| FP | No. | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | cc | Time | Best Lap | Grid | Qual. Time | Reason | Chassis # | Points | Total | |||
| 1961 Gold Star Round 1 Bakers Milk International - Longford 24 laps (108 miles). March 6th 1961. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Roy Salvadori | Jack Brabham | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 61:58.2 | 02:31.1 | F2/4/59 | ||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 62:12.0 | 02:32.7 | F2/15/59 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | John Youl | J. Youl | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2200 | 63:25.2 | 02:33.5 | 3 | 02:36.2 | F2/9/60 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | 60 | Austin Miller | A. Miller | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2250 | 63:30.4 | 02:33.8 | 6 | 02:40.1 | F2/20/59 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | Lex Davison | Ecurie Australie | Aston Martin DBR4 | Aston Martin | 3000 | 63:44.0 | 02:35.9 | DBR4/1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | 1 | Alec Mildren | A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd | Cooper T51 | Maserati | 2800 | 23 laps | 02:31.8 | F2/22/59 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | 19 | John Roxburgh | J.B. Roxburgh | Cooper T45 | Climax FPE | 1980 | 22 laps | 02:46.3 | F2/21/58 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 8 | 32 | Mel McEwin | M. McEwin | Tornado Mk.II | Corvette | 4640 | 19 laps | 02:55.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | 22 | Tom Corcoran | Scuderia Veloce | Lola FJ | Ford | 997 | 19 laps | 03:13.7 | BRJ18 | ||||||||
| 10 | 31 | Len Deaton | L. Deaton | Cooper T43 | Ford | 998 | 19 laps | 03:17.8 | F2/7/56 | ||||||||
| DNF | 14 | Jack Brabham | Ecurie Vitesse | Cooper T53 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 15 laps | 02:31.1 | 1 | 02:30.7 | Universal joint | F2/8/60 | |||||
| DNF | 15 | Lex Sternberg | L. Sternberg | Cooper T43 | Climax FPE | 1500 | 11 laps | 03:05.8 | Carburettor | ||||||||
| DNF | 6 | Bib Stillwell | B. S. Stillwell | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 4 laps | 02:51.0 | 8 | 02:42.2 | Misfire | F2/7/59 | |||||
| DNF | 2 | Stan Jones | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 3 laps | 02:32.3 | 4 | 02:38.0 | Transmission | F2/7/60 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Lex Davison | Ecurie Australie | Aston Martin DBR4 | Aston Martin | 3000 | 0 laps | 7 | 02:42.0 | DBR4/1 | |||||||
| DNS | Doug Whiteford | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T43 | Climax FPF | 2200 | 5 | 02:38.5 | F2/9/57 | |||||||||
| DNS | Lyn Archer | L. Archer | Cooper T41 | Climax | 1500 | Accident | F2/3/56 | ||||||||||
| 1961 Gold Star Round 2 Craven A Race - Mt. Panorama 19 laps (73 miles). April 3rd 1961. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 48:36.9 | 02:32.2 | 2 | F2/15/59 | 12 | 24 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | Stan Jones | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2368 | 49:14.3 | 02:32.0 | 1 | F2/7/60 | 7 | 7 | |||||
| 3 | 6 | Bib Stillwell | B. S. Stillwell | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 49:32.8 | 02:33.1 | 3 | F2/27/59 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | Arnold Glass | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | Cooper T45 | Maserati | 2489 | 50:02.3 | 02:36.1 | 5 | F2/15/58 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | Alec Mildren | A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd | Cooper T51 | Maserati | 2490 | 50:44.7 | 02:32.2 | 4 | F2/22/59 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| 6 | 14 | David McKay | Scuderia Veloce | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 10 laps | 02:39.7 | 6 | Bearings | F2/4/59 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | 71 | Noel Hall | O. Hall | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2180 | 10 laps | 02:38.1 | 7 | Clutch | F2/16/59 | ||||||
| 8 | 20 | Glyn Scott | Glyn Scott Motors | Cooper T43 | Climax | 1476 | 9 laps | 02:53.7 | 8 | Oil Pressure | F2/28/57 | ||||||
| DNF | 3 | Jack Myers | J. Myers | Thunderbird (Ralt) | Triumph x2 S/C | 1300 | 1 lap | 9 | |||||||||
| DNS | Doug Whiteford | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T43 | Climax FPF | 2200 | F2/9/57 | |||||||||||
| DNS | Lex Davison | Ecurie Australie | Aston Martin DBR4 | Aston Martin | 3000 | DBR4/1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| DNS | John Youl | J. Youl | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2200 | F2/9/60 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1961 Gold Star Round 3 Queensland Road Race Championship - Lowood 27 laps (76 Miles). June 11th 1961. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 46:38.8 | 1 | F2/15/59 | 12 | 36 | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | Alec Mildren | A.G. Mildren Pty Ltd | Cooper T51 | Maserati | 2800 | 01:41.8 | 3 | F2/22/59 | 7 | 11 | ||||||
| 3 | Stan Jones | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 26 laps | 2 | F2/7/60 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
| 4 | 11 | Bruce Coventry | B. Coventry | Lotus 18 | Ford | 1098 | 9 | 18-J-796 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 5 | Noel Barnes | N. Barnes | MGTC Special | MG | 1466 | 10 | TC9939 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 6 | Arnold Glass | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | Cooper T45 | Maserati | 2500 | 19 laps | 6 | F2/15/58 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | Glyn Scott | Glyn Scott Motors | Cooper T43 | Climax | 1660 | 11 laps | 5 | Steering | F2/28/57 | ||||||||
| DNF | Des Kelly | D. Kelly | Ferrari Super Squalo | Ferrari | 2500 | 21 laps | 4 | Engine | 555/2 | ||||||||
| DNF | Len Deaton | L. Deaton | Cooper T43 | Ford | 998 | 13 laps | 11 | F2/7/56 | |||||||||
| DNF | John Hough | J. Hough | HWM | Jaguar | 3442 | 5 laps | 8 | Fuel feed | 6-51 | ||||||||
| DNF | Tom Corcoran | Scuderia Veloce | Lola FJ | Ford | 997 | 4 laps | 7 | BRJ18 | |||||||||
| DNS | Bevan Fleming | B. Fleming | Lotus XI Series 2 Le Mans | Climax FWA | 1098 | 538 | |||||||||||
| 1961 Gold Star Round 4 Craven "A" Trophy - Caversham 25 laps (60 miles). August 12th 1961. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 40:01 | 01:24.0 | F2/15/59 | 12 | 48 | ||||||
| 2 | Doug Green | Reimann Motors | Ferrari 500/625/750 | Ferrari | 2992 | 40:24 | 5 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 3 | Jack Ayres | J. Ayres | Cooper Mk V | Ford | 1098 | 40:29 | Mk.VL/5/51 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Lionel Beattie | L. Beattie | Repco Holden Sports | Holden | 40:34 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Bob Annear | R. Annear | Pegasus | Holden S/C | 41:00 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Jim Ward | J. Ward | Alta GP-2 | Alta S/C | 1495 | 41:16 | 101 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| DNF | Vin Smith | V. Smith | Alpha | Peugeot | Rear axle | ||||||||||||
| DNF | 8 | Ray Barfield | R. Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin | 2992 | Spin | DB3S/9 | |||||||||
| 1961 Gold Star Round 5 Australian Grand Prix - Mallala 50 laps (105 miles). October 9 1961. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Lex Davison | B. S. Stillwell | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2200 | 89:01.0 | 01:44.0 | 5 | 01:45.7 | F2/18/59 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | Bib Stillwell | B. S. Stillwell | Cooper T53 | Climax FPF | 2500 | 89:40.0 | 01:45.0 | 2 | 01:42.2 | F1/5/61 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | 14 | David McKay | Scuderia Veloce | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2500 | 89:58.0 | 01:45.0 | 4 | 01:45.4 | 1 min penalty | F2/4/59 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 46 laps | 01:44.0 | 1 | 01:42.0 | F2/5/57 | 3 | 51 | ||||
| 5 | 15 | Murray Trenberth | M. Trenberth | Alta F2 | Holden | 2453 | 46 laps | 01:54.0 | 10 | 01:54.5 | F2/5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | 20 | Eddie Clay | E. Clay | Cooper T23 | Bristol | 2186 | 45 laps | 01:52.0 | CBR/2/9/53 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | 26 | Alan Jack | Briefield Motors | Cooper T39 | Climax | 1460 | 43 laps | 02:00.0 | CS/12/56 | ||||||||
| 8 | 45 | Trevor Ellis | T. Ellis | Austin 8 Special | Austin S/C | 900 | 37 laps | 02:16.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | 16 | Mel McEwin | M. McEwin | Tornado Mk.II | Corvette | 4640 | 35 laps | 01:54.0 | 12 | 01:56.6 | |||||||
| 10 | 60 | Peter Wilkinson | P. Wilkinson | Elfin Streamliner | Ford | 1172 | 35 laps | 02:15.0 | '5' | ||||||||
| DNF | 5 | John Youl | Scuderia Veloce | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 46 laps | 01:46.0 | 6 | 01:46.0 | Exhaustion | F2/9/60 | 7 | ||||
| DNF | 8 | Keith Rilstone | K. Rilstone | Zephyr Special | Zephyr | 2553 | 33 laps | 01:54.0 | 9 | 01:53.4 | |||||||
| DNF | 19 | Doug Whiteford | Bill Patterson Motors P/L | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2495 | 29 laps | 01:45.0 | 3 | 01:43.8 | Engine | F2/15/59 | |||||
| DNF | 11 | John Ampt | J. Ampt | Cooper T38 | Jaguar | 3781 | 25 laps | 01:54.0 | 11 | 01:56.4 | CJ/1/55 | ||||||
| DNF | 30 | John Newmarch | J. Bruggeman | Ricardian Special | Repco Holden | 2350 | 14 laps | 02:05.0 | |||||||||
| DNF | 56 | Helene Bittner | H. Bittner | Vitesse | Ford | 1172 | 1 lap | 02:19.0 | Gearbox | ||||||||
| DNF | 3 | Laurie Whitehead | L. Whitehead | Ausper FJ | Ford | 998 | 0 laps | 13 | 01:58.4 | T202 | |||||||
| DNS | 2 | Stan Jones | Stan Jones Motors Pty. Ltd. | Cooper T51 | Climax FPF | 2500 | 7 | 01:48.2 | Misfire | F2/7/60 | 12 | ||||||
| DNS | 10 | Ross Dalton | R. Dalton | Cooper T51 | Maserati | 2489 | F2/22/59 | ||||||||||
| DNS | 12 | Noel Hurd | N. Hurd | Zephyr Special | Zephyr | 2553 | |||||||||||
| DNS | 18 | Steve Tillett | S. Tillett | MG TC | MG | TC4893 | |||||||||||
| DNS | 22 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Motors | Corvette Special | Corvette | 4640 | |||||||||||
| DNS | 23 | Drue Tottman | D. Tottman | Vincent 1000 | Vincent | 1000 | |||||||||||
| DNS | 24 | John Lugg | J. Lugg | ERJ 500 | |||||||||||||
| DNS | 29 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin Sports Cars | Elfin FJ | Ford | 1098 | 8 | 01:51.8 | Gearbox | 61P1 | |||||||
| DNS | 34 | Doug Trengrove | D. Trengrove | Austin Special | Austin | ||||||||||||
| DNS | 43 | Len Deaton | L. Deaton | Cooper T43 | Ford | 997 | F2/7/56 | ||||||||||
| DNS | 7 | Arnold Glass | Capitol Motors Pty Ltd | Cooper T45 | Maserati | 2500 | F2/15/58 | ||||||||||
| DNS | 44 | Dud Dansie | Bakewell Bridge Motors | BBM | Holden Rotary | ||||||||||||
| Final Gold Star points were calculated on those earned in the Australian Grand Prix plus the driver's four best other rounds. | Patterson | 51 | |||||||||||||||
| In 1961, this of course meant all points counted. | Davison | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Stillwell | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jones | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mildren | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youl | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| McKay | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Miller | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ayres | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Glass | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coventry | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beattie | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trenberth | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Barnes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Annear | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clay | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roxburgh | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ward | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sources: Multi Media Motor Sport, The Official 50-race History of the AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX | |||||||||||||||||
| Historic Racing Cars in Australia Vol 2, The Nostalgia Forum, Modern Motor, Sports Car World, | |||||||||||||||||
| Racing Car News, Australian Motor Sports and Automobiles, Terry Walker's Place, Bathurst: | |||||||||||||||||
| Cradle of Australian Motor Racing. | |||||||||||||||||