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1961 British Grand Prix

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Formula One race number 5 of 8
Saturday, July 15, 1961 at Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England
75 laps on a 4.828 kilometer road course (362.100 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:40:53.6
Average speed: 135.042 kph
Pole time: 118.8 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 46.0 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 1

Glossary 1961 Formula One results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	75	2:40:53.6	69	9
2	1	2	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	75	+46.0	6	6
3	2	6	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	75	+46.8	0	4
4	9	12	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55 / Climax 1.5 L4	75	+68.6	0	3
5	3	8	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	75	+76.2	0	2
6	13	36	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	75	+86.2	0	1
7	12	10	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	74	+1 lap	0	0
8	14	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55 / Climax 1.5 L4	74	+1 lap	0	0
9	6	22	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57 / Climax 1.5 L4	73	+2 laps	0	0
10	7	16	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	72	+3 laps	0	0
11	16	42	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	71	+4 laps	0	0
12	21	60	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T53 / Maserati 1.5 L4	71	+4 laps	0	0
13	24	50	Tony Maggs	Louise Bryden-Brown	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	69	+6 laps	0	0
14	25	44	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	69	+6 laps	0	0
15	23	54	Keith Greene	Gilby Engineering Ltd.	Gilby / Climax 1.5 L4	69	+6 laps	0	0
16	18	56	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	69	+6 laps	0	0
17	22	52	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	58	+17 laps	0	0
ret	8	18	Jimmy Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	62	oil leak	0	0
dsq	20	26	Jack Fairman	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99 / Climax 1.5 L4	56	disqualified	0	0
ret	30	32	Lucien Bianchi	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	45	gearbox	0	0
ret	5	28	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99 / Climax 1.5 L4	44	brakes	0	0
ret	11	20	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57 / Climax 1.5 L4	43	engine	0	0
ret	19	58	Giancarlo Baghetti	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	27	crash	0	0
ret	27	48	Tony Marsh	Tony Marsh	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	25	ignition	0	0
ret	10	34	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	23	differential	0	0
ret	29	38	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	12	clutch	0	0
ret	15	46	Jackie Lewis	H&L Motors	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	7	handling	0	0
ret	26	40	Gerry Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	7	ignition	0	0
ret	17	30	Henry Taylor	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	5	crash	0	0
ret	28	62	Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51 / Maserati 1.5 L4	0	gearbox	0	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #26: Stirling Moss (17 laps)

Fastest Lap: 147.545 kph by Tony Brooks

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Phil Hill	1	6	6
Wolfgang von Trips	7	75	69