1961 Rand Grand Prix

The 1961 Rand Grand Prix was a non-championship race, held on December 9, 1961 at the brand new Kyalami Raceway Park. The race was run to South African rules, which included Formula One cars, but also allowed full-bodied sports cars that met the engine and weight regulations. The race was won by Jim Clark in a , who took the pole and led from start to finish. Teammate Trevor Taylor finished less than a second behind Clark, and Jo Bonnier took third in a .
==Background==
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is outlined below, arranged by car number:
No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
2 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
3 	Syd van der Vyver	Privateer 	 	18 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
4 	Edgar Barth 	Porsche System Engineering	 	718 	 	547/6 F4 1.5 	
5 	Jo Bonnier 	Porsche System Engineering	 	718 	 	547/6 F4 1.5 	
6 	Masten Gregory 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
7 	Ernie Pieterse 	Scuderia Alfa 	 	Special	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	?
8 	Tony Maggs 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
9 	Bruce Johnstone 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	T56 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
10 	Neville Lederle 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	109E L4 1.5 	
11 	John Love 	A.H. Pillman 	 	Mk1 	 	547/6 F4 1.5 	?
12 	Doug Serrurier 	Scuderia Lupini 	 	T51 	 	6-1500 L4 1.5 	?
14 	Don Philp 	Privateer 	 	1 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	?
15 	Sam Tingle 	Privateer 	 	Mk1 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
16 	Helmut Menzler 	Ecurie Wolman 	 	18 	 	1500 RS L4 1.5 	?
17 	Jack Holme 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	?
18 	Clive Trundell 	Privateer 	 	T52 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	?
19 	Bruce Jennings 	Privateer 	 	Mk1 	 	547/6 F4 1.5 	?
20 	Fanie Viljoen 	G.E. Mennie 	 	Mk1 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	?
21 	Adrian Pheiffer 	Privateer 	 	T52 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	?
22 	Bob van Niekerk 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	109E L4 1.5 	?
23 	Bernard Podmore 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	109E L4 1.5 	?
24 	John Guthrie 	Ecurie Rhodes 	 	T51 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	?
25 	Trevor Blokdyk 	Privateer 	 	T52 	 	109E L4 1.5 	
26 	Gene Bosman 	Scuderia Alfa 	 	15 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	?
27 	Dawie Gous 	Privateer 	 	RSK 	 	547/6 F4 1.5 	?
28 	Bill Dunlop 	Privateer 	 	T45 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	?
29 	Rauten Hartmann 	Privateer 	 	Mk1 	 	L6 1.5 	?
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	1 	Jim Clark 	 	1:38.5 	—
2 	2 	Trevor Taylor 	 	1:38.8 	+0.3s
3 	6 	Masten Gregory 	 	1:38.9 	+0.4s
4* 	5 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:39.8 	+1.3s
5 	8 	Tony Maggs 	 	1:40.5 	+2.0s
6 	3 	Syd van der Vyver	 	1:40.8 	+2.3s
7 	7 	Ernie Pieterse 	 	1:41.1 	+2.6s
8 	9 	Bruce Johnstone 	 	1:41.3 	+2.8s
9 	4 	Edgar Barth 	 	N/A 	—
10 	16 	Helmut Menzler 	 	1:43.7 	+5.2s
11 	14 	Don Philp 	 	1:44.1 	+5.6s
12† 	21 	Adrian Pheiffer 	 	1:44.8 	+6.3s
13 	22 	Bob van Niekerk 	 	1:46.8 	+8.3s
14 	15 	Sam Tingle 	 	1:47.5 	+9.0s
15 	12 	Doug Serrurier 	 	1:48.4 	+9.9s
16 	20 	Fanie Viljoen 	 	1:48.5 	+10.0s
17 	24 	John Guthrie 	 	1:48.5 	+10.0s
18 	25 	Trevor Blokdyk 	 	N/A 	—
19 	19 	Bruce Jennings 	 	1:48.5 	+10.0s
20 	26 	Gene Bosman 	 	1:48.7 	+10.2s
21 	23 	Bernard Podmore 	 	1:49.4 	+10.9s
22 	17 	Jack Holme 	 	1:49.7 	+11.2s
23 	28 	Bill Dunlop 	 	1:50.3 	+11.8s
24 	29 	Rauten Hartmann 	 	1:52.1 	+13.6s
25 	18 	Clive Trundell 	 	1:52.1 	+13.6s
DNA 	10 	Neville Lederle 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
DNA 	11 	John Love 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
DNA 	27 	Dawie Gous 	 	Did not arrive	Did not arrive
**Bonnier was on a warm-up lap before the race has started, but he finished half a lap at the start.
*†Pheiffer was unable to take the start.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	1 	Jim Clark 	 	75 	2:06:26.27 	1
2 	2 	Trevor Taylor 	 	75 	+0.14s 	2
3 	5 	Jo Bonnier 	 	75 	+23.16s 	4
4 	4 	Edgar Barth 	 	74 	+1 lap 	9
5 	9 	Bruce Johnstone 	 	73 	+2 laps 	8
6 	7 	Ernie Pieterse 	 	72 	+3 laps 	7
7 	3 	Syd van der Vyver	 	72 	+3 laps 	6
8 	20 	Fanie Viljoen 	 	70 	+5 laps 	16
9 	22 	Bob van Niekerk 	 	70 	+5 laps 	13
10 	12 	Doug Serrurier 	 	69 	+6 laps 	15
11 	19 	Bruce Jennings 	 	67 	+8 laps 	19
Ret 	6 	Masten Gregory 	 	42 	Overheating 	3
Ret 	15 	Sam Tingle 	 	35 	Gearbox 	14
Ret 	23 	Bernard Podmore 	 	25 	Accident 	21
Ret 	16 	Helmut Menzler 	 	24 	Overheating 	10
Ret 	24 	John Guthrie 	 	18 	Water pipe 	17
Ret 	8 	Tony Maggs 	 	14 	Overheating 	5
Ret 	28 	Bill Dunlop 	 	14 	Engine 	23
Ret 	14 	Don Philp 	 	11 	Overheating 	11
Ret 	29 	Rauten Hartmann 	 	11 	Engine 	24
Ret 	26 	Gene Bosman 	 	7 	Engine 	20
Ret 	17 	Jack Holme 	 	5 	Accident 	22
Ret 	25 	Trevor Blokdyk 	 	5 	Accident 	18
Ret 	18 	Clive Trundell 	 	2 	Puncture 	25
DNS 	21 	Adrian Pheiffer 	 	 	Engine 	Engine
DNA 	10 	Neville Lederle 	 	 	 	
DNA 	11 	John Love 	 	 	 	
DNA 	27 	Dawie Gous 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
*First race for Rhodesian drivers.
==References==
Category:1961 non-championship Grands Prix
Category:1961 Formula One Season
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:Formula One races in South Africa