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Grid scene, left to right: Car Number 40, a Lotus 18, Gerry Ashmore, driver (helmet, seated), (Car Number 32), a Lotus 18/21, Lucien Bianchi, driver (helmet, seated), (Car Number 48), a Lotus 18, Tony Marsh, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 62, a Cooper T51, Massimo Natili, driver (helmet, seated).

British Grand Prix

  • Title British Grand Prix
  • Source Karl Ludvigsen Photograph Collection  
  • Description Grid scene, left to right: Car Number 40, a Lotus 18, Gerry Ashmore, driver (helmet, seated), (Car Number 32), a Lotus 18/21, Lucien Bianchi, driver (helmet, seated), (Car Number 48), a Lotus 18, Tony Marsh, driver (helmet, seated), Car Number 62, a Cooper T51, Massimo Natili, driver (helmet, seated).
  • Years 1961  
  • Date 1961-07-15
  • Photographer Max LeGrand  
  • City Liverpool  
  • Country England  
  • People Ashmore, Gerry   Bianchi, Lucien   Marsh, Tony   Natili, Massimo  
  • Marque Lotus   Cooper  
  • Model Lotus 18   Lotus 18/21   Cooper T51  
  • Engine Type Climax L4, Maserati L4  
  • Group/Class Formula One  
  • Vehicle Markings Car Number 40, Car Number 62
  • Event British Grand Prix  
  • Venue Aintree Racecourse (Aintree, England)  
  • Entrant Gerry Ashmore   UDT-Laystall Racing Team   Tony Marsh   Scuderia Centro Sud  
  • Race Data Gerry Ashmore driving Car Number 40, a Lotus 18, qualified twenty-sixth, but did not finish (DNF) in the 75 laps race. Lucien Bianchi driving Car Number 32, a Lotus 18/21, qualified thirtieth, but did not finish (DNF) in the 75 laps race. Tony Marsh driving Car Number 48, a Lotus 18, qualified twenty-seventh, but did not finish (DNF) in the 75 laps race. Massimo Natili driving Car Number 62, a Cooper T51, qualified twenty-eighth, but did not finish (DNF) in the 75 laps race.
  • Identifier 2011-023LUDV-1961-b1_15.0_0001
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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