1961 Solitude Grand Prix

The 11th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run for cars complying with Formula One rules, held on 23 July 1961 at the Solitudering, near Stuttgart. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by Innes Ireland in a Lotus 21.^[1]

1961 Solitude Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	23 July 1961
Official name	XI Großer Preis der Solitude
Location	Solitudering, near Stuttgart
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	11.4086 km (7.089 miles)
Distance	25 laps, 285.216 km (177.225 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jo Bonnier	Porsche
Time	4:01.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney	Porsche
Time	3:58.6
Podium
First	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax
Second	Jo Bonnier	Porsche
Third	Dan Gurney	Porsche

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	1.41:04.6	4
2	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	+ 0.1 s	1
3	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	+ 0.3 s	2
4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 17.9 s	3
5	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 47.6 s	8
6	Hans Herrmann	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	+ 1:01.5 s	6
7	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 1:27.9 s	7
8	Edgar Barth	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche	+ 3:27.3	10
9	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 4:22.0 s	9
Ret	Stirling Moss	UDT Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	5
Ret	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper-Maserati	Engine	15
Ret	Roberto Bussinello	Scuderia Serenissima	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	Engine	16
Ret	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	Steering wheel	14
Ret	Mike Spence	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson-Climax	Gearbox	11
Ret	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	Engine	13
Ret	Piero Monteverdi	Piero Monteverdi	MBM-Porsche	Engine	17
Ret	Michael May	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	Accident	12
DNS	Lloyd Casner	Camoradi International	Lotus-Climax	Engine in practice	-
DNS	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Practice only	-
WD	Wolfgang von Trips	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari		-
WD	Phil Hill	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari		-
WD	Olivier Gendebien	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati		-
WD	Willy Mairesse	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati		-