The 1961 Victorian Trophy was an International motor race staged at the Ballarat Air Strip circuit in Victoria, Australia on 12 February 1961. Open to Formula Libre cars, it was contested over 33 laps, a distance of approximately 100 miles (161 km). The race was the feature event of the Ballarat International Meeting, which was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia.
The race was won by American driver Dan Gurney in a BRM P48.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 6 | BRM P48 | Owen Racing Organisation | 33 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 5 | BRM P48 | Owen Racing Organisation | 33 |
| 3 | Ron Flockhart | 11 | Cooper T53 Coventry Climax | R. Flockhart | 33 |
| 4 | Stan Jones | 24 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Stan Jones Motors | 33 |
| 5 | Bib Stillwell | 16 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | B. S. Stillwell | 32 |
| 6 | Alec Mildren | 1 | Cooper T51 Maserati | A. G. Mildren Pty. Ltd. | 32 |
| 7 | Arnold Glass | 7 | Cooper T51 Maserati | Capitol Motors | |
| 8 | Austin Miller | 60 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | A. Miller | |
| 9 | John Roxburgh | 19 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | J. Roxburgh | |
| DNF | Jon Leighton | 70 | Cooper T45 Coventry Climax | Scuderia Birchwood | 29 |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 4 | Aston Martin DBR4/250 | A. N. Davison | 9 |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 8 | Lotus 18 Coventry Climax | Team Lotus | 9 |
| DNS | Bill Patterson | 9 | Cooper T51 Coventry Climax | Bill Patterson Motors Pty. Ltd. | - |
| DNS | Mel McEwin | 65 | Tornado Mk II Chevrolet Corvette | M. McEwin | - |
Notes
- Fastest lap: Hill & Flockhart: 1 min. 50 sec. (New lap record)
References
- ^ Official Programme, International Motor Race Meeting, Ballarat Air Strip, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 1961
- ^ Ballarat 'International' Meeting, Australian Motor Sports, March 1961, pages 89 to 91, 94 & 98
- ^ Victorian Trophy, Ballarat, 12 Feb 1961, www.oldracingcars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- David McKay, Guersney for Gurney, Modern Motor, April 1961, pages 27 to 31 and pages 72 to 73