British Grand Prix 1961

Aintree
15 July 1961
75 laps
362.1 km
4.828 km a lap

Pole positionPhil HillFerrari · 1:58.800
Fastest lapTony Brooks1:57.800 · lap 72
Winner started fromP4on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Wolfgang von Trips	4	Ferrari	4	75	2:40:53.600	9
2	Phil Hill	2	Ferrari	1	75	+46.000	6
3	Richie Ginther	6	Ferrari	2	75	+46.800	4
4	Jack Brabham	12	Cooper · Climax	9	75	+1:08.600	3
5	Jo Bonnier	8	Porsche	3	75	+1:16.200	2
6	Roy Salvadori	36	Cooper · Climax	13	75	+1:26.200	1
7	Dan Gurney	10	Porsche	12	74	+1 lap
8	Bruce McLaren	14	Cooper · Climax	14	74	+1 lap
9	Tony Brooksfastest lap	22	BRM · Climax	6	73	+2 laps
10	Innes Ireland	16	Lotus · Climax	7	72	+3 laps
11	Masten Gregory	42	Cooper · Climax	16	71	+4 laps
12	Lorenzo Bandini	60	Cooper · Maserati	21	71	+4 laps
13	Tony Maggs	50	Lotus · Climax	24	69	+6 laps
14	Ian Burgess	44	Lotus · Climax	25	69	+6 laps
15	Keith Greene	54	Gilby · Climax	23	69	+6 laps
16	Carel Godin de Beaufort	56	Porsche	18	69	+6 laps
17	Wolfgang Seidel	52	Lotus · Climax	22	58	+17 laps
DNF	Jim Clark	18	Lotus · Climax	8	62	Oil leak
DNF	Lucien Bianchi	32	Lotus · Climax	30	45	Gearbox
DNF	Stirling Moss	28	Lotus · Climax	5	44	Brakes
DNF	Graham Hill	20	BRM · Climax	11	43	Engine
DNF	Giancarlo Baghetti	58	Ferrari	19	27	Accident
DNF	Tony Marsh	48	Lotus · Climax	27	25	Ignition
DNF	John Surtees	34	Cooper · Climax	10	23	Differential
DNF	Tim Parnell	38	Lotus · Climax	29	12	Clutch
DNF	Jackie Lewis	46	Cooper · Climax	15	7	Handling
DNF	Gerry Ashmore	40	Lotus · Climax	26	7	Ignition
DNF	Henry Taylor	30	Lotus · Climax	17	5	Accident
DNF	Massimo Natili	62	Cooper · Maserati	28	0	Gearbox
DSQ	Jack Fairman	26	Ferguson · Climax	20	56	Push start in pits
DSQ	Stirling Mossshared	26	Ferguson · Climax	–

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	1:58.800
2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	1:58.800
3	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:58.800
4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1:58.800
5	Stirling Moss	Lotus	1:59.000	+0.200
6	Tony Brooks	BRM	1:59.000	+0.200
7	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:59.200	+0.400
8	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:59.200	+0.400
9	Jack Brabham	Cooper	1:59.400	+0.600
10	John Surtees	Cooper	1:59.600	+0.800
11	Graham Hill	BRM	2:00.000	+1.200
12	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:00.200	+1.400
13	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	2:00.800	+2.000
14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:01.000	+2.200
15	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	2:01.000	+2.200
16	Masten Gregory	Cooper	2:01.400	+2.600
17	Henry Taylor	Lotus	2:01.800	+3.000
18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	2:02.000	+3.200
19	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	2:02.000	+3.200
20	Jack Fairman	Ferguson	2:03.400	+4.600
21	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper	2:03.600	+4.800
22	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	2:04.200	+5.400
23	Keith Greene	Gilby	2:06.000	+7.200
24	Tony Maggs	Lotus	2:06.400	+7.600
25	Ian Burgess	Lotus	2:06.600	+7.800
26	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus	2:08.200	+9.400
27	Tony Marsh	Lotus	2:09.600	+10.800
28	Massimo Natili	Cooper	2:10.200	+11.400
29	Tim Parnell	Lotus	2:16.800	+18.000
30	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus	2:18.800	+20.000

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Tony Brooks	72	1:57.800

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 5. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 5
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Wolfgang von Trips	27	▲1
2	Phil Hill	25	▼1
3	Richie Ginther	16	▲1
4	Stirling Moss	12	▼1
5	Giancarlo Baghetti	9
6	Dan Gurney	9
7	Jim Clark	8
8	Jack Brabham	4	▲4
9	Innes Ireland	3	▼1
9	Olivier Gendebien	3	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 5
Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	38
2	Lotus	16
3	Porsche	11
4	Cooper	9
5	BRM	1