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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