1961 Solitude Grand Prix
# 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.

## 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 | | - |
