The 5th Lewis-Evans Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 October 1961 at Brands Hatch Circuit. The race was run over 30 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver Tony Marsh in a BRM P48.
This Formula One race was unusual in that non-British competitors were not permitted to take part. French driver Bernard Collomb, who had intended to enter the race, decided to lend his car to John Campbell-Jones.
Qualifying Pos No. Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 14 Tony Marsh BRM-Climax 1:43.8 — 2 15 Mike Spence Emeryson-Climax 1:45.6 +1.8 3 17 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 1:45.8 +2.0 4 11 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 1:46.6 +2.8 5 5 John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax 1:47.4 +3.6 6 18 Hugh Dibley Lola-Ford 1:51.0 +7.2 7 6 Chris Ashmore Cooper-Climax 1:51.0 +7.2 8 16 Brian Naylor JBW-Climax 1:59.2 +15.4 9 12 Peter Proctor Lotus-Climax 2:03.2 +19.4 10 7 Chris Summers Cooper-Climax 2:06.4 +22.6 11 8 Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 2:10.8 +27.0 12 4 Maurice Charles Cooper-Climax 2:16.0 +32.2 13 2 Dickie Stoop Cooper-Climax 2:16.4 +32.6
Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 Tony Marsh Tony Marsh BRM-Climax 52:19.8 1 2 Mike Spence Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Climax + 23.0 s 2 3 Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax + 27.8 s 4 4 Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax 29 laps 3 5 Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax 28 laps 11 6 Chris Summers Ansty Garage Cooper-Climax 28 laps 10 7 John Campbell-Jones Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 27 laps 5 8 Dickie Stoop Dickie Stoop Cooper-Climax 20 laps 13 9 Hugh Dibley Scuderia Light Blue Lola-Ford 12 laps 6 Ret Peter Proctor Anthony Brooke Lotus-Climax Oil seal 9 Ret Chris Ashmore Denis Taylor Cooper-Climax Overheating 7 Ret Maurice Charles Maurice Charles Cooper-Climax Overheating 12 Ret Brian Naylor JBW Cars JBW-Climax Rotor arm 8 WD Jackie Lewis H & L Motors Cooper-Climax - WD Ian Burgess Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax - WD Bruce Halford Jim Diggory Lotus-Climax Car not ready - WD Gerry Ashmore Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax Car damaged / Driver injured -
References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.