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1961 Grand Prix of Belgium

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Formula One race number 3 of 8
Sunday, June 18, 1961 at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
30 laps on a 14.100 kilometer street course (423.000 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:03:03.8
Average speed: 206.257 kph
Pole time: 239.3 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .7 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1961 Formula One results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	4	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	30	2:03:03.8	20	9
2	2	2	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	30	+0.7	7	6
3	5	6	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	30	+19.5	0	4
4	3	8	Olivier Gendebien	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	30	+45.6	3	3
5	4	24	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	30	+86.8	0	2
6	10	20	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	30	+91.0	0	1
7	9	18	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	30	+167.1	0	0
8	8	14	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	30	+235.6	0	0
9	13	40	Jackie Lewis	H&L Motors	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	29	+1 lap	0	0
10	12	44	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	29	+1 lap	0	0
11	14	22	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	28	+2 laps	0	0
12	16	34	Jimmy Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	24	+6 laps	0	0
13	7	38	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57 / Climax 1.5 L4	24	+6 laps	0	0
ret	6	36	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57 / Climax 1.5 L4	24	ignition	0	0
ret	19	26	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper T51 / Maserati 1.5 L4	23	gearbox	0	0
ret	17	46	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T53 / Maserati 1.5 L4	20	wheel bearing	0	0
ret	11	28	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55 / Climax 1.5 L4	12	engine	0	0
ret	15	30	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55 / Climax 1.5 L4	9	ignition	0	0
ret	18	32	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	9	engine	0	0
ret	21	12	Lucien Bianchi	Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	9	oil leak	0	0
ret	20	10	Willy Mairesse	Equipe Nationale Belge	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	7	ignition	0	0
dns	22	42	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	0	did not start	0	0
dns	23	48	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	0	did not start	0	0
dns	24	50	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	0	did not start	0	0
dns	25	16	Cliff Allison	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	0	did not start	0	0

Fastest Lap: 211.676 kph by Richie Ginther

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
23	Tony Marsh	42	Tony Marsh
24	Wolfgang Seidel	48	Scuderia Colonia
25	Ian Burgess	50	Camoradi International

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Phil Hill	1	1	1
Olivier Gendebien	2	2	1
Phil Hill	3	5	3
Olivier Gendebien	6	7	2
Phil Hill	8	8	1
Wolfgang von Trips	9	10	2
Phil Hill	11	13	3
Wolfgang von Trips	14	14	1
Phil Hill	15	15	1
Wolfgang von Trips	16	16	1
Phil Hill	17	18	2
Wolfgang von Trips	19	20	2
Phil Hill	21	23	3
Wolfgang von Trips	24	24	1
Phil Hill	25	30	6