1961 Silver City Trophy

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = NC

|Country = UK

|Flag_suffix =

|Grand Prix = Silver City Trophy

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = Silver City Trophy

|Location = Brands Hatch

|Image = File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg

|Date = 3 June

|Year = 1961

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.65

|Course_km = 4.265

|Distance_laps = 76

|Distance_mi = 201.4

|Distance_km = 311.345

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Stirling Moss

|Pole_Country = UK

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Pole_Time = 1:42.8

|Fast_Driver = Stirling Moss

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Fast_Time = 1:42.0

|Fast_Country = UK

|First_Driver = Stirling Moss

|First_Country = UK

|First_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Second_Driver = Jim Clark

|Second_Country = UK

|Second_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Third_Driver = Tony Brooks

|Third_Country = UK

|Third_Team = BRM-Climax

}}

The sixth Silver City Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 June 1961 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 76 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21.

The race was overshadowed by a fatal accident during qualifying when Shane Summers crashed his Cooper T53 into the concrete entrance to the paddock road tunnel.

Results

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Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Stirling Moss \| UDT-Laystall Racing Team \| Lotus-Climax \| 2.11:40.6 \|style="text-align:center"\| 1
2 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jim Clark \| Team Lotus \| Lotus-Climax \| + 10.0 s \|style="text-align:center"\| 3
3 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Tony Brooks \| Owen Racing Organisation \| BRM-Climax \| + 1:27.8 s \|style="text-align:center"\| 5
4 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Roy Salvadori \| Yeoman Credit Racing Team \| Cooper-Climax \| 75 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 6
5 \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Dan Gurney \| Louise Bryden-Brown \| Lotus-Climax \| 74 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 12
6 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Tony Marsh \| Tony Marsh \| Lotus-Climax \| 71 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 13
7 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Tim Parnell \| Tim Parnell \| Lotus-Climax \| 71 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 19
8 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Henry Taylor \| UDT-Laystall Racing Team \| Lotus-Climax \| 69 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 10
9 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Trevor Taylor \| Team Lotus \| Lotus-Climax \| 69 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 11
10 \| {{flagicon\|Italy}} Giuseppe Maugeri \| Giuseppe Maugeri \| Cooper-Climax \| 60 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 22
11 \| {{flagicon\|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier \| UDT-Laystall Racing Team \| Lotus-Climax \| 57 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 15
12 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Campbell-Jones \| John Campbell-Jones \| Cooper-Climax \| 57 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 23
13 \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Graham Hill \| Owen Racing Organisation \| BRM-Climax \| 48 laps \|style="text-align:center"\| 4
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Graham Eden \| Graham Eden \| Cooper-Climax \| Engine \|style="text-align:center"\| 17
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} John Surtees \| Yeoman Credit Racing Team \| Cooper-Climax \| Accident damage \|style="text-align:center"\| 2
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Keith Greene \| Gilby Engineering \| Gilby-Climax \| Engine \|style="text-align:center"\| 24
Ret \| {{flagicon\|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren \| Cooper Car Company \| Cooper-Climax \| Accident \|style="text-align:center"\| 7
Ret \| {{flagicon\|Australia}} Jack Brabham \| Cooper Car Company \| Cooper-Climax \| Cam follower \|style="text-align:center"\| 8
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Jackie Lewis \| H & L Motors \| Cooper-Climax \| Ignition \|style="text-align:center"\| 9
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Alan Trow \| Alan Trow (Motor Cycles) \| Cooper-Climax \| Engine \|style="text-align:center"\| 18
Ret \| {{flagicon\|Switzerland}} Michael May \| Scuderia Colonia \| Lotus-Climax \| Overheating \|style="text-align:center"\| 14
Ret \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Brian Naylor \| JBW Car Co \| JBW-Maserati \| Overheating \|style="text-align:center"\| 20
Ret \| {{flagicon\|Germany}} Wolfgang Seidel \| Scuderia Colonia \| Lotus-Climax \| Gearbox \|style="text-align:center"\| 16
Ret \| {{flagicon\|France}} Bernard Collomb \| Bernard Collomb \| Cooper-Climax \| Fuel feed \|style="text-align:center"\| 21
DNS \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Shane Summers \| Terry Bartram \| Cooper-Climax \| Fatal accident in practice \|style="text-align:center"\| -
WD \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Cliff Allison \| UDT-Laystall Racing Team \| Lotus-Climax \| Moss drove car \|style="text-align:center"\| -
WD \| {{flagicon\|UK}} Bruce Halford \| Jim Diggory \| Lotus-Climax \| Car not ready \|style="text-align:center"\| -

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Pos

Driver

Entrant

Constructor

Time/Retired

Grid

| {{flagicon|UK}} Stirling Moss

| UDT-Laystall Racing Team

| Lotus-Climax

| 2.11:40.6

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