Pit Lane F1
1961 Season - Round 5 - 1961-07-15
Wolfgang von Trips won the 1961 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Phil Hill (Ferrari) second and Richie Ginther (Ferrari) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Tony Maggs (Lotus-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1961 British Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Jack Brabham |
| Cooper-Climax |
| 9 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 13 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 6 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 7 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 16 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 24 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | 25 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Keith Greene | Gilby | 26 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 18 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 22 | +17 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 8 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 19 | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | 20 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 19 | Jack Fairman | Ferguson | 20 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 20 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 30 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| 22 | Graham Hill | BRM | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 27 | Ignition | 0 |
| 25 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 10 | Differential | 0 |
| 26 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 29 | Clutch | 0 |
| 27 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 15 | Handling | 0 |
| 28 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 26 | Ignition | 0 |
| 29 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 17 | Accident | 0 |
