title: 1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship
text: # 1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship
  
  The 1961 New South Wales Road Racing Championship was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 1 October 1961. The race was contested over 13 laps at a total distance of approximately 50 miles.
  
  The race was won by Noel Hall driving a Cooper T51 Climax.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | Race Time/DNF | Laps |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 71 | Ecurie Hall | Noel Hall | Cooper T51 Climax | 34:53.4 | 13 |
  | 2 | 20 | G.A. Scott | Glyn Scott | Cooper T43 Climax | 36:03.6 | 12 |
  | 3 | 8 | Geoghegan Motors | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 20 Ford | 37:58.5 | 12 |
  | 4 | 11 | Ecurie Cinque | Gordon Stewart | MG Stewart Special | 34:58.7 | 11 |
  | 5 | 78 | Rawsthornes Garage | John Hough | HWM F2-51 Jaguar | 35:07.0 | 11 |
  | 6 | 40 | N.F. Barnes | Noel Barnes | MG TC Special | 35:12.7 | 11 |
  | 7 | 43 | Len Deaton | Len Deaton | Cooper T43 Ford | 35:14.4 | 11 |
  | 8 | 64 | Barrie Garner | Barrie Garner | Nota Major BMC | 36:55.6 | 11 |
  | 9 | 81 | Bayldon & Stafford Car Sales | Kevin Salmon | MG Special | 37:57.6 | 11 |
  | 10 | 6 | B.S. Stillwell | Bib Stillwell | Cooper T51 Climax | Gearbox | 12 |
  | 11 | 34 | Continental Cars | Bill Machin | BMC Spyder Special | Gearbox | 6 |
  | 12 | 28 | A.C. Rose | Alwyn Rose | DalRo FLII Jaguar | Halfshaft | 4 |
  | 13 | 15 | Barry Collerson | Barry Collerson | Talbot-Lago T26C | Retired | 3 |
  | 14 | 3 | Jack Myers | Jack Myers | Cooper-Thunderbird MkIV Triumph | Halfshaft | 0 |
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