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

1961 Dutch Grand Prix

DateMonday, 22 May 1961
Winner
  • Wolfgang von Trips
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Phil Hill
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Jim Clark
  • 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
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Race result

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

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:35.700

PosDriverConstructor
1(USA) Phil HillFerrari
2(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
3(USA) Richie GintherFerrari
4(GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
5(GBR) Graham HillBRM-Climax
6(USA) Dan GurneyPorsche
7(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
8(GBR) Tony BrooksBRM-Climax
9(GBR) John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)
10(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
11(SWE) Jo BonnierPorsche
12(DEU) Hans HerrmannPorsche (privateer)
13(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
14(GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
15(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips12
=(GBR) Stirling Moss12
3(USA) Phil Hill10
4(USA) Richie Ginther8
5(GBR) Jim Clark4
6(USA) Dan Gurney2
7(NZL) Bruce McLaren1
=(AUS) Jack Brabham1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari14
2Lotus-Climax12
3Porsche2
4Cooper-Climax2

Stats & 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
1-2 start
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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