Belgian Grand Prix 1961

Spa-Francorchamps
Spa
18 June 1961
30 laps
423 km
14.120 km a lap

Pole positionPhil HillFerrari · 3:59.300
Fastest lapRichie Ginther3:59.800 · lap 20
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Phil Hill	4	Ferrari	1	30	2:03:03.800	9
2	Wolfgang von Trips	2	Ferrari	2	30	+0.700	6
3	Richie Gintherfastest lap	6	Ferrari	5	30	+19.500	4
4	Olivier Gendebien	8	Ferrari	3	30	+45.600	3
5	John Surtees	24	Cooper · Climax	4	30	+1:26.800	2
6	Dan Gurney	20	Porsche	10	30	+1:31.000	1
7	Jo Bonnier	18	Porsche	9	30	+2:47.100
8	Stirling Moss	14	Lotus · Climax	8	30	+3:55.600
9	Jackie Lewis	40	Cooper · Climax	13	29	+1 lap
10	Masten Gregory	44	Cooper · Climax	12	29	+1 lap
11	Carel Godin de Beaufort	22	Porsche	14	28	+2 laps
12	Jim Clark	34	Lotus · Climax	18	24	+6 laps
13	Tony Brooks	38	BRM · Climax	7	24	+6 laps
DNF	Graham Hill	36	BRM · Climax	6	24	Ignition
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	26	Cooper · Maserati	20	23	Gearbox
DNF	Lorenzo Bandini	46	Cooper · Maserati	17	20	Wheel bearing
DNF	Jack Brabham	28	Cooper · Climax	11	12	Engine
DNF	Lucien Bianchi	12	Lotus · Climax	21	9	Oil leak
DNF	Innes Ireland	32	Lotus · Climax	16	9	Engine
DNF	Bruce McLaren	30	Cooper · Climax	15	9	Ignition
DNF	Willy Mairesse	10	Lotus · Climax	19	7	Ignition
DNS	Tony Marsh	42	Lotus · Climax	–		Money dispute
DNS	Wolfgang Seidel	48	Lotus · Climax	–		Money dispute
DNS	Ian Burgess	50	Lotus · Climax	–		Money dispute
DNS	Cliff Allison	16	Lotus · Climax	–		Car damaged in practice
DNS	Henry Taylor	16	Lotus · Climax	–		Car damaged in practice

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	3:59.300
2	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	4:00.100	+0.800
3	Olivier Gendebien	Ferrari	4:03.000	+3.700
4	John Surtees	Cooper	4:06.000	+6.700
5	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	4:06.100	+6.800
6	Graham Hill	BRM	4:07.600	+8.300
7	Tony Brooks	BRM	4:07.900	+8.600
8	Stirling Moss	Lotus	4:08.200	+8.900
9	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	4:08.300	+9.000
10	Dan Gurney	Porsche	4:08.400	+9.100
11	Jack Brabham	Cooper	4:08.600	+9.300
12	Masten Gregory	Cooper	4:10.200	+10.900
13	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	4:11.100	+11.800
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	4:16.700	+17.400
15	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	4:17.400	+18.100
16	Jim Clark	Lotus	4:17.700	+18.400
17	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper	4:19.000	+19.700
18	Innes Ireland	Lotus	4:20.000	+20.700
19	Willy Mairesse	Lotus	4:20.600	+21.300
20	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	4:21.400	+22.100
22	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus	4:27.300	+28.000
22	Tony Marsh	Lotus	4:23.200	+23.900
23	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	4:27.400	+28.100
24	Ian Burgess	Lotus	4:34.600	+35.300

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Richie Ginther	20	3:59.800

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Phil Hill	19	▲2
2	Wolfgang von Trips	18	▼1
3	Stirling Moss	12	▼2
4	Richie Ginther	12
5	Jim Clark	4
6	Olivier Gendebien	3
7	Dan Gurney	3	▼1
8	John Surtees	2
9	Bruce McLaren	1	▼2
9	Jack Brabham	1	▼2

Constructors' championship after round 3
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	22
2	Lotus	12
3	Cooper	4	▲1
4	Porsche	3	▼1