The 1961 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 21 January 1961. It was the tenth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Jack Brabham in the Cooper T53.
Classification
Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time Grid 1 Jack Brabham Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 47 1hr 17min 18.5sec 2 2 Stirling Moss Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 47 + 48.5 s 5 3 Angus Hyslop Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 47 + 1:21.9 s 8 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 46 + 1 Lap 6 5 Denny Hulme Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 46 + 1 Lap 9 6 Len Gilbert Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 44 + 3 Laps 18 7 Hec Green RA / RA 2100cc 4cyl 44 + 3 Laps 10 8 Malcolm Gill Lycoming Special / Lycoming 5239cc 4cyl 43 + 4 Laps 7 9 Duncan Mackenzie Cooper T41 / Climax 1460cc 4cyl 43 + 4 Laps 16 10 Jim Boyd HWM / Alta 1971cc 4cyl s/c 40 + 7 Laps 18 11 Roly Levis Cooper T52 FJ / BMC 994cc 4cyl 19 12 Brian Prescott Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl 15 Ret Frank Shuter Ferrari 625 / Ferrari 2994cc 4cyl Accident 13 Ret Jim Palmer Lotus 18 FJ / Ford 994cc 4cyl Retired 12 Ret Jim Clark Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl Stall 4 Ret Pat Hoare Ferrari 256 / Ferrari 2953cc V12 Retired 14 Ret Jo Bonnier Cooper T51 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 18 Wishbone 3 Ret Tony Shelly Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl Retired 11 Ret John Surtees Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl Retired 1 Ret Roy Salvadori Lotus 18 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl Retired 20 DNS Bob Smith Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl Did Not Start DNS Johnny Mansel Tec Mec 1 / Chevrolet 4900cc V8 Did Not Start DNS Bob Eade Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl Did Not Start Source:
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