The 1961 Canadian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Mosport Park on September 30, 1961, held for sports cars eligible for the Canadian Sports Car Championship regulations. 26 cars started the race. It was the first time a motor race had carried the name Canadian Grand Prix, which in future years would become an event on the Formula One world championship. The race was won by Canadian driver Peter Ryan driving a Lotus 19. Ryan finished a lap ahead of Mexican racer Pedro Rodríguez driving a North American Racing Team-run Ferrari 250 TR with pole sitter Stirling Moss third in another Lotus 19 run by his Formula One team, UDT Laystall Racing.
Results Class winners in bold.
Pos Class No Driver Car Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 +2.0 52 Peter Ryan Lotus 19-Climax Comstock Racing Team 100 2:46:44 3 2 +2.0 2 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 250 TRI/61 North American Racing Team 99 − 1 lap 4 3 +2.0 7 Stirling Moss Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 99 − 1 lap 1 4 +2.0 20 George Constantine Ferrari 250 TR North American Racing Team 99 − 1 lap 5 5 2.0 39 Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 718 RS 60 Eglinton & Caledonia Motors Ltd. 97 − 3 laps 7 6 2.0 3 John Fulp Ferrari Dino 196 S North American Racing Team 96 − 4 laps 16 7 2.0 25 Francis Bradley Lola Mk 1-Climax R. M. Hollingshead Corp. of Canada Ltd. 92 − 8 laps 12 8 2.0 86 Herb Swan Porsche 718 RS 61 Herb Swan 92 − 8 laps 11 9 2.0 8 Fred Hayes Osca S1000 North American Racing Team 88 − 12 laps 19 10 2.0 131 Brent Morris Lotus Mark IX-Climax Brent Morris 88 − 12 laps 18 11 +2.0 72 Oliver Clubine Torus-Triumph Manshaw Motors 84 − 16 laps 12DNF +2.0 6 Olivier Gendebien Lotus 19-Climax UDT Laystall Racing 82 Transmission 2 13 +2.0 169 Nat Adams Jaguar XKSS Tidewater Oil Co. of Canada 80 − 20 laps 15 14 +2.0 4 Wayne Burnett Ferrari 250 TR Wayne Burnett 80 − 20 laps 15DNF +2.0 13 Bob Clift Chevrolet Special Laura Nelson Clift 70 Retired 9 16DNF +2.0 1 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari Dino 246 S North American Racing Team 48 Oil pressure 6 17DNF +2.0 11 Bob Hurt Ferrari 250 TR Robert Kert 34 Retired 14 18DNF 2.0 140 G. D. Cockerill Triumph Special Motorsport Club of Ottawa 25 Retired 20 19DNF +2.0 51 Dan Shaw Sadler Mk.V-Chevrolet Comstock Racing Team 20 Transmission 20DNF 2.0 75 Ray Heppenstall Osca 2000 12 Retired 21DNF 2.0 49 Jim Muzzin Porsche 550 RS Downtown Porsche 7 Engine 22DNF 2.0 5 Dennis Coad Lotus Mark IX-Climax Herb Swan 6 Retired 23DNF 2.0 14 Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RS 61 Holbert's Garage 0 Accident 8 24DNF +2.0 10 George Makins Makins Special-Chevrolet Makins Auto Body 0 Front axle 17 DSQ +2.0 63 George Reed Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 North American Racing Team 96 Pit violation 10 DSQ 2.0 132 Harry Entwistle Lotus 15-Climax Gulliver Motor Ltd. 94 Pit violation 13
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