Karlskoga races – Sweden

(August 12th) – Formula One – 30 laps – 90 kms.

A small field of 10 cars contested this short race over the twisting and flat circuit near the armaments town of Karlskoga and provided a welcome win for Masten Gregory in a U.D.T.-Laystall Lotus with B.R.M. V8 engine and Colotti gearbox. Bonnier drove a works flat 8-cylinder Porsche and Graham Hill the R. R. C. Walker Lotus-Climax V8., while Lola-Climax V8 cars were driven by Surtees and Salvadori.

Results:

1: M. Gregory (Lotus-B.R.M. V8) 42 min. 51.3 sec.
2: R. Salvadori (Lola-Climax V8) 42 min. 58.6 sec.
3: J. Bonnier (Porsche 8-cyl.) 42 min. 58.8 sec.
4: I. Ireland (Lotus-Climax V8) 43 min. 28.0 sec.
5: I. Burges (Cooper-Climax 4) 1 lap behind
6: G. de Baufort (Porsche 4-cyl) 1 lap behind

Fastest lap: I. Ireland (Lotus-Climax V8) in 1 min. 24.1 sec. (new record).