1961 New Zealand GP
7 January - Ardmore: 283.586 km (3.781 km x 75 Laps)


Fastest lap: Stirling Moss, 1m 21.2s
Pole Position: N/A

Results:

1 Jack Brabham      Cooper-Climax T53 2500cc   75 102m 30.0s
2 Bruce McLaren     Cooper-Climax T53 2500cc   75 102m 31.7s
3 Graham Hill       BRM P48 2500cc             74
4 Ron Flockhart     Cooper-Climax T51 2500cc   73
5 Denis Hulme       Cooper-Climax T51 2500cc   73
6 Jim Clark         Lotus-Climax 18 2500cc     71
7 Pat Hoare         Ferrari 256 V12 3000cc     70
8 Arnold Glass      Cooper-Maserati T45 2500cc 70
9 Malcolm Gill      Lycoming Special 5239cc    69
10 Angus Hyslop     Cooper-Climax T45 1960cc   67
11 Frank Shuter     Ferrari 625 3000cc         67
12 Bib Stillwell    Aston-Martin DBR4 3000cc   66
13 David Evans      Cooper-Climax T43 1500cc   52
14 Lionel Bulcraig  Cooper-Climax T43 1960cc   45

 Did Not Finish:

   David McKay      Maserati 250F 2500cc       45 Exhaust
   Johnny Mansel    Maserati 250F 2500cc       45 Engine
   Dan Gurney       BRM P48 2500cc             42
   Roy Salvadori    Lotus-Climax 18 2500cc     36 Gearbox
   Stirling Moss    Lotus-Climax 18 2500cc     32 Clutch
   Stan Jones       Cooper-Climax T51 2200cc   20 Oil Pressure
   John Surtees     Lotus-Climax 18 2500cc     17 Transmission
   Innes Ireland    Lotus-Climax 18 2500cc     16 Crown Wheel
   Len Gilbert      Maserati 250F 2500cc        9 Engine
   Joakim Bonnier   Cooper-Climax T51 2500cc    0 Gearbox

 Did Not Qualify:

   Tony Shelly      Cooper-Climax T45 1960cc
   Brian Prescott   Maserati 250F 2500cc
   Bob Smith        Ferrari 555 3431cc
   Alan Freeman     Lago-Talbot 26C 4485cc
   Jim Boyd         HWM-Alta 1971cc
   Peter Elford     Cooper-Bristol T20 1971cc
   Jack Malcolm     Cooper-Holden T23 2358cc
   Roly Levis       Cooper-BMC T52 FJ 1000cc
   Jim Palmer       Lotus-Ford 18 FJ 1000cc
   Doug Whiteford   Maserati 250F 2500cc
   Bill Thomasen    Ferrari 750 Monza 3000cc
   Bill Gardiner    Tojeiro-Jaguar 3800cc
   Arthur Moffatt   Lotus-Climax 15 1960cc
   Duncan MacKenzie Cooper-Climax T41 1460cc