1961 Modena Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Entrant Constructor Laps Grid
1 26 Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus - Climax 100 1
2 10 Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche 100 2
3 12 Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche 100 3
4 14 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus - Climax 99 6
5 36 Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper - Climax 99 10
6 64 Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM - Climax 99 11
7 62 Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM - Climax 99 4
Ret 4 Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper - Maserati 92 8
Ret 42 Roberto Bussinello Isobele de Tomaso De Tomaso - Alfa Romeo 75 13
Ret 46 Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper - Climax 74 5
NC 32 Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus - Climax 71 7
Ret 30 Henry Taylor UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus - Climax 42 12
Ret 44 John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper - Climax 25 9
Ret 18 Giorgio Scarlatti Gaetano Starrabba Lotus - Maserati 4 14
DNQ 16 Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus - Climax -
DNQ 24 Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus - Climax -
DNQ 50 Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper - Maserati -
DNQ 66 Mauro Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Emeryson - Maserati -
DNQ 34 Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche -
DNQ 48 Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus - Climax -
Results
The 15th Modena Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 3 September 1961 at Modena Autodrome, Italy. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21. The qualifying system for this event was very unusual in that despite over 30 entrants, the starting grid was restricted to only 14 cars. Furthermore, the fastest three Italian drivers in practice would be guaranteed to start the race, regardless of how many other drivers were faster. This resulted in Innes Ireland failing to qualify despite being 13th fastest, and faster than Giorgio Scarlatti who did qualify. Moss took pole position, fastest lap and the win, finishing a few seconds ahead of the Porsche pairing of Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney. Gurney led at the start, but Moss passed him on lap 11 and stayed in front.