# 1961 New Zealand Grand Prix

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 | |
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