1961 United States Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 8 October 1961 |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 100 laps |
Round | 8 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1961 United States Grand Prix was the
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Next race | 1962 Dutch Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +7 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 100 | 2hr 13m 45.800s | 9 |
2 | +5 | ![]() | Porsche | 100 | +4.300s | 6 |
3 | +3 | ![]() | BRM-Climax | 100 | +49.000s | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 100 | +58.000s | 3 | |
5 | -3 | ![]() | BRM-Climax | 99 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +4 | ![]() | Porsche | 98 | +2 laps | 1 |
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 96 | DNF | ||
7 | -2 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 96 | +4 laps | |
8 | +8 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 96 | +4 laps | |
9 | +4 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 96 | +4 laps | |
10 | +7 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 93 | +7 laps | |
11 | +4 | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 92 | +8 laps | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 76 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 76 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 58 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 57 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 14 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Stirling Moss ended lap 58 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:17.000
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
2 | ![]() | BRM-Climax |
3 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
4 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
5 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
6 | ![]() | BRM-Climax |
7 | ![]() | Porsche |
8 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
9 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
10 | ![]() | Porsche |
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
12 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
13 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
15 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
17 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
19 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1961 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 34 |
2 | ![]() | 33 |
3 | ![]() | 21 |
4 | ![]() | 21 |
5 | ![]() | 16 |
6 | ![]() | 12 |
7 | ![]() | 11 |
8 | ![]() | 11 |
9 | ![]() | 9 |
10 | ![]() | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 4 |
12 | ![]() | 4 |
13 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 3 |
= | ![]() | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 2 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 40 |
2 | ![]() | 32 |
3 | ![]() | 22 |
4 | ![]() | 14 |
5 | ![]() | 7 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Walt Hansgen, Roger Penske, Peter Ryan (only start; first Canadian driver to start a race), Hap Sharp
- Last start
- Tony Brooks, Olivier Gendebien, Stirling Moss, Lloyd Ruby
- Wins
- 1st and only for Innes Ireland (29th different winner, 5th British driver)
- 5th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 10th and last for Tony Brooks (10th driver to score ten podiums, 3rd British driver; first podium since 1959; only podium for BRM), 5th for Dan Gurney (first podium since 1959), 4th and last for Innes Ireland
- 12th for Lotus, 6th for BRM, 3rd for Porsche
- Poles
- 5th for Jack Brabham (last until 1966; last Australian polesitter until 1966; last for Cooper)
- 10th for Cooper (3rd constructor to take ten pole positions; last until 1966)
- Fastest laps
- 5th for Jack Brabham (last until 1964; last for Cooper)
- 11th for Cooper
- Front row starts
- 18th for Jack Brabham (last until 1963; last for Cooper), 4th for Graham Hill
- Points finishes
- 15th and last for Tony Brooks