The 1961 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the fourth season of the championship. It began at Snetterton on 25 March and finished after 9 races back at Snetterton on 30 September. The championship switched to the new Group 2 regulations. This year saw the first championship win for a Mini, with a car driven by John Whitmore, winning the title in his debut season.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Official BTCC 1965 standings.
Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold. Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner 1 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 25 March George 'Doc' Shepherd Alan Hutcheson None (no entries?) Gawaine Baillie 2 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 3 April John Whitmore Bill Blydenstein Ellis Cuff-Miller Mike Parkes 3 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 22 April John Whitmore Alan Hutcheson Chris Kerrison? Roy Salvadori 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 May Bill Aston Peter Harper Chris Kerrison? Graham Hill 5 Crystal Palace Circuit, London 22 May George 'Doc' Shepherd Bill Blydenstein None (no entries) Roy Salvadori 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 8 July Herbert Linge Ellis Cuff-Miller Chris Kerrison Mike Parkes 7 Brands Hatch, Kent 7 August Frank Hamlin Alan Hutcheson Chris Kerrison Mike Parkes 8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 23 September John Whitmore Peter Harper None (no entries?) Roy Salvadori 9 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 30 September George 'Doc' Shepherd Peter Harper None (no entries?) Mike Parkes
Championship results
Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car Team Group Points 1 John Whitmore Austin Mini Seven Don Moore A 53 2 Mike Parkes Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 44 3 Alan Hutcheson Riley 1.5 Barwell Motorsport D 42 4 Bill Blydenstein Borgward Isabella TS B 42 5 Roy Salvadori Jaguar Mk II 3.8 John Coombs D 37 6 Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Equipe Endeavour D 28 7 Peter Harper Sunbeam Rapier Sunbeam Talbot Ltd B 27 8 John Aley Austin Mini SevenMorris Mini Minor Don Moore A 23 9 Edward Lewis Austin Mini SevenRiley 1.5 B 22? 10 Bill Aston Morris Mini Minor Downton Engineering Ltd A 20 11 Doc Shepherd Austin Mini Seven A 18 12 Chris Kerrison Jaguar Mk II 2.4 Gerrards Cross Motor Co. C 16
References
External links Official website of the British Touring Car Championship