1961 Aintree 200

The 1961 Aintree 200 was a non-championship race, held on April 22. The winner was two-time defending World Champion Jack Brabham in a . Second was Brabham's teammate, Bruce McLaren and third was polesitter Graham Hill.
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==Background==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	1 	Graham Hill 	 	2:00.2 	
2 	3 	Jack Brabham 	 	2:00.6 	+ 0.4
3 	4 	Bruce McLaren 	 	2:01.4 	+ 1.2
4 	5 	John Surtees 	 	2:02.4 	+ 2.2
5 	19 	Jim Clark 	 	2:02.4 	+ 2.2
6 	8 	Jackie Lewis 	 	2:03.0 	+ 2.8
7 	18 	Innes Ireland 	 	2:03.0 	+ 2.8
8 	27 	Tony Marsh 	 	2:03.6 	+ 3.4
9 	6 	Roy Salvadori 	 	2:04.0 	+ 3.8
10 	2 	Tony Brooks 	 	2:04.8 	+ 4.6
11 	21 	Cliff Allison 	 	2:05.2 	+ 5.0
12 	26 	Gerry Ashmore 	 	2:05.8 	+ 5.6
13 	9 	Shane Summers 	 	2:06.0 	+ 5.8
14 	20 	Trevor Taylor 	 	2:06.4 	+ 6.2
15 	23 	Dan Gurney 	 	2:06.6 	+ 6.4
16 	10 	George Morgan 	 	2:07.0 	+ 6.8
17 	22 	Henry Taylor 	 	2:08.0 	+ 7.8
18 	30 	Lucien Bianchi 	 	2:08.0 	+ 7.8
19 	12 	Graham Eden 	 	2:08.0 	+ 7.8
20 	14 	Bernard Collomb	 	2:09.8 	+ 9.6
21 	24 	Michael May 	 	2:11.8 	+ 11.6
22 	29 	André Pilette 	 	2:12.8 	+ 12.6
23 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	2:14.2 	+ 14.0
24 	28 	Peter Procter 	 	2:15.0 	+ 14.8
25 	16 	Ian Burgess 	 	2:31.0 	+ 30.8
26 	15 	Masten Gregory 	 	No time	
27 	32 	Keith Greene 	 	No time	
28 	25 	Tim Parnell 	 	No time	
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	3 	Jack Brabham 	 	50 	1.55:17.2 	2
2 	4 	Bruce McLaren 	 	50 	+ 28.4 	3
3 	1 	Graham Hill 	 	50 	+ 1:09.8 	1
4 	5 	John Surtees 	 	50 	+ 1:58.2 	4
5 	15 	Masten Gregory 	 	49 	+ 1 Lap 	26
6 	8 	Jackie Lewis 	 	49 	+ 1 Lap 	6
7 	27 	Tony Marsh 	 	49 	+ 1 Lap 	8
8 	6 	Roy Salvadori 	 	48 	+ 2 Laps 	9
9 	19 	Jim Clark 	 	48 	+ 2 Laps 	5
10 	18 	Innes Ireland 	 	48 	+ 2 Laps 	7
11 	26 	Gerry Ashmore 	 	48 	+ 2 Laps 	12
12 	9 	Shane Summers 	 	47 	+ 3 Laps 	13
13 	32 	Keith Greene 	 	47 	+ 3 Laps 	27
14 	23 	Dan Gurney 	 	47 	+ 3 Laps 	15
15 	21 	Cliff Allison 	 	46 	+ 4 Laps 	11
16 	29 	André Pilette 	 	45 	+ 5 Laps 	22
17 	2 	Tony Brooks 	 	44 	+ 6 Laps 	10
18 	12 	Graham Eden 	 	43 	+ 7 Laps 	19
19 	20 	Trevor Taylor 	 	41 	+ 9 Laps 	14
DSQ	16 	Ian Burgess 	 	34 	Adding engine oil	25
Ret	22 	Henry Taylor 	 	26 	Gearbox 	17
Ret	14 	Bernard Collomb 	 	23 	Engine 	20
Ret	28 	Peter Procter 	 	11 	Ignition 	24
Ret	25 	Tim Parnell 	 	7 	Engine 	28
Ret	24 	Michael May 	 	7 	Engine 	21
Ret	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	1 	Engine 	23
Ret	10 	George Morgan 	 	1 	Accident 	16
Ret	30 	Lucien Bianchi 	 	0 	Accident 	18
WD 	 	Lloyd Casner 	 	 	No car 	-
WD 	 	Brian Naylor 	 	 	Car not ready 	-
WD 	 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	 	No car 	-
WD 	 	Willy Mairesse 	 	 	No car 	-
WD 	 	John Campbell-Jones	 	 	 	-
==Milestones==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1961 non-championship Grands Prix
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom