1961 South African Grand Prix

The 1961 South African Grand Prix was a non-championship race run on December 26, at the Prince George Circuit at East London.
==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below, arranged by car number:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	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 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
5 	Jo Bonnier 	Porsche System Engineering	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
6 	Masten Gregory 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
7 	Stirling Moss 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	18/21 	 	FPF 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 	Ernie Pieterse 	Scuderia Alfa 	 	Special	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
11 	Doug Serrurier 	Scuderia Lupini 	 	Mk1 	 	Giulietta L4 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 	Dave Wright 	Privateer 	 	T45 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
18 	Clive Trundell 	Privateer 	 	T52 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
19 	Bruce Jennings 	Privateer 	 	Mk1 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
20 	Fanie Viljoen 	G.E. Mennie 	 	Mk1 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
21 	John Love 	A.H. Pillman 	 	Mk1 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
22 	Bob van Niekerk 	Equipe Judette 	 	18 	 	109E L4 1.5 	
23 	Adrian Pheiffer 	Privateer 	 	T52 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
24 	Bill Dunlop 	Privateer 	 	T45 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
25 	John Guthrie 	Ecurie Rhodes 	 	T51 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
26 	Bernard Podmore 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	109E L4 1.5 	
27 	Gene Bosman 	Scuderia Alfa 	 	15 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the is outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	1 	Jim Clark 	 	1:33.9 	—
2 	7 	Stirling Moss 	 	1:34.1 	+0.2s
3 	2 	Trevor Taylor 	 	1:34.2 	+0.3s
4 	5 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:34.6 	+0.7s
5 	6 	Masten Gregory 	 	1:35.4 	+1.5s
6 	8 	Tony Maggs 	 	1:36.4 	+2.5s
7 	4 	Edgar Barth 	 	1:37.4 	+3.5s
8 	3 	Syd van der Vyver	 	1:37.6 	+3.7s
9 	10 	Ernie Pieterse 	 	1:40.0 	+6.1s
10 	23 	Adrian Pheiffer 	 	1:40.5 	+6.6s
11 	14 	Don Philp 	 	1:40.6 	+6.7s
12 	12 	Doug Serrurier 	 	1:40.7 	+6.8s
13 	20 	Fanie Viljoen 	 	1:41.0 	+7.1s
14 	16 	Helmut Menzler 	 	1:41.6 	+7.7s
15 	15 	Sam Tingle 	 	1:41.7 	+7.8s
16 	22 	Bob van Niekerk 	 	1:42.9 	+9.0s
17 	19 	Bill Jennings 	 	1:43.1 	+9.2s
18 	26 	Bernard Podmore 	 	1:45.7 	+11.8s
19 	25 	John Guthrie 	 	1:45.9 	+12.0s
20 	27 	Gene Bosman 	 	1:46.4 	+12.5s
21 	17 	Dave Wright 	 	1:46.7 	+12.8s
22 	18 	Clive Trundell 	 	1:47.6 	+13.7s
23 	24 	Bill Dunlop 	 	1:52.1 	+18.2s
DNS 	9 	Bruce Johnstone 	 	Accident 	Accident
WD 	11 	Doug Serrurier 	 	Drove #12	Drove #12
WD 	21 	John Love 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No.	Driver 	Entreat 	Constructor	Time/Retired 	Grid 	
1 	1 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	2:06:49.2 	1 	
2 	7 	Stirling Moss 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	+ 15.7 s 	2 	
3 	5 	Jo Bonnier 	Porsche System Engineering	 	79 laps 	4 	
4 	6 	Tony Maggs 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	79 laps 	6 	
5 	4 	Edgar Barth 	Porsche System Engineering	 	78 laps 	7 	
6 	3 	Syd van der Vyver	Syd van der Vyver 	 	 	 	
77 laps 	8 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	12 	Doug Serrurier 	Scuderia Lupini 	 	77 laps 	12 	
8 	15 	Sam Tingle 	Sam Tingle 	 	76 laps 	15 	
9 	22 	Bob van Niekerk 	Ted Lanfear 	 	76 laps 	16 	
10 	16 	Helmut Menzler 	Ecurie Wolman 	 	 	 	
75 laps 	14 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	23 	Adrian Pheiffer 	Adrian Pheiffer 	 	75 laps 	10 	
12 	19 	Bill Jennings 	Bill Jennings 	Jennings- 	71 laps 	17 	
13 	25 	John Guthrie 	Ecurie Rhodes 	 	71 laps 	19 	
14 	14 	Don Philp 	Don Philp 	Quodra- 	70 laps 	11 	
15 	17 	Dave Wright 	Dave Wright 	 	65 laps 	21 	
Ret 	20 	Fanie Viljoen 	G.E. Mennie 	 	Engine 	13 	
Ret 	24 	Bill Dunlop 	Bill Dunlop 	 	Engine 	23 	
Ret 	27 	Gene Bosman 	Scuderia Alfa 	 	 	 	
Accident	20 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ret 	18 	Clive Trundell 	Clive Trundell 	 	Ignition 	22 	
Ret 	2 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Lotus 	 	Radiator 	3 	
Ret 	6 	Masten Gregory 	UDT Laystall Racing Team 	 	Break pipe 	5 	
Ret 	10 	Ernie Pieterse 	Scuderia Alfa 	Heron- 	Gearbox 	9 	
Ret 	26 	Bernard Podmore 	Bernard Podmore 	 	Con-rod 	18 	
DNS 	9 	Bruce Johnstone 	Yeoman Credit Racing Team 	 	Accident during practice	Accident during practice	
WD 	21 	John Love 	A.H. Phillman 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	WD 	11 	Doug Serrurier 	Scuderia Alfa 	Did not drive this car during the race, but driven a car.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Notes==
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:1961 non-championship Grands Prix
Category:Formula One races in South Africa
Category:South African Grand Prix