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Home / Seasons / 1961 F1 World Championship Season / 1961 Belgian Grand Prix

1961 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 18 June 1961
Winner
  • USA flag lazyload Phil Hill
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • USA flag lazyload Phil Hill
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 30 laps
Round3 of 8
Race numbers

The 1961 Belgian Grand Prix was the

  • 97th World Championship race
  • 10th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
More 1961 season
More Belgian Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 USA flag lazyload Phil HillFerrari302hr 03m 03.800s9
2 Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari30+0.700s6
3+2USA flag lazyload Richie GintherFerrari30+19.500s4
4-1Belgium flag lazyload Olivier GendebienFerrari30+45.600s3
5-1United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)30+1m 26.800s2
6+4USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche30+1m 31.000s1
7+2Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche30+2m 47.100s 
8 United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)30+3m 55.600s 
9+4United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie LewisCooper-Climax (privateer)29+1 lap 
10+2USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryCooper-Climax (privateer)29+1 lap 
11+3Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)28+2 laps 
12+4United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax24+6 laps 
13-6United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksBRM-Climax24+6 laps 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM-Climax24DNF 
R France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)23DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati (privateer)20DNF 
R Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax12DNF 
R Belgium flag lazyload Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax (privateer)9DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes IrelandLotus-Climax9DNF 
R New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax9DNF 
R Belgium flag lazyload Willy MairesseLotus-Climax (privateer)7DNF 
Did not start
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony MarshLotus-Climax (privateer)   
  Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang SeidelLotus-Climax (privateer)   
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian BurgessLotus-Climax (privateer)   
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax (privateer)   

Notes

  • Tony Marsh did not start the Grand Prix. Willy Mairesse raced his car instead.
  • Wolfgang Seidel did not start. Lucien Bianchi raced his car instead.
  • Ian Burgess did not start due to being a reserve entry.
  • Cliff Allison did not start after damaging his car in practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 3:59.300

PosDriverConstructor
1USA flag lazyload Phil HillFerrari
2Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
3Belgium flag lazyload Olivier GendebienFerrari
4United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)
5USA flag lazyload Richie GintherFerrari
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM-Climax
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksBRM-Climax
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
9Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche
10USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche
11Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
12USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryCooper-Climax (privateer)
13United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie LewisCooper-Climax (privateer)
14Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)
15New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
16United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
17Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati (privateer)
18United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
19Belgium flag lazyload Willy MairesseLotus-Climax (privateer)
20France flag lazyload Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)
21Belgium flag lazyload Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1961 Belgian Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1USA flag lazyload Phil Hill19
2Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von Trips18
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss12
4USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther12
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark4
6Belgium flag lazyload Olivier Gendebien3
7USA flag lazyload Dan Gurney3
8United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees2
9New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren1
=Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari22
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax12
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax4
4Germany flag lazyload Porsche3

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Lorenzo Bandini, Jackie Lewis
Wins
2nd for Phil Hill
32nd for Ferrari
Race 1-2
21st for Ferrari
Podiums
10th for Phil Hill (9th driver to score ten podiums, 1st American driver), 4th for Wolfgang von Trips, 3rd for Richie Ginther
115th, 116th & 117th for Ferrari
Poles
3rd for Phil Hill
34th for Ferrari
Qualifying 1-2
18th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
2nd for Richie Ginther (last until 1966; last for Ferrari)
32nd for Ferrari
Front row starts
6th for Phil Hill, 2nd for Wolfgang von Trips, 1st and only for Olivier Gendebien (59th different front row starter, 2nd Belgian driver)
Points finishes
5th and last for Olivier Gendebien
Pole & win
2nd and last for Phil Hill (last American driver to win from pole until 1976)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 1961 World Championship season

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