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1961 Coppa Italia

1961 Rand GP

1961 Natal GP
1962 Rand GP
 IV  Rand Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSaturday 9 December 1961
Event Rand GP
Circuit Kyalami
Event FormatRace of 75 laps
ChampionshipNon-championship
Race number#22 of 24 in 1961
#320 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps75
Circuit Perimeter4087 m
Race Distance4087 × 75 − 10 = 306.515 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries25
Qualifiers25
Finishers11
Debutants
Adrian Pheiffer (Driver),
Bernard Podmore (Driver),
Bill Dunlop (Driver),
Bruce Jennings (Driver),
Bruce Johnstone (Driver),
Clive Trundell (Driver),
Don Philp (Driver),
Doug Serrurier (Driver),
Ernest Pieterse (Driver),
Fanie Viljoen (Driver),
Gene Bosman (Driver),
Helmut Menzler (Driver),
Jack Holme (Driver),
John Guthrie (Driver),
Rauten Hartmann (Driver),
Robert van Niekerk (Driver),
Sam Tingle (Driver),
   Syd van der Vyver (Driver),
Trevor Blokdyk (Driver),
Heron (Car Manufacturer),
Jennings (Car Manufacturer),
LDS (Car Manufacturer),
Netuar (Car Manufacturer),
Quadra (Car Manufacturer),
Cooper T52 (Car Model),
Cooper T56 (Car Model),
Heron Special (Car Model),
Jennings (Car Model),
LDS (Car Model),
Lotus 15 (Car Model),
Netuar (Car Model),
Quadra (Car Model),
Rand GP (Event),
Kyalami (Circuit)
MilestonesCar 1 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 1 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 5 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Climax – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Climax – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
Porsche – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
 Porsche – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Jim Clark – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Jim Clark – 1st Win (Driver)
 Lotus – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Lotus – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
 Jo Bonnier – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 1Car 5
Entrant---
Driver Jim Clark Jim Clark Jo Bonnier
Car Lotus 21 Lotus 21 Porsche 718
EngineClimaxClimaxPorsche
Time2:06'26.271'38.51'39.1
Speed145.454 km/h149.373 km/h148.468 km/h