1961 British Grand Prix

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.

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 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 362.10 km (225.00 mi)
Weather Torrential rain, drying later
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:58.8
Fastest lap
Driver Tony Brooks BRM-Climax
Time 1:57.8 on lap 72
Podium
First
  • Wolfgang von Trips
 Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Ferrari

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
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:40:53.6 4 9
2 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +46.0 secs 1 6
3 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +46.8 secs 2 4
4 12 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:08.6 9 3
5 8 Jo Bonnier Porsche 75 +1:16.2 3 2
6 36 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.2 13 1
7 10 Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 12
8 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 74 +1 Lap 14
9 22 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 73 +2 Laps 6
10 16 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 72 +3 Laps 7
11 42 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 71 +4 Laps 16
12 60 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 71 +4 Laps 21
13 50 Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 24
14 44 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 25
15 54 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 69 +6 Laps 23
16 56 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 69 +6 Laps 18
17 52 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 58 +17 Laps 22
Ret 18 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 62 Oil Leak 8
DSQ 26 Jack Fairman
Stirling Moss		 Ferguson-Climax 56 Push Start In Pits 20
Ret 32 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 45 Gearbox 30
Ret 28 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 44 Brakes 5
Ret 20 Graham Hill BRM-Climax 43 Engine 11
Ret 58 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 27 Accident 19
Ret 48 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 25 Ignition 27
Ret 34 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 23 Differential 10
Ret 38 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 12 Clutch 29
Ret 46 Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 7 Handling 15
Ret 40 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 7 Ignition 26
Ret 30 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 5 Accident 17
Ret 62 Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 0 Gearbox 28
WD 24 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati Car Not Ready
Source:[1]

Notes
  • Lap Leaders: Phil Hill 6 laps (1–6); Wolfgang von Trips 69 laps (7–75).
  • Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with 3 races left.
  • World Championship Formula One debut for Gerry Ashmore
  • The #26 car, being driven by Jack Fairman, was disqualified for having been push started in the pits.
  • The circuit diagram names Sefton Straight wrongly. It is actually located between points 2 & 3, not 6 & 7 as shown

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

References
  1. "1961 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. "Britain 1961 - Championship". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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