# 1961 Canadian Grand Prix

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 | |
| 12 DNF | +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 | |
| 15 DNF | +2.0 | 13 | Bob Clift | Chevrolet Special | Laura Nelson Clift | 70 | Retired | 9 |
| 16 DNF | +2.0 | 1 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari Dino 246 S | North American Racing Team | 48 | Oil pressure | 6 |
| 17 DNF | +2.0 | 11 | Bob Hurt | Ferrari 250 TR | Robert Kert | 34 | Retired | 14 |
| 18 DNF | 2.0 | 140 | G. D. Cockerill | Triumph Special | Motorsport Club of Ottawa | 25 | Retired | 20 |
| 19 DNF | +2.0 | 51 | Dan Shaw | Sadler Mk.V-Chevrolet | Comstock Racing Team | 20 | Transmission | |
| 20 DNF | 2.0 | 75 | Ray Heppenstall | Osca 2000 | | 12 | Retired | |
| 21 DNF | 2.0 | 49 | Jim Muzzin | Porsche 550 RS | Downtown Porsche | 7 | Engine | |
| 22 DNF | 2.0 | 5 | Dennis Coad | Lotus Mark IX-Climax | Herb Swan | 6 | Retired | |
| 23 DNF | 2.0 | 14 | Bob Holbert | Porsche 718 RS 61 | Holbert's Garage | 0 | Accident | 8 |
| 24 DNF | +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 |