1961 International Gold Cup

The 1961 International Gold Cup was a non-championship race, held at Oulton Park on September 23. The race was won by Stirling Moss in an , the only time that a four-wheel-drive car has won a Formula 1 race. Second went to two-time defending World Champion Jack Brabham, and in third was polesitter Bruce McLaren, both in s.
Moss's victory is largely attributed to the early fall wet conditions.
==Background==
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===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Jack Brabham 	Privateer 	 	T55 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
3 	Bruce McLaren 	C.T. Atkins 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
4 	Innes Ireland 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
5 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
6 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Lotus 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
7 	Stirling Moss 	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team 	 	P99 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
8 	Graham Hill 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P48/57 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
9 	Tony Brooks 	Owen Racing Organisation 	 	P48/57 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
10 	Jo Bonnier 	Porsche System Engineering	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
11 	Dan Gurney 	Porsche System Engineering	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
12 	Bernard Collomb	Privateer 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
14 	Masten Gregory 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
15 	Henry Taylor 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
16 	Roy Salvadori 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
17 	John Surtees 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
18 	Tim Parnell 	Privateer 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
19 	Brian Naylor 	 	 	59 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
20 	Chris Summers 	 	 	T45 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
21 	Jackie Lewis 	 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
22 	Tony Marsh 	 	 	P48 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
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25 	David Piper 	Gilby Engineering 	 	61 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
26 	Graham Eden 	 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
27 	Chris Ashmore 	 	 	T51 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
28 	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
29 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
30 	Ian Burgess 	Camoradi International 	 	T53 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
31 	Jack Fairman 	 	 	1004 	 	Tipo 6 L4 1.5	
==Practice==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	3 	Bruce McLaren 	 	1:44.6	
2 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:44.8	+ 0.2
3 	8 	Graham Hill 	 	1:45.0	+ 0.4
4 	5 	Jim Clark 	 	1:45.2	+ 0.6
5 	9 	Tony Brooks 	 	1:45.2	+ 0.6
6 	2 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:45.4	+ 0.8
7 	17 	John Surtees 	 	1:45.6	+ 1.0
8 	14 	Masten Gregory 	 	1:46.6	+ 2.0
9 	22 	Tony Marsh 	 	1:47.0	+ 2.4
10 	4 	Innes Ireland 	 	1:47.0	+ 2.4
11 	16 	Roy Salvadori 	 	1:47.6	+ 3.0
12 	15 	Henry Taylor 	 	1:49.0	+ 4.4
13 	6 	Trevor Taylor 	 	1:50.0	+ 5.4
14 	25 	David Piper 	 	1:51.0	+ 6.4
15 	19 	Brian Naylor 	 	1:51.6	+ 7.0
16 	30 	Ian Burgess 	 	1:52.0	+ 7.4
17 	21 	Jackie Lewis 	 	1:52.6	+ 8.0
18 	28 	Wolfgang Seidel	 	1:52.6	+ 8.0
19 	26 	Graham Eden 	 	1:53.8	+ 9.2
20 	20 	Chris Summers 	 	1:54.0	+ 9.4
21 	18 	Tim Parnell 	 	1:55.8	+ 11.2
22 	12 	Bernard Collomb	 	1:57.2	+ 12.6
23 	27 	Chris Ashmore 	 	1:57.4	+ 12.8
==Grid==
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	60 	1:51:53.8 	2
2 	2 	Jack Brabham 	 	60 	+ 46.0 	6
3 	3 	Bruce McLaren 	 	60 	+ 53.6 	1
4 	9 	Tony Brooks 	 	60 	+ 56.8 	5
5 	14 	Masten Gregory 	 	58 	+ 2 Laps 	8
6 	30 	Ian Burgess 	 	57 	+ 4 Laps 	16
7 	22 	Tony Marsh 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	9
8 	15 	Henry Taylor 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	12
9 	19 	Brian Naylor 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	15
10 	28 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	18
11 	25 	David Piper 	 	55 	+ 5 Laps 	14
12 	20 	Chris Summers 	 	54 	+ 6 Laps 	20
Ret	6 	Trevor Taylor 	 	40 	Exhaust 	13
Ret	8 	Graham Hill 	 	39 	Valve 	3
Ret	17 	John Surtees 	 	36 	Magneto 	7
Ret	5 	Jim Clark 	 	32 	Rear suspension 	4
Ret	4 	Innes Ireland 	 	23 	Engine 	10
Ret	27 	Chris Ashmore 	 	23 	Gearbox 	23
Ret	16 	Roy Salvadori 	 	17 	Gearbox 	11
Ret	12 	Bernard Collomb 	 	14 	Front suspension 	22
Ret	21 	Jackie Lewis 	 	7 	Puncture 	17
Ret	18 	Tim Parnell 	 	1 	Fuel pump 	21
Ret	26 	Graham Eden 	 	0 	Accident 	19
DNS	31 	Jack Fairman 	 	 	Practiced unofficially	-
WD 	10 	Jo Bonnier 	 	 	 	-
WD 	11 	Dan Gurney 	 	 	 	-
WD 	 	John Campbell-Jones	 	 	Driver injured 	-
WD 	 	Michael May 	 	 	No car 	-
DNA	 	Roger Revol 	 	 	 	-
Category:1961 non-championship Grands Prix
Category:Oulton Park Gold Cup
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom
Category:Non-Championship races