1961 British Grand Prix

1961 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date 15 July 1961
Official name 14th RAC British Grand Prix
Location Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
Course Permanent road course
Course length 4.828 km (3.000 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 362.10 km (225.00 miles)
Weather Torrential rain, drying later
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:58.8
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM-Climax
Time 1:57.8 on lap 72
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1961 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 15 July 1961 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was race 5 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Dan Gurney in his Porsche passing Anchor Crossing

Following a wet weekend, with torrential rain affecting both qualifying and the race start, the Grand Prix was ultimately dominated by Scuderia Ferrari, with their drivers taking all three podium positions. The race was won by German Wolfgang von Trips, who had led for much of the race after starting from fourth place on the grid. This was von Trips's second but also his final Grand Prix victory as two races later he was killed in an accident during the 1961 Italian Grand Prix. Pole position winner Phil Hill drove to second place, on his way to winning the World Drivers' Championship at the end of the season, and third place was taken by Hill's American compatriot Richie Ginther.

The 1961 British Grand Prix is also notable as being the first occasion on which a four-wheel drive car, and the last at which a front engined car was entered for a World Championship race. These two accomplishments were achieved by the same vehicle: the experimental Ferguson P99-Climax run by the Rob Walker Racing Team. Although the car was disqualified for receiving assistance on the track, in the hands of Stirling Moss – who took over the car from first driver Jack Fairman after his own Lotus's brakes failed – it showed some promise. The 1961 British Grand Prix also marked the last occasion on which Moss contested a Grand Prix race on home soil, as his career was ended by an accident during a non-championship race prior to the 1962 season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Qualifying times Gap
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1 2 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 2:00.8 1:58.8 2:15.8 2:05.8
2 6 United States Richie Ginther Ferrari 2:00.8 1:58.8 2:08.4 2:06.4 +0.0
3 8 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 2:00.8 1:58.8 2:11.6 2:12.4 +0.0
4 4 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:01.4 1:58.8 2:06.0 2:06.2 +0.0
5 28 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax No time 1:59.0 2:01.6 2:08.0 +0.2
6 22 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 2:02.2 1:59.0 2:18.0 2:09.4 +0.2
7 16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:01.2 1:59.2 2:42.2 2:13.8 +0.4
8 18 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:03.8 1:59.2 2:11.0 2:11.6 +0.4
9 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax No time 1:59.4 2:25.0 2:07.6 +0.6
10 34 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Climax 2:01.2 1:59.6 2:10.2 2:07.4 +0.8
11 20 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM-Climax 2:01.4 2:00.0 2:12.0 2:11.2 +1.2
12 10 United States Dan Gurney Porsche 2:01.6 2:00.2 2:18.8 2:10.0 +1.4
13 36 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 2:02.0 2:00.8 2:05.6 2:07.0 +2.0
14 14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax No time 2:01.0 2:15.4 2:09.2 +2.2
15 46 United Kingdom Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 2:03.8 2:01.0 2:29.2 No time +2.2
16 42 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 2:02.8 2:01.4 2:30.2 2:29.8 +2.6
17 30 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 2:03.2 2:01.8 2:25.6 2:13.6 +3.0
18 56 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:06.2 2:02.0 2:27.0 2:13.0 +3.2
19 58 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:06.0 2:02.0 2:18.6 2:12.8 +3.2
20 26 United Kingdom Jack Fairman Ferguson-Climax 2:05.8 2:03.4 2:14.6 No time +4.6
21 60 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 2:05.6 2:03.6 2:23.0 2:12.4 +4.8
22 52 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 2:06.4 2:04.2 No time 2:15.2 +5.4
23 54 United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 2:07.4 2:06.0 No time No time +7.2
24 50 South Africa Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 2:28.8 2:06.4 2:15.8 2:17.2 +7.6
25 44 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax No time 2:06.6 2:26.2 2:19.0 +7.8
26 40 United Kingdom Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax No time 2:08.2 2:30.2 No time +9.4
27 48 United Kingdom Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax No time No time 2:19.8 2:09.6 +10.8
28 62 Italy Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 2:51.4 2:10.2 No time 2:38.8 +11.4
29 38 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 2:23.0 No time 2:59.6 2:16.8 +18.0
30 32 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax No time No time 2:29.0 2:18.8 +20.0
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:40:53.6 4 9
2 2 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +46.0 1 6
3 6 United States Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +46.8 2 4
4 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:08.6 9 3
5 8 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 75 +1:16.2 3 2
6 36 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.2 13 1
7 10 United States Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 12
8 14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 74 +1 Lap 14
9 22 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 73 +2 Laps 6
10 16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 72 +3 Laps 7
11 42 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 71 +4 Laps 16
12 60 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 71 +4 Laps 21
13 50 South Africa Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 24
14 44 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 25
15 54 United Kingdom Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 69 +6 Laps 23
16 56 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 69 +6 Laps 18
17 52 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 58 +17 Laps 22
Ret 18 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 62 Oil Leak 8
DSQ 26 United Kingdom Jack Fairman
United Kingdom Stirling Moss
Ferguson-Climax 56 Push Start In Pits 20
Ret 32 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 45 Gearbox 30
Ret 28 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 44 Brakes 5
Ret 20 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM-Climax 43 Engine 11
Ret 58 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 27 Accident 19
Ret 48 United Kingdom Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 25 Ignition 27
Ret 34 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Climax 23 Differential 10
Ret 38 United Kingdom Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 12 Clutch 29
Ret 46 United Kingdom Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 7 Handling 15
Ret 40 United Kingdom Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 7 Ignition 26
Ret 30 United Kingdom Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 5 Accident 17
Ret 62 Italy Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 0 Gearbox 28
DNA 24 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati Left the team
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ^ "1961 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  2. ^ "1961 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Britain 1961 - Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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