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| Date | Tuesday 26 December 1961 |
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| Event |  South African GP |
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| Circuit | East London |
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| Event Format | Race of 80 laps |
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| Championship | Non-championship |
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| Race number | #24 of 24 in 1961
#322 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 80 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 3926 m |
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| Race Distance | 3926 × 80 − 3 = 314.077 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Unknown |
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| Entries | 24 |
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| Qualifiers | 23 |
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| Finishers | 15 |
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| Debutants | Adrian Pheiffer (Driver),
Bernard Podmore (Driver),
Bill Dunlop (Driver),
Bruce Jennings (Driver),
Bruce Johnstone (Driver),
Clive Trundell (Driver),
Dave Wright (Driver),
Don Philp (Driver),
Doug Serrurier (Driver),
Ernest Pieterse (Driver),
Fanie Viljoen (Driver),
Gene Bosman (Driver),
Helmut Menzler (Driver),
John Guthrie (Driver),
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Robert van Niekerk (Driver),
Sam Tingle (Driver),
Heron (Car Manufacturer),
Jennings (Car Manufacturer),
LDS (Car Manufacturer),
Quadra (Car Manufacturer),
Cooper T52 (Car Model),
Cooper T56 (Car Model),
Heron Special (Car Model),
Jennings (Car Model),
LDS (Car Model),
Lotus 15 (Car Model),
Quadra (Car Model)
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| Milestones | Car 1 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 1 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 1 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Climax – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Climax – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Climax – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
 Jim Clark – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Jim Clark – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Jim Clark – 1st Win (Driver)
Lotus – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
Lotus – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
Lotus – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
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