1961 South African Grand Prix
# 1961 South African Grand Prix

The 1961 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 8th International RAC South African Grand Prix, was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Prince George Circuit, East London, South Africa on 26 December 1961. The race, run over 80 laps of the circuit, was won from pole position by Scotland's Jim Clark, driving a works Lotus-Climax. Englishman Stirling Moss finished second in a private Lotus-Climax, while Swede Jo Bonnier was third in a Porsche.

## Results

| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 80 | 2.06:49.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Stirling Moss | UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 80 | + 15.7 | 2 |
| 3 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 79 | + 1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Tony Maggs | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 |
| 5 | Edgar Barth | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche | 78 | + 2 Laps | 7 |
| 6 | Syd van der Vyver | Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 3 Laps | 8 |
| 7 | Doug Serrurier | Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | 77 | + 3 Laps | 12 |
| 8 | Sam Tingle | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 76 | + 4 Laps | 15 |
| 9 | Bob van Niekerk | Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | 76 | + 4 Laps | 16 |
| 10 | Helmut Menzler | Ecurie Wolman | Lotus-Borgward | 75 | + 5 Laps | 14 |
| 11 | Adrian Pheiffer | Adrian Pheiffer | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 75 | + 5 Laps | 10 |
| 12 | Bill Jennings | Bill Jennings | Jennings-Porsche | 71 | + 9 Laps | 17 |
| 13 | John Guthrie | Ecurie Rhodes | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 71 | + 9 Laps | 19 |
| 14 | Don Philp | Don Philp | Quodra-Climax | 70 | + 10 Laps | 11 |
| 15 | Dave Wright | Dave Wright | Cooper-Climax | 65 | + 15 Laps | 21 |
| Ret | Fanie Viljoen | G. E. Mennie | LDS-Climax | 59 | Engine | 13 |
| Ret | Bill Dunlop | Bill Dunlop | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Engine | 23 |
| Ret | Gene Bosman | Scuderia Alfa | Lotus-Alfa Romeo | 31 | Accident | 20 |
| Ret | Clive Trundell | Clive Trundell | Cooper-Climax | 27 | Ignition | 22 |
| Ret | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 16 | Radiator | 3 |
| Ret | Masten Gregory | UDT Laystall Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Brake Pipe | 5 |
| Ret | Ernie Pieterse | Scuderia Alfa | Heron-Alfa Romeo | 7 | Gearbox | 9 |
| Ret | Bernard Podmore | Bernard Podmore | Lotus-Ford | 5 | Con-rod | 18 |
| DNS | Bruce Johnstone | Yeoman Credit Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | | Practice Accident | |
| WD | John Love | A. H. Pillman | LDS-Porsche | | Car Damaged | |
