		2.	GT1.6	5:20,600
17.	28	Georges Alexandrovitch (F) Jean-Claude Magne (F)	AC Ace Bristol BEX 1110	Equipe Chardonnet	261		1.	GT2.0	5:00,800
18.	53	Gérard Laureau (F) Robert Bouharde (F)	D.B. Barquette Panhard 1091 1242 W 75	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	257		2.	S850	5:40,400
19.	45	André Moynet (F) Jean-Claude Vidilles (F)	D.B. - Panhard 5117 3273 LE75	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	243		3.	S850	5:35,100
20.	48	André Guilhaudin (F) Jacques Grelley (F)	D.B. HBR5 Panhard 1110	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	243		4.	S850	5:39,500
21.	47	Edgar Rollin (F) René Bartholoni (F)	D.B. Coupe Panhard 1092=>1283	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	239		5.	S850	5:36,600
22.	52T	Jean-Claude Caillaud (F) Robert Mougin (F) DNS - Maurice van der Bruwaene (F)	D.B. HBR5 Super Rallye Panhard 1236	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet	237		6.	S850	5:58,000
	Did not finish:
	17	Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (MEX)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0792TR	North American Racing Team	305	Engine		S3.0	4:03,000
	1	"Franc" (F) Jean Kerguen (F)	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 0180/L	Jean Kerguen	286	Electrics		GT4.0	4:25,500
	30	Jo Bonnier (S) Dan Gurney (USA)	Porsche 718 RS 61 Coupe 046	Porsche System Engineering	262	Engine		S2.0	4:28,200
	37	Robert Buchet (F) Pierre Monneret (F)	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL 1002	Auguste Veuillet	261	Engine		GT1.6	4:55,900
	55	Paul Condrillier (F) Karl Foitek (CH)	Fiat-Abarth 700S	Abarth & Cie	255	Oil leak		S850	5:24,000
	21	Dickie Stoop (GB) John Bekaert (GB)	Austin-Healey 3000 HBN7/10339 DD 300	Ecurie Chiltern	254	Engine		GT3.0	4:56,400
	4	Roy Salvadori (GB) Tony Maggs (ZA)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 DBR1/4	Essex Racing Team	243	Fuel leak		S3.0	4:25,600
	23	Richie Ginther (USA) Wolfgang von Trips (D)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0790	SEFAC Ferrari	231	Out of fuel		S2.5	4:02,800
	54	Roger Masson (F) Paul Armagnac (F) DNS - Henri Balas (F)	D.B. Barquette Panhard 1093	Roger Masson	208	Engine		S850	5:35,700
	39	M. R. J. Wyllie (USA) David Buxton (GB)	Lotus Elite Climax	Lotus Engineering	193	Overheating		GT1.3	5:16,700
	12	Fernand Tavano (F) Giancarlo Baghetti (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP 2643GT	SEFAC Ferrari	163	Borken piston		S3.0	4:23,200
	16	Maurice Trintignant (F) Carlo Mario Abate (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2733GT	Scuderia Serenissima	162	Differential		GT3.0	4:22,500
	5	Jim Clark (GB) Ron Flockhart (GB)	Aston Martin DBR1/300 3 FSH 360	Border Reivers	132	Clutch		S3.0	4:19,000
	35	Paddy Hopkirk (GB) Peter Jopp (GB)	Sunbeam Alpine 3001 RW	Sunbeam-Talbot	130	DQ: oil replenishment		GT1.6	5:21,600
	43	David Cunningham (USA) Ed Hugus (USA)	Osca S1000 1001	North American Racing Team	125	Clutch		S1.0	5:01,100
	8	Piero Frescobaldi (I) Raffaele Cammarota (I)	Fiat-Abarth 700S	Scuderia Serenissima	124	Suspension		S850	5:40,000
	18	Stirling Moss (GB) Graham Hill (GB)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2735GT	North American Racing Team	121	Water leak		GT3.0	4:16,100
	29	André Wicky (CH) Edgar Berney (CH)	AC Ace Bristol BEX 399	Ecurie Lausannoise	115	Overheating		GT2.0	5:09,800
	56	Giorgio Bassi (I) Giancarlo Rigamonti (I)	Fiat-Abarth 700S	Abarth & Cie	111	Dynamo		S850	5:29,500
	51	Cliff Allison (GB) Mike McKee (GB)	Lotus Elite Climax	UDT/Laystall Racing Team	102	Engine		S850	5:17,700
	41	Jean-François Malle (F) Robin Carnegie (GB)	Lotus Elite Climax 1448	Equipe Los Amigos	86	Split fuel tank		GT1.3	5:07,900
	50	Jean Laroche (F) Colin Davis (GB)	Osca S750 717 CC 70	Automobiles Osca	85	Cooling system		S850	5:28,600
	19	George Reed (USA) George Arents (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2725GT	North American Racing Team	76	Short-circuit		GT3.0	4:32,700
	42	Paul Hawkins (AUS) John Colgate (USA)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite AN 547 399 1411 WD	Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd.	64	Valve		S1.0	5:23,900
	15	Lucien Bianchi (B) Georges Berger (B)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2129GT	Ecurie Francorchamps	60	Clutch		GT3.0	4:30,400
	9	Ludovico Scarfiotti (I) Nino Vaccarella (I)	Maserati Tipo 63 63002	Scuderia Serenissima	53	Head gasket		S3.0	4:22,500
	46	Ninian Sanderson (GB) William MacKay (GB)	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite AN 547 402	Ecurie Ecosse	40	Accident		S1.0	5:37,900
	22	Tom Dickson (GB) Bruce Halford (GB)	Cooper Monaco T57 Climax unnumbered DS 288	Ecurie Ecosse	32	Accident		S2.5	4:36,500
	6	Walt Hansgen (USA) Bruce McLaren (NZ) - DND	Maserati Tipo 63 63010	Briggs Cunningham	31	Accident		S3.0	4:03,800
	3	Lex Davison (AUS) Bob Stillwell (AUS)	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 0183/R	Essex Racing Stable	25	Head gasket		GT4.0	4:25,400
	2	Jack Fairman (GB) Bernard Consten (F) - DND	Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato 0182/R 1 VEV	Essex Racing Stable	22	Head gasket		GT4.0	4:27,300
	49	Jean Vinatier (F) Teodoro Zeccoli (I) - DND	Fiat Abarth 700S Spider	Abarth & Cie	15	Accident		S850	5:23,200
	58	Ted Lund (GB) Bob Olthoff (ZA) - DND	MGA YD3 627 F SRX 210	Ted Lund	14	Engine		S2.0	4:55,500
	Did not start:
	44	Claude Dubois (B) Gerard Langlois von Ophem (B)	Fiat-Abarth 1000S	Equipe Nationale Belge		Engine		S1.0	no time
	57	Roger Delageneste (F) Pierre Dumay (F)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2729GT MO 66193	Roger Delageneste				GT3.0	no time
	61	Jim Clark (GB) Trevor Taylor (GB)	Austin-Healey 3000 RN 4 22881	Cambridge Racing				GT3.0	no time
	62	Maurice Porthault (F) Jean Devos (F)	Lotus Elite 1367	Maurice Porthault				GT1.3	no time
	63	Christian Faucher (F) J. J. Petit (F)	BMW 700 S	Christian Faucher				S850	no time
	Running in practice:
	52	Jean-Claude Caillaud (F) Robert Mougin (F)	D.B. - Panhard 1271	Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet		Accident in practice		S850
	Did not practice:
	-	xxx	Morgan 4/4	Morgan		Rejected		GT2.0
	In entry list:
	-	William McCowen (GB) Peter Riley (GB)	AC Ace Bristol BE 1104	Light Blue		Not accepted		GT2.0
	-	Lloyd Casner (USA)	Maserati Tipo 61	Camoradi USA		Broken chassis
	-	xxx	Alfa Romeo	Squadra Virgilia Conrero				GT
	18	Giorgio Scarlatti (I) Carlo Mario Abate (I) Gianni Balzarini (I) Nino Vaccarella (I) Walt Hansgen (USA)	Maserati Tipo 63 63004	Scuderia Serenissima				S3.0
	31	Trevor Taylor (GB) Peter Arundell (GB)	Lotus 19 Climax	Lotus Engineering				GT2.0
	59	Maurice Martin (F)	D.B. HBR Panhard	Martin				S1.0

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F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship	Round: 5

4 h Pescara

Grand Prix Pescara, 4 h Testa Rosa	Date: 15.8.1961

Practiced:	54	(S3.0 - 6, S2.0 - 8, S1.0 - 12, GT+2.5 - 6, GT1.3 - 16, GT1.15 - 5)
Started:	47	(S3.0 - 6, S2.0 - 8, S1.0 - 8, GT+2.5 - 6, GT1.3 - 14, GT1.15 - 5)
Classified:	28	(S3.0 - 2, S2.0 - 4, S1.0 - 5, GT+2.5 - 4, GT1.3 - 11, GT1.15 - 2)

Circuit length: 25,579 km

Race distance: 572,878 km

Winner's average speed: 143,220 km/h

Fastest lap:

Richie Ginther

No. 12

Ferrari Dino 246 SP

9:55,5

154,634 km/h

Pos.	No.	Driver / Nationality	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time/retired	Pos.	Group	Pos.	Practice
1.	4	Lorenzo Bandini (I) Giorgio Scarlatti (I)	Ferrari 250 TRI/61 0780TR	Scuderia Centro Sud	23	4:00:00,000	1.	S3.0	2.	10:17,100
2.	14	Karl Orthuber (D) Edgar Barth (DDR)	Porsche 718 RS 61 075	Porsche System Engineering	22		1.	S2.0	10.	11:08,100
3.	32	Mennato Boffa (I)	Maserati Tipo 60 2465	Mennato Boffa	22		2.	S2.0	9.	10:56,800
4.	44	George Arents (USA) Sterling Hamill (USA)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2725GT	North American Racing Team	22		1.	GT+2.5	12.	11:09,200
5.	28	Colin Davis (GB)	Osca S1600 1601	Pescara	21		3.	S2.0	11.	11:08,900
6.	40	Sergio Bettoja (I) "Kim" (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2767GT	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	21		2.	GT+2.5	13.	11:13,900
7.	38	Alberico Cacciari (I) Liugi Bertocco (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2095GT	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	21		3.	GT+2.5	17.	12:01,900
8.	56	Umberto Bini (I)	Osca S1000 1184	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		1.	S1.0	21.	12:10,500
9.	114	Albino Buticchi (I) DNS - Elio Zagato (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00035	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		1.	GT1.3	15.	11:55,200
10.	92	Gianni Bulgari (I) Maurizio Grana (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00043	Campidoglio	20		2.	GT1.3	20.	12:09,500
11.	62	Renato Pirocchi (I)	Fiat-Abarth 850	Scuderia Serenissima	20		2.	S1.0	18.	12:03,300
12.	10	Georges Gachnang (CH) Maurice Caillet (CH)	Cegga-Ferrari 3000S (250 TR61) 0742TR	Georges Gachnang	20		2.	S3.0	14.	11:29,800
13.	30	Leandro Terra (I)	Osca S1600 1602	Scuderia Pescara	20		4.	S2.0	19.	12:08,900
14.	110	Carlo Facetti (I) DNS - Albino Buticchi (I) DNS - Elio Zagato (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		3.	GT1.3	32.	12:50,300
15.	76	Lanzo Cussini (I) Vittorio Venturi (I)	Fiat-Abarth 850	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		3.	S1.0	27.	12:30,400
16.	96	Alessandro Zafferri (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00018	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		4.	GT1.3	25.	12:25,600
17.	90	Hans Bauer (D)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		5.	GT1.3	31.	12:41,200
18.	86	Renzo Sinibaldi (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Campidoglio	20		6.	GT1.3	30.	12:36,300
19.	102	"Kim" (I) Rinaldo Parmigiani (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00033	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	20		7.	GT1.3	28.	12:31,400
20.	64	Attilio Brandi (I) Adolfo Tedeschi (I)	Osca S1000 1193	Clemente Biondetti	20		4.	S1.0	22.	12:10,900
21.	112	Pietro Laureati (I) Domenico Santoleri (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00041	Pescara	19		8.	GT1.3	37.	13:02,000
22.	96	Fernando Natella (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Settecolli	19		9.	GT1.3	42.	14:06,050
23.	118	Piero Frescobaldi (I) Cesare Fiorio (I)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Jolly Club	19		1.	GT1.15	34.	12:57,600
24.	128	Corrado Ferlaino (I)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Pescara	19		2.	GT1.15	38.	13:06,600
25.	106	Aldo Caretti (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SVZ	Aldo Caretti	19		10.	GT1.3	41.	14:04,900
26.	34	Luigi Pisano (I)	Lancia Aurelia	Luigi Pisano	17		4.	GT+2.5	44.	14:11,600
27.	84	Roberto Dari (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Alto Lazio	17		11.	GT1.3	43.	14:08,020
28.	50	Gregorio Filippone (I)	Osca MT4 1000 1101	Etna	17		5.	S1.0	46.	16:03,400
	Did not finish:
	48	Carlo Mario Abate (I)	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2733GT	Scuderia Serenissima	22	Out of fuel		GT+2.5	6.	10:42,400
	6	Lloyd Casner (USA)	Maserati Tipo 61 2472	Camoradi USA	14	Accident		S3.0	4.	10:20,100
	88	Gianfranco Bonetto (I) Giuseppe Dalla Torre (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	13	Gearbox		GT1.3	29.	12:33,600
	116	Alec Mylonadis (GR) Silvano Stefani (I)	Fairthorpe Electron	Alec Mylonadis	12	DNF		GT1.15	45.	15:03,200
	12	Richie Ginther (USA) Giancarlo Baghetti (I)	Ferrari Dino 246 SP 0790	SEFAC Ferrari	10	Steering		S3.0	1.	9:49,600
	2	Nino Vaccarella (I)	Maserati Tipo 63 63004	Scuderia Serenissima	8	Gearbox		S3.0	5.	10:25,900
	98	Michele Allegrini (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Sila	7	Fire		GT1.3	39.	13:09,500
	58	Ada Pace (I) Roberto Lippi (I)	Lotus Eleven Osca 524	Milano Racing Club	6	Engine		S1.0	24.	12:22,300
	20	Tommy Spychiger (CH) DNS - Edgar Barth (DDR)	Porsche 718 RS 61	Porsche System Engineering	3	Accident		S2.0	48.	no time
	24	Ludovico Scarfiotti (I)	Osca 2000S 2007	Pescara	3	Water pipe		S2.0	8.	10:53,800
	36	Willy Mairesse (B) Pierre Dumay (F) - DND	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 2729GT MO 66193	Willy Mairesse	2	Accident		GT+2.5	7.	10:46,000
	100	David Hobbs (GB) Bill Pickney (GB) - DND	Lotus Elite 1460	David Hobbs	1	Accident		S2.0	16.	11:59,000
	8	Jo Bonnier (S)	Maserati Tipo 63 63002	Scuderia Serenissima	0	Drive shaft		S3.0	3.	10:13,600
	16	Raffaello Rosati (I)	Maserati Tipo 60	Clemente Biondetti	0	Mechanical		S2.0	26.	12:25,700
	120	Gabrio Del Torre (I)	Fairthorpe Electron	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	0	Electrics		GT1.15	47.	23:33,100
	124	Luciano Braccini (I)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Luciano Braccini	0	Engine		GT1.15	40.	13:58,100
	60	Giorgio Cecchini (I)	Bandini	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus		DNF		S1.0	33.	12:51,000
	72	Sesto Leonardi (I) Carlo Alberto Del Bue (I)	Osca S1000 765	Settecolli		DNF		S1.0	23.	12:13,900
	108	Manlio Santuccio (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Aretusa		DNF		GT1.3	36.	13:01,100
	Did not start:
	52	Roberto Lippi (I)	Stanguellini 750 Sport CS04074	Settecolli		Fearbox		S1.0	35.	13:00,400
	68	Camillo Giuliani (I)	Stanguellini 750 Sport CS04081 CS18123	Settecolli				S1.0		18:40,000
	74	Ilario Bandini (I)	Bandini - Fiat	Ilario Bandini				S1.0		13:13,400
	78	Franco Bernabei (I)	Giaur	Settecolli		Accident		S1.0		12:26,900
	82	"Bismark" (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Pescara				GT1.3		14:52,020
	104	Giuseppe Dalla Torre (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Giuseppe Dalla Torre				GT1.3		12:42,300
	In entry list:
	18	Odoardo Govoni (I)	Maserati Tipo 60 2460	Odoardo Govoni				S2.0
	22	Douglas Graham (GB)	Lotus 15 Series 2 Climax 615	Taylor & Crawley				S2.0
	26	Peter Heath (GB)	Lotus 15 Climax 620	Graham Whitehead				S2.0
	42	Luciano Conti (I)	Ferrari 250 GT	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus				GT+2.5
	46	Liugi Bertocco (I)	Ferrari 250 GT	Settecolli				GT+2.5
	54	Ermete Bosco (I)	Giaur	Pescara				S1.0
	66	Massimo Natili (I)	Giaur	Alto Lazio				S1.0
	70	Enzo Osella (I)	Osca S1000	Milano Racing Club				S1.0
	80	Antonio Accardi (I)	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ 00132	Antonio Accardi				GT1.3
	122	"Matich" (I)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Racing Club 19				GT1.15
	126	Silvano Stefani (I)	Lancia Appia Zagato	Silvano Stefani				GT1.3

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