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1961 Silver City Trophy

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Date
  
3 June 1961

Location
  
Brands Hatch

Official name
  
II Silver City Trophy

Course length
  
4.265 km (2.65 mi)

Course
  
Permanent racing facility

Distance
  
76 laps, 311.345 km (201.4 mi)

The 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

    1961 Silver City Trophy Wikipedia
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