1961 Silver City Trophy

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = NC
Country = UK
Flag_suffix =
Grand Prix = Silver City Trophy
GP_Suffix =
Official name = II Silver City Trophy
Location = Brands Hatch
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-ClimaxThe 2nd 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

*Stirling Moss was entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team to drive a Cooper-Climax but he did not race this car.

References

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
* "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.