1961 British Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Saturday, 15 July 1961
Winner:	Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari
Pole position:	Phil Hill Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Tony Brooks BRM-Climax
Circuit:	Aintree, 75 laps
Round:	5 of 8

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	75	2hr 40m 53.600s	9
2	-1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	75	+46.000s	6
3	-1	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	75	+46.800s	4
4	+5	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	+1m 08.600s	3
5	-2	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	75	+1m 16.200s	2
6	+7	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)	75	+1m 26.200s	1
7	+5	Dan Gurney	Porsche	74	+1 lap
8	+6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	74	+1 lap
9	-3	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	73	+2 laps
10	-3	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	72	+3 laps
11	+5	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax (P)	71	+4 laps
12	+9	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati (P)	71	+4 laps
13	+11	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax (P)	69	+6 laps
14	+11	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax (P)	69	+6 laps
15	+8	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	69	+6 laps
16	+2	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche (P)	69	+6 laps
R		Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	62	DNF
17	+5	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax (P)	58	+17 laps
DQ		Jack Fairman & Stirling Moss	Ferguson-Climax (P)	56	DSQ
R		Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax (P)	45	DNF
R		Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	44	DNF
R		Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	43	DNF
R		Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari (P)	27	DNF
R		Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax (P)	25	DNF
R		John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	23	DNF
R		Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax (P)	12	DNF
R		Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	7	DNF
R		Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax (P)	7	DNF
R		Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax (P)	5	DNF
R		Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati (P)	0	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:58.800
2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	1:58.800
3	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:58.800
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:58.800
5	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	1:59.000
6	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	1:59.000
7	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:59.200
8	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:59.200
9	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:59.400
10	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	1:59.600
11	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	2:00.000
12	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:00.200
13	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:00.800
14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:01.000
15	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:01.000
16	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:01.400
17	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:01.800
18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche (P)	2:02.000
19	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari (P)	2:02.000
20	Jack Fairman	Ferguson-Climax (P)	2:03.400
21	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati (P)	2:03.600
22	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:04.200
23	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	2:06.000
24	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:06.400
25	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:06.600
26	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:08.200
27	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:09.600
28	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati (P)	2:10.200
29	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:16.800
30	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:18.800

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1:58.800
2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	1:58.800	0.000
3	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:58.800	0.000
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:58.800	0.000
5	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	1:59.000	0.200
6	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	1:59.000	0.200
7	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1:59.200	0.400
8	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:59.200	0.400
9	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:59.400	0.600
10	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	1:59.600	0.800
11	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	2:00.000	1.200
12	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:00.200	1.400
13	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:00.800	2.000
14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:01.000	2.200
15	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:01.000	2.200
16	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:01.400	2.600
17	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:01.800	3.000
18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche (P)	2:02.000	3.200
19	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari (P)	2:02.000	3.200
20	Jack Fairman	Ferguson-Climax (P)	2:03.400	4.600
21	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati (P)	2:03.600	4.800
22	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:04.200	5.400
23	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	2:06.000	7.200
24	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:06.400	7.600
25	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:06.600	7.800
26	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:08.200	9.400
27	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:09.600	10.800
28	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati (P)	2:10.200	11.400
29	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:16.800	18.000
30	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:18.800	20.000

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1961

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Wolfgang von Trips	27
2	Phil Hill	25
3	Richie Ginther	16
4	Stirling Moss	12
5	Giancarlo Baghetti	9
6	Dan Gurney	9
7	Jim Clark	8
8	Jack Brabham	4
9	Olivier Gendebien	3
=	Innes Ireland	3
11	Bruce McLaren	3
12	John Surtees	2
=	Jo Bonnier	2
14	Graham Hill	1
=	Roy Salvadori	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	38
2	Lotus-Climax	16
3	Porsche	11
4	Cooper-Climax	9
5	BRM-Climax	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Gerry Ashmore, Tony Maggs, Tony Marsh, Massimo Natili (only start), Tim Parnell

Constructor: Ferguson (only start), Gilby

World Champion

Constructor: 1st World Championship for Ferrari (3rd different world champion)

Wins

Driver: 2nd and last for Wolfgang von Trips

Constructor: 34th for Ferrari

Race 1-2

Constructor: 22nd for Ferrari

Podiums

Driver: 11th for Phil Hill, 5th for Wolfgang von Trips, 4th for Richie Ginther

Constructor: 119th, 120th & 121st for Ferrari

Poles

Driver: 5th for Phil Hill

Constructor: 36th for Ferrari

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 20th for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 3rd and last for Tony Brooks

Constructor: 4th for BRM

Front row starts

Driver: 8th for Phil Hill, 5th for Richie Ginther, 4th for Jo Bonnier

See also

• British Grand Prix
• Aintree Circuit
• 1961 World Championship season