1961 Dutch Grand Prix
| Date | Monday, 22 May 1961 |
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| Circuit | Zandvoort, 75 laps |
| Round | 2 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1961 Dutch Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 75 | 2hr 01m 52.100s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 |  Phil Hill | Ferrari | 75 | +0.900s | 6 |
| 3 | +7 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 75 | +13.100s | 4 |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 75 | +22.200s | 3 | |
| 5 | -2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 75 | +22.300s | 2 |
| 6 | +1 |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +1m 20.100s | 1 |
| 7 | +2 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 75 | +1m 26.700s | |
| 8 | -3 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 75 | +1m 29.800s | |
| 9 | -1 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -4 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 11 |  Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 73 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | +1 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +1 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +1 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 72 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | -3 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche (privateer) | 72 | +3 laps | |
| Did not start | ||||||
| Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | |||||
| Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:35.700
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Porsche |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 8 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax |
| 9 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 10 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| 12 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche (privateer) |
| 13 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 14 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 15 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1961 Dutch Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang von Trips | 12 |
| = | Stirling Moss | 12 |
| 3 | Phil Hill | 10 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | 8 |
| 5 | Jim Clark | 4 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | 2 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 1 |
| = | Jack Brabham | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Ferrari | 14 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 12 |
| 3 | Porsche | 2 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 2 |
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)