The II Grote Prijs van Danske (or 2nd Danish Grand Prix) was held on 26–27 August 1961, at the Roskilde Ring circuit, Roskilde, Denmark. The race was a non-Championship event run for cars complying with Formula One rules. The race was run over three heats, one of 20 laps and two of 30 laps, and was won overall by Stirling Moss, who won all three heats in his Lotus 18/21.

This was the first Formula One event to be held at the Roskildering, which was eventually closed in 1969. The first heat was held on the 26 August, a Saturday, with the final two heats on the Sunday."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

Race summary The first heat saw Moss win by two tenths of a second from Australian Jack Brabham, with Innes Ireland in third. Moss also took the second heat, with Ireland in second this time, and Roy Salvadori in third, with Brabham retiring with gearbox failure. Jim Clark retired from the second heat but returned for the third. The first three home in the second heat crossed the line in the same order in the third heat, with an easy overall win for Moss, who, having claimed pole at the beginning of the proceedings, also drove the fastest lap in all three heats."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

Overall results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Qual 1 Stirling Moss UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax 59:28.5 1 2 Innes Ireland Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 1:14.0 s 5 3 Roy Salvadori Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax + 2:06.8 s 6 4 Henry Taylor UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax + 2:53.9 s 4 5 Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax + 3:19.4 s 7 6 Keith Greene Gilby Engineering Gilby-Climax + 4:31.6 s 10 7 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 60 laps (Ret from Heat 2 - Steering) 11 Ret John Surtees Yeoman Credit Racing Team Cooper-Climax Cam follower (DNS Heat 3) 3 Ret Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax Gearbox (Heat 2) 2 Ret Masten Gregory UDT Laystall Racing Team Lotus-Climax Gearbox (Heat 2) 8 Ret Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Puncture (Heat 2) 9 WD Lucien Bianchi Equipe Nationale Belge Lotus-Climax No car -

References

External links Full results details at formula2.net