1961 Vienna Grand Prix

1961 Vienna Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	16 April 1961
Official name	II Grosser Preis von Wien
Location	Aspern
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.926 km (1.818 miles)
Distance	55 laps, 160.934 km (100 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:13.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:12.2
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax
Second	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax
Third	Ernesto Prinoth	Lotus-Climax

The 2nd Vienna Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 April 1961 at Aspern Circuit. The race was run over 55 laps of the circuit, and was won comfortably by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18.^[1]

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	1.10:01.6	1
2	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	+ 51.4 s	6
3	Ernesto Prinoth	Scuderia Dolomiti	Lotus-Climax	54 laps	7
4	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	53 laps	8
5	Menato Boffa	Menato Boffa	Cooper-Climax	41 laps	4
6	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	34 laps	5
7	Ronald Wrenn	Team Salvatore Evangelista	Hume-Cooper-Climax	31 laps	9
8	Shane Summers	Terry Bartram	Cooper-Climax	23 laps - Suspension	2
Ret	Gerry Ashmore	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	Rear brakes	3
WD	Jo Schlesser	Inter-Autocourse	Cooper-Climax	Car not ready	-
WD	Jo Bonnier	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	Car not ready	-
WD	Giuseppe Maugeri	Giuseppe Maugeri	Cooper-Climax	Car not delivered	-
WD	"Wal Ever"	"Wal Ever"	Cooper-O.S.C.A.	Car not ready	-

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