The 11th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship

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, run for cars complying with

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rules, held on 23 July 1961 at the Solitudering, near

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. The race was run over 25 laps of the circuit, and was won by

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in a Lotus 21."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

Results

References

{{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Solitude Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1961 , Previous_race_in_season = 1961 British Empire Trophy , Next_race_in_season = 1961 Guards Trophy , Previous_year's_race =

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, Next_year's_race = 1962 Solitude Grand Prix Solitude Grand Prix Solituderennen Solitude Grand Prix