1961 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1961 British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. The championship switched to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.[1][2]

1961 British Saloon Car Championship
Previous: 1960 Next: 1962

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 25 March George 'Doc' Shepherd Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?) Gawaine Baillie
2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 3 April John Whitmore Bill Blydenstein Ellis Cuff-Miller Mike Parkes
3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 22 April John Whitmore Alan Hutcheson Chris Kerrison? Roy Salvadori
4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 May Bill Aston Peter Harper Chris Kerrison? Graham Hill
5 Crystal Palace, London 22 May George 'Doc' Shepherd Bill Blydenstein None (no entries) Roy Salvadori
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 July Herbert Linge Ellis Cuff-Miller Chris Kerrison Mike Parkes
7 Brands Hatch, Kent 7 August Frank Hamlin Alan Hutcheson Chris Kerrison Mike Parkes
8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 23 September John Whitmore Peter Harper None (no entries?) Roy Salvadori
9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 30 September George 'Doc' Shepherd Peter Harper None (no entries?) Mike Parkes

Championship results
Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Team Group Points
1 John Whitmore Austin Mini Seven Don Moore A 53
2 Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 44
3 Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport D 42
4 Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella TS B 42
5 Roy Salvadori Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37
6 Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 28
7 Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 27
8 John Aley Austin Mini Seven
Morris Mini Minor		 Don Moore A 23
9 Edward Lewis Austin Mini Seven
Riley 1.5		 B 22?
10 Bill Aston Morris Mini Minor Downton Engineering Ltd A 20
11 Doc Shepherd Austin Mini Seven A 18
12 Chris Kerrison Jaguar Mk II 2.4 Gerrards Cross Motor Co. C 16

References
  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1965 standings.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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