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

1961 Dutch Grand Prix

DateMonday, 22 May 1961
Winner
  • Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von Trips
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • USA flag lazyload Phil Hill
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
CircuitZandvoort, 75 laps
Round2 of 8
Race numbers

The 1961 Dutch Grand Prix was the

  • 96th World Championship race
  • 7th World Championship Dutch Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Zandvoort
More 1961 season
More Dutch Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari752hr 01m 52.100s9
2-1USA flag lazyload Phil HillFerrari75+0.900s6
3+7United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax75+13.100s4
4 United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)75+22.200s3
5-2USA flag lazyload Richie GintherFerrari75+22.300s2
6+1Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax75+1m 20.100s1
7+2United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)75+1m 26.700s 
8-3United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM-Climax75+1m 29.800s 
9-1United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksBRM-Climax74+1 lap 
10-4USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche74+1 lap 
11 Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche73+2 laps 
12+1New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax73+2 laps 
13+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax73+2 laps 
14+1Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)72+3 laps 
15-3Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannPorsche (privateer)72+3 laps 
Did not start
  USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryCooper-Climax (privateer)   
  United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian BurgessLotus-Climax (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:35.700

PosDriverConstructor
1USA flag lazyload Phil HillFerrari
2Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
3USA flag lazyload Richie GintherFerrari
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM-Climax
6USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyPorsche
7Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony BrooksBRM-Climax
9United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
11Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierPorsche
12Germany flag lazyload Hans HerrmannPorsche (privateer)
13New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
15Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)

Championship standings

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

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von Trips12
=United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss12
3USA flag lazyload Phil Hill10
4USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther8
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark4
6USA flag lazyload Dan Gurney2
7New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren1
=Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari14
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax12
3Germany flag lazyload Porsche2
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax2

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Trevor Taylor
Milestone race start
50th for Cooper (3rd constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
1st for Wolfgang von Trips (27th different winner, 1st German driver)
31st for Ferrari
Race 1-2
20th for Ferrari (1st constructor to finish 1-2 in 20 races)
Podiums
9th for Phil Hill, 3rd for Wolfgang von Trips (first podium since 1958), 2nd for Jim Clark
113th & 114th for Ferrari, 9th for Lotus
Poles
2nd for Phil Hill
33rd for Ferrari
Qualifying 1-2
17th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
1st for Jim Clark (32nd different fastest lap setter, 7th British driver)
5th for Lotus
Front row starts
5th for Phil Hill, 3rd for Richie Ginther, 1st for Wolfgang von Trips (58th different front row starter, 2nd German driver; first German front row starter since 1955)

See also

  • Dutch Grand Prix
  • Zandvoort circuit
  • 1961 World Championship season

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