De 45e Indianapolis 500 werd gereden op dinsdag 30 mei 1961 op de Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Amerikaans coureur A.J. Foyt won de race. Het was zijn eerste Indy 500 overwinning.
Startgrid RijBinnenMiddenBuiten1 Eddie Sachs Don Branson Jim Hurtubise2 Rodger Ward Parnelli Jones Dick Rathmann3 A.J. Foyt Len Sutton Bill Cheesbourg4 Eddie Johnson Jim Rathmann Wayne Weiler5 Jack Brabham A.J. Shepherd Gene Hartley6 Bob Christie Paul Goldsmith Shorty Templeman7 Ebb Rose Johnny Boyd Jack Turner8 Troy Ruttman Jimmy Daywalt Bobby Grim9 Lloyd Ruby Al Keller Don Davis10 Chuck Stevenson Roger McCluskey Cliff Griffith11 Dempsey Wilson Norm Hall Bobby Marshman
Race
# Coureur Auto Ronden Opgave1 A.J. Foyt Trevis-Offenhauser2002 Eddie Sachs Ewing-Offenhauser 2003 Rodger Ward Watson-Offenhauser2004 Shorty Templeman Meskowski-Offenhauser 2005 Al Keller Phillips-Offenhauser 2006 Chuck Stevenson Epperly-Offenhauser2007 Bobby Marshman (R) Epperly-Offenhauser2008 Lloyd Ruby Epperly-Offenhauser2009 Jack Brabham (R)Cooper-Climax20010 Norm Hall (R) Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser20011 Gene Hartley Trevis-Offenhauser19812 Parnelli Jones (R) Watson-Offenhauser 19213 Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 164Mechanisch14 Paul GoldsmithLesovsky-Offenhauser 160Mechanisch15 Wayne Weiler Watson-Offenhauser147Mechanisch16 Dempsey Wilson Kuzma-Offenhauser 145Mechanisch17 Bob Christie Kurtis-Offenhauser132Mechanisch18 Eddie Johnson Kuzma-Offenhauser 127Ongeval19 Len Sutton Watson-Offenhauser 110Mechanisch20 Troy Ruttman Watson-Sparks 105Mechanisch21 Johnny Boyd Watson-Offenhauser 105Mechanisch22 Jim Hurtubise Epperly-Offenhauser102Mechanisch23 Ebb Rose (R) Porter-Offenhauser 93Mechanisch24 Cliff Griffith Elder-Offenhauser 55Mechanisch25 Jack Turner Kurtis-Offenhauser 52Ongeval26 A. J. Shepherd (R) Christensen-Offenhauser51Ongeval27 Roger McCluskey (R) Moore-Offenhauser 51Ongeval28 Bill Cheesbourg Kuzma-Offenhauser 50Ongeval29 Don Davis (R) Trevis-Offenhauser 49Ongeval30 Jim Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 48Mechanisch31 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 27Mechanisch32 Bobby Grim Watson-Offenhauser 26Mechanisch33 Don Branson Epperly-Offenhauser 2MechanischGemiddelde snelheid : 223,908 km/h - Snelste Ronde : Troy Ruttman, 237,52 km/h
Externe link Official Box Score, Indy500.com
Categorie:Indianapolis 500 Categorie:Autosport in 1961