1961 British Grand Prix
99th World Championship race, 12th World Championship British Grand Prix, 4th World Championship race at Aintree
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 |
- Jack Fairman‘s car, driven by both Jack Fairman and Stirling Moss, was disqualified for receiving a push start in the pits.
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 | |
| 3 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | |
| 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 6 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | |
| 7 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | |
| 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| 9 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | |
| 10 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 11 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | |
| 12 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | |
| 13 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 14 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 15 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 16 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 17 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (P) | |
| 19 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari (P) | |
| 20 | Jack Fairman | Ferguson-Climax (P) | |
| 21 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati (P) | |
| 22 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 23 | Keith Greene | Gilby-Climax | |
| 24 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 25 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 26 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 27 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 28 | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati (P) | |
| 29 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax (P) | |
| 30 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax (P) |
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 |
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