Danish Grand Prix
| Jyllands-Ringen | |
| Race information | |
|---|---|
| Number of times held | 13 |
| First held | 1960 |
| Last held | 1995 |
| Most wins (drivers) |  Jac Nellemann (4) |
| Most wins (constructors) |  Cooper (3) |
| Circuit length | 2.300 km (1.429 miles) |
| Last race (1995) | |
| Pole position | |
| Podium | |
| Fastest lap | |
The Danish Grand Prix was an auto race for open-wheel cars. Last held for Formula One cars in 1962, the race is now defunct.
The Danish Grand Prix was held at the Roskilde Ring circuit near Roskilde. By standards of the era, the circuit was very small, at just three-quarters of a mile for the lap. Formula One cars were completing the lap in just over 42 seconds. The circuit ultimately limited the growth potential of the race, and the event was not considered to be added to the World Drivers Championship, but during its relatively short life in the 1960s, it did stage some memorable races.
Unusually for the time, the Grand Prix was actually decided over a series of heats, either four or three in number. The original race in 1960 was a Formula Two race won by Jack Brabham in a Cooper-Climax.[1] The meeting was marred though by the death of emerging New Zealander George Lawton.[1] The following year the race was upgraded to Formula One regulations and Stirling Moss took the win for the UDT Laystall Racing Team in a Lotus-Climax. Brabham returned to the top of the podium in 1962 running his own team driving a Lotus-Climax.
In 2017, a proposal to revive the race was put forward. Starting in 2020, the proposed event would be held on a street circuit in the Indre By and Christianshavn areas of Copenhagen and was designed by former Formula One driver Jan Magnussen and circuit architect Hermann Tilke.[2]
Winners of the Danish Grand Prix
[edit]| Year | Driver | Constructor | Location | Formula | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Jack Brabham
|
Cooper-Climax | Roskilde Ring | Formula Two | Report |
| 1961 | Stirling Moss
|
Lotus-Climax | Roskilde Ring | Formula One | Report |
| 1962 | Jack Brabham
|
Lotus-Climax | Roskilde Ring | Formula One | Report |
| 1963 |  Peter Revson
|
Cooper-BMC | Roskilde Ring | Formula Junior | Report |
| 1964 | Hartvig Conradsen
|
Cooper-BMC | Roskilde Ring | Formula Junior | Report |
| 1965 |  Kurt Ahrens Jr.
|
Brabham-Ford | Roskilde Ring | Formula Three | Report |
| 1968 |  Ingvar Pettersson
|
Tecno-Ford | Roskilde Ring | Formula Three | Report |
| 1973 | Randy Lewis
|
Brabham-Ford | Ring Djursland | Formula Three | Report |
| 1974 | Jac Nellemann
|
GRD-Ford | Jyllandsringen | Formula Three | Report |
| 1975 | Jac Nellemann
|
GRD-Ford | Jyllandsringen | Formula Three | Report |
| 1976 | Jac Nellemann
|
Van Diemen-Toyota | Jyllandsringen | Formula Three | Report |
| 1977 | Jac Nellemann
|
Chevron-Toyota | Jyllandsringen | Formula Three | Report |
| 1995 |  Toni Teittinen
|
Reynard-Mugen-Honda | Jyllandsringen | Formula Three | Report |
| Toni Teittinen
|
Reynard-Mugen-Honda |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Formula 2 1960 – Danmarks GP". F2 Register. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Danish consortium in talks for F1 grand prix". www.speedcafe.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.