1961 British Grand Prix
Date | Saturday, 15 July 1961 |
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Winner |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Aintree, 75 laps |
Round | 5 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1961 British Grand Prix was the
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 75 | 2hr 40m 53.600s | 9 |
2 | -1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 75 | +46.000s | 6 |
3 | -1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 75 | +46.800s | 4 |
4 | +5 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +1m 08.600s | 3 |
5 | -2 | ![]() | Porsche | 75 | +1m 16.200s | 2 |
6 | +7 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 75 | +1m 26.200s | 1 |
7 | +5 | ![]() | Porsche | 74 | +1 lap | |
8 | +6 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 74 | +1 lap | |
9 | -3 | ![]() | BRM-Climax | 73 | +2 laps | |
10 | -3 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 72 | +3 laps | |
11 | +5 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 71 | +4 laps | |
12 | +9 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 71 | +4 laps | |
13 | +11 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 69 | +6 laps | |
14 | +11 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 69 | +6 laps | |
15 | +8 | ![]() | Gilby-Climax | 69 | +6 laps | |
16 | +2 | ![]() | Porsche (privateer) | 69 | +6 laps | |
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 62 | DNF | ||
17 | +5 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 58 | +17 laps | |
DQ | Ferguson-Climax (privateer) | 56 | DSQ | |||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 45 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM-Climax | 43 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 25 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 12 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 7 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 7 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 5 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Jack Fairman‘s car, driven by both Fairman and Stirling Moss, was disqualified for receiving a push start in the pits.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:58.800
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Porsche |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari |
5 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
6 | ![]() | BRM-Climax |
7 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
8 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
9 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
10 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
11 | ![]() | BRM-Climax |
12 | ![]() | Porsche |
13 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
15 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
17 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | Porsche (privateer) |
19 | ![]() | Ferrari (privateer) |
20 | ![]() | Ferguson-Climax (privateer) |
21 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
22 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
23 | ![]() | Gilby-Climax |
24 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
25 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
26 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
27 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
28 | ![]() | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
29 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
30 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1961 British Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 27 |
2 | ![]() | 25 |
3 | ![]() | 16 |
4 | ![]() | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 38 |
2 | ![]() | 16 |
3 | ![]() | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Gerry Ashmore, Tony Maggs (first South African driver to start a race), Tony Marsh, Massimo Natili (only start), Tim Parnell (only start)
- Ferguson (only start), Gilby
- World Champion
- 1st title for Ferrari (3rd constructor world champion)
- Wins
- 2nd and last for Wolfgang von Trips (last German winner until 1975)
- 34th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 22nd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 11th for Phil Hill, 5th for Wolfgang von Trips, 4th for Richie Ginther (last for Ferrari)
- 119th, 120th & 121st for Ferrari
- Poles
- 5th for Phil Hill
- 36th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 20th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 1-2 in 20 races)
- Fastest laps
- 3rd and last for Tony Brooks (first since 1959; only fastest lap for BRM)
- 4th for BRM
- Front row starts
- 8th for Phil Hill, 5th for Richie Ginther (last for Ferrari), 4th for Jo Bonnier (first for Porsche)