1961 Lavant Cup

1961 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date	3 April 1961
Official name	XIII Lavant Cup
Location	Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.862 km (2.400 mi)
Distance	21 laps, 81.094 km (50.389 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:24.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Time	1:30.4
Podium
First	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Graham Hill	BRM

The 13th Lavant Cup was an Intercontinental Formula motor race held on 3 April 1961 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Cooper T53-Climax. Bruce McLaren started from pole, set fastest lap and finished second in another T53. Graham Hill was third in a BRM P48. The event was held on the same day as the 1961 Pau Grand Prix, which compromised the quality of the entry at both meetings.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Stirling Moss	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	33:25.6, 145.56kph	2
2	14	Bruce McLaren	C.T. Atkins	Cooper T53-Climax	+0.6s	1
3	4	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48	+19.4s	3
4	10	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	+1:00.8	6
5	8	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53-Climax	+1:16.4	7
6	2	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48	+1:17.6	4
7	19	Dan Gurney	Mrs. Louise Bryden-Brown	Lotus 18-Climax	20 laps, accident	5
8	12	Chuck Daigh	Reventlow Automobiles Ltd.	Scarab-Meyer-Drake	+1 lap	8
9	16	Geoff Richardson	G.N. Richardson	Cooper-Alta	+2 laps	9