1961 Craven A Gold Star

The 1961 Craven A Gold Star was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 3 April 1961. The race was contested over 19 laps at a total distance of approximately 75 miles and it was Round 2 of the 1961 Australian Drivers' Championship.

Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The race was won by Bill Patterson driving a Cooper T51 Climax.

Results

Pos No Entrant Driver Car Race Time/DNF Laps
1 9 Bill Patterson Motors Bill Patterson Cooper T51 Climax 48:36.9 19
2 4 Stan Jones Motors Pty Ltd Stan Jones Cooper T51 Climax 49:14.3 19
3 6 B.S. Stillwell Bib Stillwell Cooper T51 Climax 49:32.8 19
4 7 Capitol Motors Pty Ltd Arnold Glass Cooper T51 Maserati 50:02.3 19
5 1 A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd Alec Mildren Cooper T51 Maserati 50:44.7 26
6 14 Scuderia Veloce David McKay Cooper T51 Climax 48:44.4 10
7 71 Ecurie Hall Noel Hall Cooper T51 Climax 48:50.4 10
8 20 G.A. Scott Glyn Scott Cooper T43 Climax 49:03.5 9
9 3 Jack Myers Jack Myers Cooper-Thunderbird MkIV Triumph Retired 1
Source:[1][2]

References

  1. Brown, Allen. "Bathurst, 3 Apr 1961 « Australian Gold Star (Formula Libre) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
  2. John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 273 to 283
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