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1964 Belgian Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Country = Belgium
|Grand Prix = Belgian
|Details ref =
|Fulldate = {{Start date|1964|06|14|df=y}}
|Year = 1964
|Image = Spa 1950.jpg
|Caption =
|Official name = XXIV [[Belgian Grand Prix|Grand Prix de Belgique]]
|Location = [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] [[Spa, Belgium]]
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_length = 14.100 km (8.761 mi)
|Distance_laps = 32
|Distance_length = 451.200 km (280.363 mi)
|Weather = Dry
|Attendance =
|Pole_Driver = [[Dan Gurney]]
|Pole_Country = USA
|Pole_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Pole_Time = 3:50.9
|Fast_Driver = [[Dan Gurney]]
|Fast_Country = USA
|Fast_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Fast_Time = 3:49.2
|Fast_Lap = 27
|First_Driver = [[Jim Clark]]
|First_Country = GBR
|First_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Second_Driver = [[Bruce McLaren]]
|Second_Country = NZL
|Second_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Third_Driver = [[Jack Brabham]]
|Third_Country = AUS
|Third_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1964|BEL}}
}}

The '''1964 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 14 June 1964. It was race 3 of 10 in both the [[1964 World Championship of Drivers]] and the [[1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers]].

[[Jim Clark]] gained a surprise victory, due to [[Dan Gurney]] running out of fuel while leading most of the race, [[Graham Hill]] retiring while leading on the last two laps, and had also just managed to hold off [[Bruce McLaren]] at the flag. This was also Clark's third consecutive victory in Belgium. Peter Revson was disqualified because he received a push start after his engine cut out.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix Results: Belgian GP, 1964|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr124.html|access-date=2012-06-08|publisher=Grandprix.com}}</ref>

== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Pos
! rowspan="2" |No
! rowspan="2" |Driver
! rowspan="2" |Constructor
! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Qualifying times}}
! rowspan="2" |Gap
|-
!Q1
!Q2
|-
!1
| 15
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|'''3:50.9'''
| 3:51.7
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|3:57.3
| '''3:52.7'''
| +1.8
|-
!3
| 14
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:04.9
| '''3:52.8'''
| +1.9
|-
!4
| 24
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Arundell]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:04.0
| '''3:52.8'''
| +1.9
|-
!5
| 10
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|'''3:55.2'''
| 3:59.6
| +4.3
|-
!6
| 23
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|3:57.5
| '''3:56.2'''
| +5.3
|-
!7
| 20
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|3:58.8
| '''3:56.2'''
| +5.3
|-
!8
| 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Ginther]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|'''3:57.2'''
| 3:58.2
| +6.3
|-
!9
| 11
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Bandini]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|3:59.2
| '''3:58.8'''
| +7.9
|-
!10
| 29
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Revson]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:06.9
| '''3:59.9'''
| +9.0
|-
!11
| 27
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:04.8
| '''4:00.1'''
| +9.2
|-
!12
| 4
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]]
| [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:07.3
| '''4:00.2'''
| +9.3
|-
!13
| 17
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:07.8
| '''4:02.7'''
| +11.8
|-
!14
| 16
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joakim Bonnier|Jo Bonnier]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:59.9
| '''4:02.7'''
| +11.8
|-
!15
| 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|'''4:02.8'''
| 4:06.7
| +11.9
|-
!16
| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|'''4:04.0'''
| 4:04.3
| +13.1
|-
!17
| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|No time
| '''4:07.6'''
| +16.7
|-
!18
| 7
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Tony Maggs]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|No time
| '''4:07.8'''
| +16.9
|-
!19
| 18
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bob Anderson (racing driver)|Bob Anderson]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:25.3
| '''4:08.5'''
| +17.6
|-
!20
| 28
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[André Pilette]]
| [[Scirocco-Powell|Scirocco]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:28.2
| '''4:22.9'''
| +32.0
|-
! colspan="7" | Source:<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1964&gp=Belgian%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1964 Belgian GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1964-belgian-grand-prix| title=1964 Belgian Grand Prix| publisher=[[Motor Sport Magazine]]| access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 23
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jim Clark]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 32
| 2:06:40.5
| 6
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 20
| {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Bruce McLaren]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 32
| + 3.4
| 7
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 14
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Jack Brabham]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 32
| + 48.1
| 3
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Richie Ginther]]'''
| '''[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]'''
| 32
| + 1:58.6
| 8
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Graham Hill]]'''
| '''[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]'''
| 31
| Fuel Pump
| 2
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 15
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Dan Gurney]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 31
| Out of Fuel
| 1
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 4
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]]
| [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 31
| + 1 lap
| 12
|
|-
! 8
| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 31
| + 1 lap
| 17
|
|-
! 9
| 24
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Arundell]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 28
| Overheating
| 4
|
|-
! 10
| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 28
| + 4 laps
| 16
|
|-
! DSQ
| 29
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Revson]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 28
| Push start
| 10
|
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 14
| Engine
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 13
| Engine
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 11
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Bandini]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 12
| Engine
| 9
|
|-
! Ret
| 28
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[André Pilette]]
| [[Scirocco-Powell|Scirocco]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 11
| Engine
| 20
|
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joakim Bonnier|Jo Bonnier]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 8
| Unwell
| 14
|
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 3
| Engine
| 5
|
|-
! Ret
| 27
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 3
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
! DNS
| 7
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Tony Maggs]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|
| Engine
| (18)
|
|-
! DNS
| 18
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bob Anderson (racing driver)|Bob Anderson]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Ignition
| (19)
|
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1964/600/ |title=1964 Belgian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112201957/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1964/600/ |archive-date=12 November 2014}}</ref>}}
|}

== Notes ==

* This was the 50th race for a [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]-powered car.

== Championship standings after the race ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
!Pos
!Driver
!Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jim Clark]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 21
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 14
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Ginther]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 9
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Arundell]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 8
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 6
|-
!colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1964/belgique/championnat.aspx|title=Belgium 1964 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 22
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 15
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 8
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 6
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 5
|-
!colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ"/>
|}
{{col-end}}

* '''Notes''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
*Only the best 6 results counted toward the championship so Graham Hill's 5th-place finish was eventually left out.

== References ==
<references />

== External links ==
* [http://statsf1.com/en/1964/belgique.aspx 1964 Belgian Grand Prix at StatsF1]

{{F1 race report
| Name_of_race = [[Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Year_of_race = 1964
| Previous_race_in_season = [[1964 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[1964 French Grand Prix]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Next_year's_race = [[1965 Belgian Grand Prix]]
}}
{{F1GP 60-69}}

[[Category:1964 Formula One races|Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1964 in Belgian motorsport|Grand Prix]]
[[Category:June 1964 sports events in Europe]]

1963 Belgian Grand Prix

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{{Short description|Second round of the 1963 Formula One World Championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Country = Belgium
|Grand Prix = Belgian
|Image = Spa 1950.jpg
|Details ref =
|Caption =
|Date=9 June
|Year=1963
|Official name = XXIII [[Belgian Grand Prix|Grand Prix de Belgique]]
|Location=[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] [[Spa, Belgium]]
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 8.761
|Course_km = 14.100
|Distance_laps = 32
|Distance_mi = 280.363
|Distance_km = 451.200
|Weather = Wet and overcast
|Pole_Driver = [[Graham Hill]]
|Pole_Team = [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|Pole_Time = 3:54.1
|Pole_Country = UK
|Fast_Driver = [[Jim Clark]]
|Fast_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Fast_Time = 3:58.1
|Fast_Lap = 16
|Fast_Country = UK
|First_Driver = [[Jim Clark]]
|First_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|First_Country = UK
|Second_Driver = [[Bruce McLaren]]
|Second_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Second_Country= NZ
|Third_Driver = [[Dan Gurney]]
|Third_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Third_Country = USA
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1963|BEL}}
}}
The '''1963 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race, held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 9 June 1963. It was race 2 of 10 in both the [[1963 World Championship of Drivers]] and the [[1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers]]. [[Jim Clark]] won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid, Clark passed all the cars in front of him, including early leader [[Graham Hill]]. At the end of the race, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for [[Bruce McLaren]], but the margin to the second-placed [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] driver was almost five minutes. The Scot's performance was made even more impressive by the fact that gearbox issues meant that he had to hold his gear lever in place, thus driving one-handed, whenever fifth gear was selected on this high-speed circuit. Given the rainy conditions, Clark eventually chose not to engage fifth gear at all, leaving him with only four gears.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1s-best-drives-2-clark-obliterates-opposition-at-hated-spa.3f8BxBOD6cDUaMTbTNuP2P.html|title=Jim Clark's 1963 victory at Spa in the Belgian Grand Prix|website=www.formula1.com|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and [[Team Lotus]] that year.

== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" |Pos
! rowspan="2" |No
! rowspan="2" |Driver
! rowspan="2" |Constructor
! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Qualifying times}}
! rowspan="2" |Gap
|-
!Q1
!Q2
|-
!1
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:01.6
| '''3:54.1'''
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 18
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:28.8
| '''3:55.0'''
| +0.9
|-
!3
| 10
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|3:56.2
| '''3:55.3'''
| +1.2
|-
!4
| 15
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Tony Maggs]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|3:57.1
| '''3:56.0'''
| +1.9
|-
!5
| 14
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|3:58.3
| '''3:56.2'''
| +2.1
|-
!6
| 17
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|'''3:56.6'''
| 4:00.7
| +2.5
|-
!7
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:05.3
| '''3:56.9'''
| +2.8
|-
!8
| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:06.7
| '''3:57.1'''
| +3.0
|-
!9
| 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Ginther]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:04.5
| '''3:57.6'''
| +3.5
|-
!10
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|'''3:57.9'''
| 3:57.9
| +3.8
|-
!11
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:02.7
| '''3:58.1'''
| +4.0
|-
!12
| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:05.4
| '''4:00.1'''
| +6.0
|-
!13
| 12
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:01.4
| '''4:00.1'''
| +6.0
|-
!14
| 28
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:03.9
| '''4:02.3'''
| +8.2
|-
!15
| 21
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:17.2
| '''4:04.9'''
| +10.8
|-
!16
| 22
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:08.5
| '''4:06.5'''
| +12.4
|-
!17
| 26
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
| [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]]
|4:26.1
| '''4:06.7'''
| +12.6
|-
!18
| 29
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Carel Godin de Beaufort]]
| [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
|'''4:14.6'''
| 6:55.2
| +20.5
|-
!19
| 24
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Settember]]
| [[Scirocco-Powell|Scirocco]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|4:31.7
| '''4:25.2'''
| +31.1
|-
!20
| 27
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]
| [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]]
|8:34.8
| '''4:33.6'''
| +39.5
|-
! colspan="7" | Source:<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1963&gp=Belgian%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1963 Belgian GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>
|}

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Jim Clark]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 32
| 2:27:47.6
| 8
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 14
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Bruce McLaren]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 32
| + 4:54.0
| 5
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 18
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Dan Gurney]]'''
| '''[[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 31
| + 1 lap
| 2
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Richie Ginther]]'''
| '''[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]'''
| 31
| + 1 lap
| 9
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 12
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Jo Bonnier]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 30
| + 2 laps
| 13
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 29
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Carel Godin de Beaufort]]'''
| '''[[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]'''
| 30
| + 2 laps
| 18
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 15
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Tony Maggs]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 27
| Accident
| 4
|
|-
! 8
| 24
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Settember]]
| [[Scirocco-Powell|Scirocco]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 25
| Accident
| 19
|
|-
! Ret
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 19
| Injection
| 10
|
|-
! Ret
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 17
| Gearbox
| 1
|
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 17
| Accident
| 16
|
|-
! Ret
| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Hall (race car driver)|Jim Hall]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 16
| Accident
| 12
|
|-
! Ret
| 28
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Jo Siffert]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 16
| Accident
| 14
|
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
| [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]]
| 13
| Gearbox
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 12
| Injection
| 6
|
|-
! Ret
| 21
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chris Amon]]
| [[Lola Cars|Lola]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 10
| Oil Leak
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| 9
| Gearbox
| 7
|
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 7
| Injection
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 27
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Baghetti]]
| [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]]
| 7
| Gearbox
| 20
|
|-
! Ret
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 5
| Physical
| 11
|
|-
! WD
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Peter Arundell]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| No car
|
|
|-
! WD
| 11
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ludovico Scarfiotti]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|
| No car
|
|
|-
! WD
| 19
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Bandini]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|
| Car retained by BRM
|
|
|-
! WD
| 25
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ian Burgess]]
| [[Scirocco-Powell|Scirocco]]-[[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|
| Car not ready
|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/612/ |title=1963 Belgian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006043714/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/612/ |archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref>}}
|}

== Notes ==

* This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructors [[Scirocco-Powell|Scirocco]] and [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]] and for Italian constructor [[Automobili Turismo e Sport|ATS]].
* It was also the first podium finish for the [[Brabham]] team.
* This marked the 50th race for a [[Coventry Climax]]-powered car.

==Championship standings after the race==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
!Pos
!Driver
!Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| align="left"| 10
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 6
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| align="left"| 9
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| align="left"| 9
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Ginther]]
| align="left"| 9
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 5
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| align="left"| 4
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1963/belgique/championnat.aspx|title=Belgium 1963 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| align="left"| 12
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team_Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry_Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"| 10
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper_Car_Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry_Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"| 10
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brabham]]-[[Coventry_Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"| 4
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="left"| 3
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="champ"/>
|}
{{col-end}}

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

==References==
{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report
| Name_of_race = [[Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Year_of_race = 1963
| Previous_race_in_season = [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[1962 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Next_year's_race = [[1964 Belgian Grand Prix]]
}}
{{F1GP 60-69}}

[[Category:1963 Formula One races|Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1963 in Belgian sport|Grand Prix]]
[[Category:June 1963 sports events in Europe]]

1960 Belgian Grand Prix

2025-08-25T11:45:15Z

2601:742:8001:2D80:A18A:CDAF:F805:4FE7: Corrected language

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Previous_round= 1960 Dutch Grand Prix
|Next_round = 1960 French Grand Prix
|Country = Belgium
|Grand Prix = Belgian
|Official name = XX Grand Prix de Belgique
|Image = Spa Francorchamps 1939-1978 circuit.png
|Caption =
|Date = 19 June
|Year = 1960
|Location = [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]], [[Francorchamps]], [[Belgium]]
|Course = Grand Prix Circuit
|Course_mi = 8.763
|Course_km = 14.100
|Distance_laps = 36
|Distance_mi = 315.475
|Distance_km = 507.600
|Pole_Driver = [[Jack Brabham]]
|Pole_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Pole_Time = 3:50.0
|Pole_Country = Australia
|Fast_Driver = [[Jack Brabham]] {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]] {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Phil Hill]]
|Fast_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|Fast_Time = 3:51.9
|Fast_Lap =
|Fast_Country = Australia
|First_Driver = [[Jack Brabham]]
|First_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|First_Country = Australia
|Second_Driver = [[Bruce McLaren]]
|Second_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Second_Country= New Zealand
|Third_Driver = [[Olivier Gendebien]]
|Third_Team = [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|Third_Country = Belgium
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1960|BEL}}
}}
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-74166-0001, Großer Preis von Belgien, Todesopfer.jpg|thumb|200px|The remains of Alan Stacey's car after his fatal accident in the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix. In the inset, Stacey before the race.]]
The '''1960 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] [[motor race]] held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 19 June 1960. It was race 5 of 10 in the [[1960 World Championship of Drivers]] and race 4 of 9 in the [[1960 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers]]. [[Stirling Moss]] and [[Mike Taylor (driver)|Mike Taylor]] were seriously injured in crashes during practice, and [[Chris Bristow]] and [[Alan Stacey]] were killed in accidents during the race. With the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]], it is one of two occasions in which two driver fatalities have occurred at a Formula One race meeting, and the only one where both occurred during the race itself.

== Practice and race laps 1-19 ==
Practice for the event saw [[Stirling Moss]] and [[Mike Taylor (driver)|Mike Taylor]] injured in separate accidents, with Taylor suffering injuries after a crash at Stavelot which ended his racing career, and Moss injured seriously enough (two broken legs) after crashing at Burnenville to keep him out of racing for a number of months including the [[1960 24 Hours of Le Mans]]. In the race itself, the Lotus drivers Innes Ireland and Jim Clark got off to good starts before Ireland eventually spun out with clutch trouble on lap 14.

== Fatal accidents ==
On lap 20 [[Chris Bristow]], driving a year-old Cooper for the British Racing Partnership, went off line at Malmedy while battling for sixth place with the Ferrari of Mairesse. Bristow lost control, crashing into a {{Convert|4|foot|adj=on}} high embankment, and was thrown from his car and landed on a barbed wire fence which decapitated him.

Five laps later, [[Alan Stacey]] was hit in the face by a bird at Masta, causing him to lose control with his car somersaulting off the track and landing in a field. The car then caught fire and Stacey, still trapped inside, was burned to death. It was the only Formula One race meeting in which two drivers were killed until the deaths of [[Roland Ratzenberger]] and [[Ayrton Senna]] at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]].

== Race conclusion ==
The race distance had been lengthened to 36 laps from 24 laps. [[Jack Brabham]] crossed the finish line first a minute and three seconds ahead of his Cooper-Climax teammate, [[Bruce McLaren]]. The results highlight an unusual quirk in the rules regarding classification of non-finishers. Under modern rules, Graham Hill would have been classified third, since he completed lap 35 before the lapped [[Olivier Gendebien]]. Hill then retired, in the pits, but was not classified since he did not push his car over the line after the winner took the finish (as required by the rules of the time). In fact the rule about crossing the finishing line was inconsistently applied – at the [[1959 German Grand Prix]], Harry Schell was classified seventh despite only completing 49 of the race's 60 laps.<ref>Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). ''Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition)''. Haynes, Sparkford, UK. {{ISBN|1-84425-223-X}}</ref>

== Classification ==

=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Time
! Gap
|-
! 1
| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:50.0
| align="center" |—
|-
! 2
| 38
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:52.5
| +2.5
|-
! 3
| 12
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:52.6
| +2.6
|-
! 4
| 24
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Phil Hill]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 3:53.3
| +3.3
|-
! 5
| 34
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Olivier Gendebien]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:53.5
| +3.5
|-
! 6
| 10
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[BRM]]
| 3:54.2
| +4.2
|-
! 7
| 6
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
| [[BRM]]
| 3:54.8
| +4.8
|-
! 8
| 14
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:55.4
| +5.4
|-
! 9
| 36
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Chris Bristow]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:56.3
| +6.3
|-
! 10
| 18
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 3:57.5
| +7.5
|-
! 11
| 26
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 3:57.8
| +7.8
|-
! 12
| 8
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[BRM]]
| 3:58.3
| +8.3
|-
! 13
| 22
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 3:58.9
| +8.9
|-
! 14
| 4
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 4:00.0
| +10.0
|-
! 15
| 32
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 4:00.6
| +10.6
|-
! 16
| 28
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Lance Reventlow]]
| [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]]
| 4:09.7
| +19.7
|-
! 17
| 16
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alan Stacey]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 4:17.6
| +27.6
|-
! 18
| 30
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Chuck Daigh]]
| [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]]
| 4:18.5
| +28.5
|-
! colspan="6" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1960&gp=Belgian%20GP&r=1&type=qual|title=1960 Belgian GP - ChicaneF1.com|website=www.chicanef1.com|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref>
|}

=== Race ===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 2
| {{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Jack Brabham]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 36
| 2:21:37.3
| 1
| '''8'''
|-
! 2
| 4
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} '''[[Bruce McLaren]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 36
| + 1:03.3
| 14
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 34
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Olivier Gendebien]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 35
| + 1 Lap
| 5
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 24
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} '''[[Phil Hill]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 35
| + 1 Lap
| 4
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 18
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Jim Clark]]'''
| '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 34
| + 2 Laps
| 10
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 32
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Lucien Bianchi]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 28
| + 8 Laps
| 15
| '''1'''
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[BRM]]
| 35
| Engine
| 6
|  
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Alan Stacey]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 24
| [[List of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps fatalities|Fatal accident]]
| 17
|  
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 23
| Transmission
| 13
|  
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 22
| Transmission
| 11
|  
|-
! Ret
| 36
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Chris Bristow]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 19
| [[List of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps fatalities|Fatal accident]]
| 9
|  
|-
! Ret
| 30
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Chuck Daigh]]
| [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]]
| 16
| Engine
| 18
|  
|-
! Ret
| 6
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Jo Bonnier]]
| [[BRM]]
| 14
| Engine
| 7
|  
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 13
| Spun Off/Clutch
| 8
|  
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[BRM]]
| 4
| Engine
| 12
|  
|-
! Ret
| 38
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 2
| Gearbox
| 2
|  
|-
! Ret
| 28
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Lance Reventlow]]
| [[Scarab (constructor)|Scarab]]
| 1
| Engine
| 16
|  
|-
! DNS
| 12
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Accident
| 3
|
|-
! DNS
| 20
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Mike Taylor (driver)|Mike Taylor]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Accident
|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1960/648/ |title=1960 Belgian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222215830/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1960/648/ |archive-date=22 December 2014}}</ref>}}
|}

== Notes ==

* This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Belgian driver [[Willy Mairesse]].
* Excluding the eleven Indianapolis 500 races - that were part of the Formula One World Championship between 1950-1960 - this was the first Formula One World Championship race where a Frenchman did not participate. In all the other 77 races, a Frenchman had participated. A British driver had been present at 75 of those races.

==Championship standings after the race==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
!Pos
!Driver
!Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| align="left"| 20
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| align="left"| 16
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| align="left"| 11
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|USA|1959}} [[Jim Rathmann (race car driver)|Jim Rathmann]]
| align="left"| 8
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| align="left"| 7
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1960/belgique/championnat.aspx|title=Belgium 1960 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"|30
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"|17
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="left"|15
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| align="left"|6
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| align="left"|3
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="champ"/>
|}
{{col-end}}

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

== References ==
{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report
| Name_of_race = [[Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Year_of_race = 1960
| Previous_race_in_season = [[1960 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[1960 French Grand Prix]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Next_year's_race = [[1961 Belgian Grand Prix]]
}}
{{F1GP 60-69}}

[[Category:1960 Formula One races|Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1960 in Belgian motorsport|Grand Prix]]

1961 Belgian Grand Prix

2025-08-25T11:44:34Z

2601:742:8001:2D80:A18A:CDAF:F805:4FE7: Race was held in the French-speaking part of Belgium

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
|Country = Belgium
|Grand Prix = Belgian
|Date = 18 June
|Year = 1961
|Image = Spa_1950.jpg
|Official name = XXI Grand Prix de Belgique
|Location = [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] [[Spa, Belgium]]
|Course = Street circuit/Racing facility
|Course_mi = 8.761
|Course_km = 14.1
|Distance_laps = 30
|Distance_mi = 262.8
|Distance_km = 423.0
|Weather = Sunny
|Pole_Driver = [[Phil Hill]]
|Pole_Country = USA
|Pole_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|Pole_Time = 3.59.3
|Fast_Driver = [[Richie Ginther]]
|Fast_Team = Ferrari
|Fast_Time = 3.59.8
|Fast_Lap = 20
|Fast_Country = US
|First_Driver = [[Phil Hill]]
|First_Country = USA
|First_Team = Ferrari
|Second_Driver = [[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips|Wolfgang von Trips]]
|Second_Country = Germany
|Second_Team = Ferrari
|Third_Driver = [[Richie Ginther]]
|Third_Country = USA
|Third_Team = Ferrari
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1961|BEL}}
}}

The '''1961 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held on 18 June 1961 at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]]. It was race 3 of 8 in both the [[1961 World Championship of Drivers]] and the [[1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers]].

The organizers of the race invited 25 entries, but were only going to pay starting money to 19: sixteen pre-selected cars plus the 3 fastest of the remaining 9. Three of the cars without starting money decided not to race after practising. A fourth entry was a single car for [[Cliff Allison]] and [[Henry Taylor (racing driver)|Henry Taylor]]. [[British Racing Partnership|UDT Laystall]] decided to let the fastest driver in practice compete, but Allison wrecked the car on his first practice lap. The [[Emeryson]] cars were also discarded by Equipe Nationale Belge after discovering terminal chassis damage on one of them, although [[Willy Mairesse]] gained the use of a [[Team Lotus]] spare machine to post a better time on Saturday. The team eventually reached a deal for Mairesse and [[Lucien Bianchi]] to compete in the race with the older, yet proven, Lotus 18s of non-starters Marsh and Seidel.

The race was completely dominated by the Ferrari team, with the four works drivers finishing 1-2-3-4. This was the last time any constructor achieved this score in a F1 race. Of the four [[Factory-backed|works Ferraris]], three cars were painted red in the tradition of [[rosso corsa]], [[List of international auto racing colors#Major competitors|the national racing colour of Italy]], and [[Olivier_Gendebien|Gendebien's]] car was painted in a [[List of international auto racing colors#National list|Belgian racing yellow]]. Apart from two [[North American Racing Team|NART]] entries in the {{F1|1964}} season this was the last time a Ferrari car wore other than the traditional red colour in Formula One. While [[Graham Hill]] took the lead at the start from sixth on the grid, he could not hold off the Italian cars and all had passed him by the end of the first lap. Hill fought with [[John Surtees]] for fifth place until he retired with an oil leak on the 24th lap.

== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Pos
! rowspan="2" |No
! rowspan="2" |Driver
! rowspan="2" |Constructor
! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Qualifying times}}
! rowspan="2" |Gap
|-
!Q1
!Q2
|-
!1
| 4
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Phil Hill]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|4:06.3
| '''3:59.3'''
| align="center" |—
|-
!2
| 2
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips|Wolfgang von Trips]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|4:04.0
| '''4:00.1'''
| +0.8
|-
!3
| 8
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Olivier Gendebien]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|4:05.8
| '''4:03.0'''
| +3.7
|-
!4
| 24
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Surtees]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:09.1
| '''4:06.0'''
| +6.7
|-
!5
|style="background:lightblue"|6
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|US}} [[Richie Ginther]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|4:10.5
| '''4:06.1'''
| +6.8
|-
!6
| 36
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|'''4:07.6'''
| ''unknown''
| +8.3
|-
!7
| 38
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:09.8
| '''4:07.9'''
| +8.6
|-
!8
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:14.3
| '''4:08.2'''
| +8.9
|-
!9
| 18
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Joakim Bonnier|Jo Bonnier]]
| [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
|4:12.3
| '''4:08.3'''
| +9.0
|-
!10
| 20
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Dan Gurney]]
| [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
|'''4:08.4'''
| 4:10.9
| +9.1
|-
!11
| 28
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:12.2
| '''4:08.6'''
| +9.3
|-
!12
|style="background:lightblue"|44
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|US}} [[Masten Gregory]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:13.5
| '''4:10.2'''
| +10.9
|-
!13
|style="background:lightblue"|40
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jackie Lewis]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:18.0
| '''4:11.1'''
| +11.8
|-
!14
|style="background:lightblue"|22
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Carel Godin de Beaufort]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
|4:18.7
| '''4:16.7'''
| +17.4
|-
!15
| 30
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:22.9
| '''4:17.4'''
| +18.1
|-
!16
| 34
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|No time
| '''4:17.7'''
| +18.4
|-
!17
|style="background:lightblue"|46
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Bandini]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
|4:20.8
| '''4:19.0'''
| +19.7
|-
!18
| 32
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|No time
| '''4:20.0'''
| +20.7
|-
!19
| 10
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:27.3
| '''4:20.6'''
| +21.3
|-
!20
| 26
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
|8:54.2
| '''4:21.4'''
| +22.1
|-
!21
|style="background:lightblue"|42
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Marsh (racing driver)|Tony Marsh]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:26.8
| '''4:23.2'''
| +23.9
|-
!22
| 12
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
| [[Emeryson]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
|'''4:27.3'''
| 4:49.3
| +28.0
|-
!23
|style="background:lightblue"|48
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang Seidel]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:33.0
| '''4:27.4'''
| +28.1
|-
!24
|style="background:lightblue"|50
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Ian Burgess]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|4:57.2
| '''4:34.6'''
| +35.3
|-
!DNS
|style="background:lightblue"|16
|style="background:lightblue"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Cliff Allison]]
|style="background:lightblue"|[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|No time
| No time
|
|-
! colspan="7" | Source:<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1961&gp=Belgian%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1961 Beigan GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1961/belgique/qualification.aspx| title=Belgium 1961| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=1 August 2020}}</ref>
|}
{{Color box|lightblue}} Drivers that were not guaranteed full starting money: only the top 3 non-guaranteed drivers would receive it. Despite this, Godin de Beaufort and Bandini chose to compete anyway.

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 4
| {{flagicon|US}} '''[[Phil Hill]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 30
| 2:03:03.8
| 1
| '''9'''
|-
! 2
| 2
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips|Wolfgang von Trips]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 30
| +0.7 secs
| 2
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 6
| {{flagicon|US}} '''[[Richie Ginther]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 30
| +19.5 secs
| 5
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 8
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Olivier Gendebien]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 30
| +45.6 secs
| 3
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 24
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Surtees]]'''
| '''[[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]'''
| 30
| +1:26.8
| 4
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 20
| {{flagicon|US}} '''[[Dan Gurney]]'''
| '''[[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]'''
| 30
| +1:31.0
| 10
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 18
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Joakim Bonnier|Jo Bonnier]]
| [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
| 30
| +2:47.1
| 9
|
|-
! 8
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 30
| +3:55.6
| 8
|
|-
! 9
| 40
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jackie Lewis]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 29
| +1 Lap
| 13
|
|-
! 10
| 44
| {{flagicon|US}} [[Masten Gregory]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 29
| +1 Lap
| 12
|
|-
! 11
| 22
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Carel Godin de Beaufort]]
| [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
| 28
| +2 Laps
| 14
|
|-
! 12
| 34
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 24
| +6 Laps
| 16
|
|-
! 13
| 38
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Brooks (racing driver)|Tony Brooks]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 24
| +6 Laps
| 7
|
|-
! Ret
| 36
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 24
| Ignition
| 6
|
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 23
| Gearbox
| 20
|
|-
! Ret
| 46
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Bandini]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 20
| Wheel Bearing
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 28
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 12
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 30
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 9
| Ignition
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 32
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Innes Ireland]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 9
| Engine
| 18
|
|-
! Ret
| 12
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Lucien Bianchi]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 9
| Oil Leak
| 21
|
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Willy Mairesse]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| 7
| Ignition
| 19
|
|-
! DNS
| 42
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tony Marsh (racing driver)|Tony Marsh]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Start Money Dispute
|
|
|-
! DNS
| 48
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang Seidel]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Start Money Dispute
|
|
|-
! DNS
| 50
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ian Burgess]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Start Money Dispute
|
|
|-
! DNS
| 16
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cliff Allison]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Car Damaged in Practice
|
|
|-
! WD
| 16
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Henry Taylor (racing driver)|Henry Taylor]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
|
| Car Damaged by Allison
|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1961/656/ |title=1961 Belgian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222213043/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1961/656/ |archive-date=22 December 2014}}</ref>}}
|}

==Championship standings after the race==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
!Pos
!Driver
!Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
| align="left"| 19
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang von Trips]]
| align="left"| 18
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 2
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| align="left"| 12
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Ginther]]
| align="left"| 12
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jim Clark]]
| align="left"| 4
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1961/belgique/championnat.aspx|title=Belgium 1961 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| align="left"| 22
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"| 12
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| align="left"| 4
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Porsche in Formula One|Porsche]]
| align="left"| 3
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="champ"/>
|}
{{col-end}}

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

==References==
{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report
| Name_of_race = [[Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Year_of_race = 1961
| Previous_race_in_season = [[1961 Dutch Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[1961 French Grand Prix]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[1960 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Next_year's_race = [[1962 Belgian Grand Prix]]}}
{{F1GP 60-69}}

[[Category:1961 Formula One races|Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Belgian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1961 in Belgian motorsport|Grand Prix]]