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.