The 7th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 20 August 1961 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden. The race was run over 30 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Stirling Moss in a Lotus 18/21, run by the UDT Laystall Racing Team.
This race featured some local drivers who did not compete regularly in Formula One, and also the multiple world motorcycle champion Geoff Duke.
Stirling Moss arrived late at the circuit and missed the practice and qualifying sessions, but was allowed to start from the back of the grid."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 Stirling Moss UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 46:16.8 11 2 Jo Bonnier Porsche System Engineering Porsche + 12.0 s 2 3 John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax + 22.7 s 4 4 Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax 29 laps 6 5 Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 28 laps 7 Ret Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Gearbox 3 Ret Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Wishbone & Oil tank 1 Ret Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Engine mountings 5 Ret Geoff Duke Fred Tuck Cooper-Climax Accident 10 Ret Ulf Norinder Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Spun off 9 Ret Carl Hammarlund UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Spun off 8 WD Wolfgang Seidel Scuderia Colonia Lotus-Climax - WD Maurice Trintignant Scuderia Serenissima Cooper-Maserati Car not ready - WD Yngve Roqvist Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax -
References
"The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.