1961 Solitude Grand Prix

The 1961 Solitude Grand Prix was a non-championship event, held on July 23. It was won by Innes Ireland in a , ahead of the s of Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Innes Ireland 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
2 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
3 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
4 	Wolfgang von Trips 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	 	156 	 	178 V6 1.5 	
5 	Phil Hill 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	 	156 	 	178 V6 1.5 	
6 	Jack Brabham 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
7 	Bruce McLaren 	Cooper Car Company 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
8 	Mike Spence 	Emeryson Cars 	 	61 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
9 	Jo Bonnier 	Porsche Engineering System	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
10 	Hans Herrmann 	Porsche Engineering System	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
11 	Dan Gurney 	Porsche Engineering System	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
12 	Edgar Barth 	Porsche KG 	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
14 	Lucky Casner 	Camoradi International 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
15 	Wolfgang Seidel 	Scuderia Colonia 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
16 	Michael May 	Scuderia Colonia 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
17 	Stirling Moss 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
18 	Maurice Trintignant 	Scuderia Serenissima 	 	T51 	 	6-1500 L4 1.5 	
19 	Roberto Bussinello 	Scuderia Serenissima 	 	F1 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
20 	Peter Monteverdi 	Privateer 	 	FJ 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
21 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen 	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
22 	Olivier Gendebien 	Ecurie Nationale Belge 	 	61 	 	6-1500 L4 1.5 	
23 	Willy Mairesse 	Ecurie Nationale Belge 	 	61 	 	6-1500 L4 1.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	9 	Jo Bonnier 	 	4:01.1	
2 	11 	Dan Gurney 	 	4:01.5	+ 0.4
3 	7 	Bruce McLaren 	 	4:01.9	+ 0.8
4 	1 	Innes Ireland 	 	4:02.7	+ 1.6
5 	17 	Stirling Moss 	 	4:03.7	+ 2.6
6 	10 	Hans Herrmann 	 	4:03.8	+ 2.7
7 	2 	Jim Clark 	 	4:04.2	+ 3.1
8 	6 	Jack Brabham 	 	4:04.5	+ 3.4
9 	3 	Trevor Taylor 	 	4:05.9	+ 4.8
10 	12 	Edgar Barth 	 	4:07.3	+ 6.2
11 	8 	Mike Spence 	 	4:10.7	+ 9.6
12 	16 	Michael May 	 	4:12.2	+ 11.1
13 	21 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	4:13.0	+ 11.9
14 	15 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	4:18.1	+ 17.0
15 	18 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	4:19.3	+ 18.2
16 	19 	Roberto Bussinello 	 	4:29.3	+ 28.2
17 	20 	Piero Monteverdi 	 	4:39.1	+ 38.0
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	1 	Innes Ireland 	 	25 	1:41:04.6 	4
2 	9 	Jo Bonnier 	 	25 	+ 0.1 	1
3 	11 	Dan Gurney 	 	25 	+ 0.3 	2
4 	7 	Bruce McLaren 	 	25 	+ 17.9 	3
5 	6 	Jack Brabham 	 	25 	+ 47.6 	8
6 	10 	Hans Herrmann 	 	25 	+ 1:01.5 	6
7 	2 	Jim Clark 	 	25 	+ 1:27.9 	7
8 	12 	Edgar Barth 	 	25 	+ 3:27.3 	10
9 	3 	Trevor Taylor 	 	25 	+ 4:22.0 	9
Ret	17 	Stirling Moss 	 	22 	Gearbox 	5
Ret	18 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	14 	Engine 	15
Ret	19 	Roberto Bussinello 	 	12 	Engine 	16
Ret	15 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	7 	Steering wheel 	14
Ret	8 	Mike Spence 	 	6 	Gearbox 	11
Ret	21 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	6 	Engine 	13
Ret	20 	Piero Monteverdi 	 	2 	Engine 	17
Ret	16 	Michael May 	 	0 	Accident 	12
DNS	14 	Lucky Casner 	 	 	Engine in practice	-
DNS	3 	Peter Arundell 	 	 	Practice only 	-
WD 	4 	Wolfgang von Trips 	 	 	 	-
WD 	5 	Phil Hill 	 	 	 	-
WD 	22 	Olivier Gendebien 	 	 	 	-
WD 	23 	Willy Mairesse 	 	 	 	-
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:1961 non-championship Grands Prix
Category:Solitude Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in Germany