1961 British Grand Prix

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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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.

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; it was also the last full-length Grand Prix won by a German until Michael Schumacher achieved his first of 91 wins at the 1992 Belgian 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 Template:Nowrap Gap
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1 2 Template:Flagicon Phil Hill Ferrari 2:00.8 1:58.8 2:15.8 2:05.8 —
2 6 Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther Ferrari 2:00.8 1:58.8 2:08.4 2:06.4 +0.0
3 8 Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier Porsche 2:00.8 1:58.8 2:11.6 2:12.4 +0.0
4 4 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:01.4 1:58.8 2:06.0 2:06.2 +0.0
5 28 Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax No time 1:59.0 2:01.6 2:08.0 +0.2
6 22 Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 2:02.2 1:59.0 2:18.0 2:09.4 +0.2
7 16 Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:01.2 1:59.2 2:42.2 2:13.8 +0.4
8 18 Template:Flagicon Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:03.8 1:59.2 2:11.0 2:11.6 +0.4
9 12 Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax No time 1:59.4 2:25.0 2:07.6 +0.6
10 34 Template:Flagicon John Surtees Cooper-Climax 2:01.2 1:59.6 2:10.2 2:07.4 +0.8
11 20 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill BRM-Climax 2:01.4 2:00.0 2:12.0 2:11.2 +1.2
12 10 Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney Porsche 2:01.6 2:00.2 2:18.8 2:10.0 +1.4
13 36 Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 2:02.0 2:00.8 2:05.6 2:07.0 +2.0
14 14 Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax No time 2:01.0 2:15.4 2:09.2 +2.2
15 46 Template:Flagicon Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 2:03.8 2:01.0 2:29.2 No time +2.2
16 42 Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 2:02.8 2:01.4 2:30.2 2:29.8 +2.6
17 30 Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 2:03.2 2:01.8 2:25.6 2:13.6 +3.0
18 56 Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:06.2 2:02.0 2:27.0 2:13.0 +3.2
19 58 Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:06.0 2:02.0 2:18.6 2:12.8 +3.2
20 26 Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman Ferguson-Climax 2:05.8 2:03.4 2:14.6 No time +4.6
21 60 Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 2:05.6 2:03.6 2:23.0 2:12.4 +4.8
22 52 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 2:06.4 2:04.2 No time 2:15.2 +5.4
23 54 Template:Flagicon Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 2:07.4 2:06.0 No time No time +7.2
24 50 Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 2:28.8 2:06.4 2:15.8 2:17.2 +7.6
25 44 Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax No time 2:06.6 2:26.2 2:19.0 +7.8
26 40 Template:Flagicon Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax No time 2:08.2 2:30.2 No time +9.4
27 48 Template:Flagicon Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax No time No time 2:19.8 2:09.6 +10.8
28 62 Template:Flagicon Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 2:51.4 2:10.2 No time 2:38.8 +11.4
29 38 Template:Flagicon Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 2:23.0 No time 2:59.6 2:16.8 +18.0
30 32 Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax No time No time 2:29.0 2:18.8 +20.0
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Race

File:Anchor Crossing, British Grand Prix, 1961 geograph-2741605-by-John-Goldsmith.jpg
Dan Gurney in his Porsche passing Anchor Crossing
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:40:53.6 4 9
2 2 Template:Flagicon Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +46.0 1 6
3 6 Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +46.8 2 4
4 12 Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:08.6 9 3
5 8 Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier Porsche 75 +1:16.2 3 2
6 36 Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.2 13 1
7 10 Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 12
8 14 Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 74 +1 Lap 14
9 22 Template:Flagicon Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 73 +2 Laps 6
10 16 Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 72 +3 Laps 7
11 42 Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 71 +4 Laps 16
12 60 Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 71 +4 Laps 21
13 50 Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 24
14 44 Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 25
15 54 Template:Flagicon Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 69 +6 Laps 23
16 56 Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 69 +6 Laps 18
17 52 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 58 +17 Laps 22
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 62 Oil Leak 8
DSQ 26 Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman
Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss 		Ferguson-Climax 56 Push Start In Pits 20
Ret 32 Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 45 Gearbox 30
Ret 28 Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 44 Brakes 5
Ret 20 Template:Flagicon Graham Hill BRM-Climax 43 Engine 11
Ret 58 Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 27 Accident 19
Ret 48 Template:Flagicon Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 25 Ignition 27
Ret 34 Template:Flagicon John Surtees Cooper-Climax 23 Differential 10
Ret 38 Template:Flagicon Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 12 Clutch 29
Ret 46 Template:Flagicon Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 7 Handling 15
Ret 40 Template:Flagicon Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 7 Ignition 26
Ret 30 Template:Flagicon Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 5 Accident 17
Ret 62 Template:Flagicon Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 0 Gearbox 28
DNA 24 Template:Flagicon Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati Left the team
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Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Tony Maggs, also the first for a South African driver.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Gerry Ashmore.

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
File:1uparrow green.svg 1 1 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang von Trips 27
File:1downarrow red.svg 1 2 Template:Flagicon Phil Hill 25
File:1uparrow green.svg 1 3 Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther 16
File:1downarrow red.svg 1 4 Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss 12
File:1rightarrow blue.svg 5 Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti 9
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Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Template:Flagicon Ferrari 38
File:1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax 16
File:1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Template:Flagicon Porsche 11
File:1rightarrow blue.svg 4 Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax 9
File:1rightarrow blue.svg 5 Template:Flagicon BRM-Climax 1
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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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