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1961 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 43 laps
Round7 of 8
Race numbers

The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 101st World Championship race
  • 12th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Monza
  • 1961 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(USA) Phil HillFerrari432hr 03m 13.000s9
2+10(USA) Dan GurneyPorsche43+31.200s6
3+11(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax43+2m 28.400s4
4+12(GBR) Jackie LewisCooper-Climax (privateer)43+2m 40.400s3
5+8(GBR) Tony BrooksBRM-Climax43+2m 40.500s2
6+12(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax (privateer)42+1 lap1
7+8(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)41+2 laps 
8+13(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati (privateer)41+2 laps 
9+13(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)41+2 laps 
10+17(GBR) Tim ParnellLotus-Climax (privateer)40+3 laps 
11+12(GBR) Henry TaylorLotus-Climax (privateer)39+4 laps 
12+17(ITA) Renato PirocchiCooper-Maserati (privateer)38+5 laps 
R (GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)36DNF 
R (USA) Richie GintherFerrari23DNF 
R (ITA) Gaetano StarrabbaLotus-Maserati (privateer)19DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierPorsche14DNF 
R (ITA) Nino VaccarellaDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo (privateer)13DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari (privateer)13DNF 
R (MEX) Ricardo RodriguezFerrari13DNF 
R (USA) Masten GregoryLotus-Climax (privateer)11DNF 
R (GBR) Graham HillBRM-Climax10DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax8DNF 
R (GBR) Brian NaylorJBW-Climax6DNF 
R (GBR) Jack FairmanCooper-Climax (privateer)5DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax5DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)2DNF 
R (DEU) Wolfgang SeidelLotus-Climax (privateer)1DNF 
R (ITA) Roberto BussinelloDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo (privateer)1DNF 
R (ITA) Roberto LippiDe Tomaso-OSCA (privateer)1DNF 
R (GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1DNF 
R (DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari1DNF 
R (GBR) Gerry AshmoreLotus-Climax (privateer)0DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Massimo NatiliCooper-Maserati (privateer)   

Notes

  • Massimo Natili withdrew from the Grand Prix after practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:46.300

PosDriverConstructor
1(DEU) Wolfgang von TripsFerrari
2(MEX) Ricardo RodriguezFerrari
3(USA) Richie GintherFerrari
4(USA) Phil HillFerrari
5(GBR) Graham HillBRM-Climax
6(ITA) Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari (privateer)
7(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
8(SWE) Jo BonnierPorsche
9(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-Climax
10(AUS) Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
11(GBR) Stirling MossLotus-Climax (privateer)
12(USA) Dan GurneyPorsche
13(GBR) Tony BrooksBRM-Climax
14(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
15(NLD) Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)
16(GBR) Jackie LewisCooper-Climax (privateer)
17(USA) Masten GregoryLotus-Climax (privateer)
18(GBR) Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax (privateer)
19(GBR) John SurteesCooper-Climax (privateer)
20(ITA) Nino VaccarellaDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo (privateer)
21(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati (privateer)
22(FRA) Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati (privateer)
23(GBR) Henry TaylorLotus-Climax (privateer)
24(ITA) Roberto BussinelloDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo (privateer)
25(GBR) Gerry AshmoreLotus-Climax (privateer)
26(GBR) Jack FairmanCooper-Climax (privateer)
27(GBR) Tim ParnellLotus-Climax (privateer)
28(DEU) Wolfgang SeidelLotus-Climax (privateer)
29(ITA) Renato PirocchiCooper-Maserati (privateer)
30(ITA) Gaetano StarrabbaLotus-Maserati (privateer)
31(GBR) Brian NaylorJBW-Climax
32(ITA) Roberto LippiDe Tomaso-OSCA (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(BEL) Andre PiletteEmeryson-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(USA) Phil Hill34
2(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips33
3(GBR) Stirling Moss21
4(USA) Richie Ginther16
5(USA) Dan Gurney15
6(GBR) Jim Clark11
7(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti9
8(NZL) Bruce McLaren8
9(AUS) Jack Brabham4
10(GBR) John Surtees4
11(BEL) Olivier Gendebien3
=(GBR) Innes Ireland3
=(GBR) Jackie Lewis3
14(SWE) Jo Bonnier2
=(GBR) Tony Brooks2
16(GBR) Roy Salvadori2
17(GBR) Graham Hill1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari40
2Lotus-Climax24
3Porsche17
4Cooper-Climax13
5BRM-Climax3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Roberto Bussinello
Roberto Lippi (only start)
Renato Pirocchi (only start)
Ricardo Rodriguez (first Mexican driver to start a race)
Gaetano Starrabba (only start)
Nino Vaccarella
Last start
Gerry Ashmore
Jack Fairman
Brian Naylor
Tim Parnell
Henry Taylor
Wolfgang von Trips
JBW
World Champion
1st and only title for Phil Hill (6th driver to win the World Championship, 1st American champion; last American champion until 1978)
Wins
3rd and last for Phil Hill
35th for Ferrari
Podiums
13th for Phil Hill
9th for Bruce McLaren
4th for Dan Gurney
124th for Ferrari
34th for Cooper
2nd for Porsche
Poles
1st and only for Wolfgang von Trips (25th different polesitter, 1st German driver; last German polesitter until 1994)
38th for Ferrari
1-2 start
21st for Ferrari
Fastest laps
1st and only for Giancarlo Baghetti (33rd different fastest lap setter, 6th Italian driver; first Italian driver to set a fastest lap since 1957 and first until 1966)
35th for Ferrari
Front row starts
4th and last for Wolfgang von Trips (last German front row starter until 1977)
1st and only for Ricardo Rodriguez (60th different front row starter, 1st Mexican driver; last Mexican front row starter until 1968)
Points finishes
7th and last for Roy Salvadori
1st and only for Jackie Lewis (114th different point scorer, 22nd British driver)