1961 London Trophy

The 9th London Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 May 1961 at Crystal Palace Circuit. The race was run over 37 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Roy Salvadori in a Cooper T53.

1961 London Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1961 Formula One season
Race details
Date	22 May 1961
Official name	IX London Trophy
Location	Crystal Palace
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.227 km (1.384 miles)
Distance	37 laps, 82.4 km (51.2 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax
Time	59.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Roy Salvadori / Henry Taylor	Cooper-Climax / Lotus-Climax
Time	59.6
Podium
First	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax
Second	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax
Third	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax

This race was run on the same day as the World Championship 1961 Dutch Grand Prix, but since entry to that event was by invitation only, many regular Formula One drivers were attracted to Crystal Palace.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	37:22.8	1
2	Henry Taylor	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	+ 8.0 s	2
3	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	+ 29.8 s	5
4	Shane Summers	Terry Bartram	Cooper-Climax	36 laps	7
5	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus-Climax	36 laps	6
6	John Campbell-Jones	John Campbell-Jones	Cooper-Climax	35 laps	9
7	Jackie Lewis	H & L Motors	Cooper-Climax	35 laps	3
8	Cliff Allison	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	35 laps	4
9	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax	34 laps	13
10	Alan Trow	Alan Trow (Motor Cycles)	Cooper-Climax	34 laps	10
11	John Langton	Team Salvatore Evangelista	Hume-Cooper-Climax	33 laps	11
Ret	Giuseppe Maugeri	Giuseppe Maugeri	Cooper-Climax	Accident	12
Ret	Klaas Twisk	Tulip Stable	Cooper-Climax	Engine	14
DNS	Graham Eden	Graham Eden	Cooper-Climax	Engine in practice	(8)
WD	George Morgan	Tommy Atkins	Cooper-Climax		-
WD	Mauro Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Emeryson-Maserati	Car not ready	-
WD	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering	Gilby-Climax	Car not ready	-

References

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