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British Grand Prix 1961

Round 5 of 8  · 15 July 1961  · Aintree  · 75 laps

WCC Decider

Fastest Lap Tony Brooks 1:57.800 (lap 72)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 VON Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 4 2:40:53.600 9
2 HIL Phil Hill Ferrari 1 +46.000 6
3 GIN Richie Ginther Ferrari 2 +46.800 4
4 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 9 +1:08.600 3
5 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 3 +1:16.200 2
6 SAL Roy Salvadori Cooper 13 +1:26.200 1
7 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 12 +1 lap —
8 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 14 +1 lap —
9 BRO Tony Brooks FL BRM 6 +2 laps —
10 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 7 +3 laps —
11 GRE Masten Gregory Cooper 16 +4 laps —
12 BAN Lorenzo Bandini Cooper 21 +4 laps —
13 MAG Tony Maggs Lotus 24 +6 laps —
14 BUR Ian Burgess Lotus 25 +6 laps —
15 GRE Keith Greene Gilby 23 +6 laps —
16 DEB Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 18 +6 laps —
17 SEI Wolfgang Seidel Lotus 22 +17 laps —
DNF CLA Jim Clark Lotus 8 Oil leak —
DNF BIA Lucien Bianchi Lotus 30 Gearbox —
DNF MOS Stirling Moss Lotus 5 Brakes —
DNF HIL Graham Hill BRM 11 Engine —
DNF BAG Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 19 Accident —
DNF MAR Tony Marsh Lotus 27 Ignition —
DNF SUR John Surtees Cooper 10 Differential —
DNF PAR Tim Parnell Lotus 29 Clutch —
DNF LEW Jackie Lewis Cooper 15 Handling —
DNF ASH Gerry Ashmore Lotus 26 Ignition —
DNF TAY Henry Taylor Lotus 17 Accident —
DNF NAT Massimo Natili Cooper 28 Gearbox —
DSQ FAI Jack Fairman Ferguson 20 Push start in pits —
DSQ MOS Stirling Moss Ferguson — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 HIL Phil Hill Ferrari 1:58.800
2 GIN Richie Ginther Ferrari 1:58.800
3 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:58.800
4 VON Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1:58.800
5 MOS Stirling Moss Lotus 1:59.000
6 BRO Tony Brooks BRM 1:59.000
7 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus 1:59.200
8 CLA Jim Clark Lotus 1:59.200
9 BRA Jack Brabham Cooper 1:59.400
10 SUR John Surtees Cooper 1:59.600
11 HIL Graham Hill BRM 2:00.000
12 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 2:00.200
13 SAL Roy Salvadori Cooper 2:00.800
14 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 2:01.000
15 LEW Jackie Lewis Cooper 2:01.000
16 GRE Masten Gregory Cooper 2:01.400
17 TAY Henry Taylor Lotus 2:01.800
18 DEB Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:02.000
19 BAG Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:02.000
20 FAI Jack Fairman Ferguson 2:03.400
21 BAN Lorenzo Bandini Cooper 2:03.600
22 SEI Wolfgang Seidel Lotus 2:04.200
23 GRE Keith Greene Gilby 2:06.000
24 MAG Tony Maggs Lotus 2:06.400
25 BUR Ian Burgess Lotus 2:06.600
26 ASH Gerry Ashmore Lotus 2:08.200
27 MAR Tony Marsh Lotus 2:09.600
28 NAT Massimo Natili Cooper 2:10.200
29 PAR Tim Parnell Lotus 2:16.800
30 BIA Lucien Bianchi Lotus 2:18.800