1961 Lombank Trophy


The 2nd Lombank Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 26 March 1961 at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England. The race was run over 37 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Cooper T53.
This was the first Formula One event in Europe to be run to the new 1.5 litre rules, and the field was bolstered by a number of Inter-Continental Formula cars, i.e. cars that conformed to the old 2.5 litre Formula One. Only two of the Inter-Continental Formula cars finished the race, but they were a lap ahead of the other finishers. Some of the cars conforming to the new Formula One regulations were converted Formula Two cars.

Results

''Note: a blue background indicates an Inter-Continental Formula entrant.
PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
11 Jack BrabhamTommy AtkinsCooper-Climax59:31.62
24 Cliff AllisonUDT-Laystall Racing TeamLotus-Climax+ 1:21.6 s3
33 John SurteesYeoman Credit Racing TeamCooper-Climax36 laps4
45 Henry TaylorUDT-Laystall Racing TeamLotus-Climax36 laps7
52 Roy SalvadoriYeoman Credit Racing TeamCooper-Climax35 laps5
67 Jim ClarkTeam LotusLotus-Climax35 laps6
719 Tim ParnellTim ParnellLotus-Climax34 laps11
816 Shane SummersTerry BartramCooper-Climax32 laps10
Ret18 George MorganTommy AtkinsCooper-ClimaxEngine9
Ret6 Innes IrelandTeam LotusLotus-ClimaxGearbox1
Ret9 Brian NaylorJBW CarsJBW-MaseratiEngine8
Ret10 Bernard CollombBernard CollombCooper-ClimaxEngine13
Ret14 Graham EdenGraham EdenCooper-ClimaxAccident14
Ret15 John LangtonRonald WrennHume Cooper-ClimaxEngine12
WD8 Jack FairmanTommy AtkinsCooper-ClimaxCar not ready-
WD11 Geoff RichardsonGeoff RichardsonCooper-ConnaughtCar not ready-
WD12 John Campbell-JonesJohn Campbell-JonesCooper-Climax-
WD17 Keith GreeneGilby EngineeringGilby-ClimaxCar not ready-
WD20 Gerry AshmoreGerry AshmoreLotus-ClimaxCar not delivered-