The 8th Gold Cup was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 23 September 1961 at Oulton Park, England. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Ferguson P99.
This is the only time a Formula One race was won by a four-wheel drive car, the damp conditions proving ideal for the car's extra traction.
Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 Stirling Moss Rob Walker Racing Team Ferguson-Climax 1.51:53.8 2 2 Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax + 46.0 s 6 3 Bruce McLaren Tommy Atkins Cooper-Climax + 53.6 s 1 4 Tony Brooks Owen Racing Organisation BRM + 56.8 s 5 5 Masten Gregory UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 58 laps 8 6 Ian Burgess Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax 57 laps 16 7 Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM 56 laps 9 8 Henry Taylor UDT-Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 56 laps 12 9 Brian Naylor JBW Car Co. JBW-Climax 56 laps 15 10 Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax 56 laps 18 11 David Piper Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax 55 laps 14 12 Chris Summers Ansty Garage Cooper-Climax 54 laps 20 Ret Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Exhaust 13 Ret Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM Valve 3 Ret John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Magneto 7 Ret Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Rear suspension 4 Ret Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Engine 10 Ret Chris Ashmore Dennis Taylor Cooper-Climax Gearbox 23 Ret Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Gearbox 11 Ret Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax Front suspension 22 Ret Jack Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax Puncture 17 Ret Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Fuel pump 21 Ret Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax Accident 19 DNS Jack Fairman Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax Practiced unofficially - WD Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche - WD Dan Gurney Porsche System Engineering Porsche - WD John Campbell-Jones John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax Driver injured - WD Michael May Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax No car - DNA Roger Revol Roger Revol BRM-Climax -
References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.