The 1961 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 7 January 1961.
Classification Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid 1 4 Jack Brabham Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 75 1hr 42min 30.0sec 3 2 47 Bruce McLaren Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 75 + 1.7 s 2 3 8 Graham Hill BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl 74 + 1 Lap 4 4 3 Ron Flockhart Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 73 + 2 Laps 5 5 20 Denny Hulme Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 73 + 2 Laps 10 6 Jim Clark Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 71 + 4 Laps 11 7 Pat Hoare Ferrari 256 / Ferrari 2953cc V12 70 + 5 Laps 14 8 Arnold Glass Cooper T45 / Maserati 2489cc 6cyl 70 + 5 Laps 15 9 Malcolm Gill Lycoming Special / Lycoming 5239cc 4cyl 69 + 6 Laps 19 10 Angus Hyslop Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 67 + 8 Laps 16 11 Frank Shuter Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2994cc 4cyl 67 + 8 Laps 23 12 Bib Stillwell Aston Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl 66 + 9 Laps 12 13 David Evans Cooper T43 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 52 + 23 Laps 21 14 Lionel Bulcraig Cooper T43 / Climax 1700cc 4cyl 45 + 30 Laps 22 Ret David McKay Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 45 Exhaust 20 Ret Johnny Mansel Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 45 Engine 17 Ret Dan Gurney BRM P48 / BRM 2491cc 4cyl 42 Retired 9 Ret Roy Salvadori Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 36 Gearbox 7 Ret 7 Stirling Moss Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 32 Clutch 1 Ret Stan Jones Cooper T51 / Climax 2205cc 4cyl 20 Oil Pressure 13 Ret John Surtees Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 17 Transmission 8 Ret Innes Ireland Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 16 Crown Wheel 6 Ret Len Gilbert Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 9 Engine 18 Ret 25 Jo Bonnier Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 0 Gearbox 24 DNQ Tony Shelly Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Brian Prescott Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ Bob Smith Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Allan Freeman Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot 4485cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ Jim Boyd HWM / Alta 1971cc 4cyl s/c Did not qualify DNQ Peter Elford Cooper-Bristol Mk I / Bristol 1971cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ Roly Levis Cooper T52 FJ / BMC 994cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Jim Palmer Lotus 18 FJ / Ford 994cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Doug Whiteford Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ Bill Thomasen Ferrari 750 Monza / Ferrari 2999cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Bill Gardiner Tojeiro 3/56 / Jaguar 3800cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNQ Arthur Moffatt Lotus 15 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Duncan Mackenzie Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl Did not qualify DNQ Bob Eade Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did not qualify DNA Jack Malcolm Cooper-Bristol Mk II / Holden 2358cc 6cyl Did Not Attend Source:
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