British Grand Prix 1961
15 July 1961
Aintree, UK
- Location
- Liverpool, UK
- Laps
- 75
- Previous winners
- 1962Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
- 1959Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
- 1957Stirling MossVanwall
- 1957Tony BrooksVanwall
- 1955Stirling MossMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Phil Hill
Ferrari
No time set
- 2
Richie Ginther
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
No time set
- 4
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 6
Tony Brooks
BRM
No time set
- 7
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 8
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 9
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 10
John Surtees
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 11
Graham Hill
BRM
No time set
- 12
Dan Gurney
Porsche
No time set
- 13
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 14
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 15
Jackie Lewis
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 16
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 17
Henry Taylor
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 18
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
No time set
- 19
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
No time set
- 20
Stirling Moss
Ferguson
No time set
- 20
Jack Fairman
Ferguson
No time set
- 21
Lorenzo Bandini
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- 22
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 24
Tony Maggs
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 25
Ian Burgess
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 26
Keith Greene
Gilby
No time set
- 26
Gerry Ashmore
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 27
Tony Marsh
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 28
Massimo Natili
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- 29
Tim Parnell
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 30
Lucien Bianchi
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Olivier Gendebien
Emeryson
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +3 | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | 75 laps | 2:40:53.6 | 9pts |
| 2 | -1 | Phil Hill Ferrari | 75 laps | +46.0 | 6pts |
| 3 | -1 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | 75 laps | +46.8 | 4pts |
| 4 | +5 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | 75 laps | +1:08.6 | 3pts |
| 5 | -2 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | 75 laps | +1:16.2 | 2pts |
| 6 | +7 | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax | 75 laps | +1:26.2 | 1pts |
| 7 | +5 | Dan Gurney Porsche | 74 laps | ||
| 8 | +6 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 74 laps | ||
| 9 | -3 | Tony Brooks BRM | 73 laps | ||
| 10 | -3 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | 72 laps | ||
| 11 | +5 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | 71 laps | ||
| 12 | +9 | Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati | 71 laps | ||
| 13 | +11 | Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax | 69 laps | ||
| 14 | +11 | Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax | 69 laps | ||
| 15 | +11 | Keith Greene Gilby | 69 laps | ||
| 16 | +2 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | 69 laps | ||
| 17 | +5 | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | 58 laps | ||
| R | - | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | 62 laps | ||
| D | - | Stirling Moss Ferguson | 56 laps | ||
| D | - | Jack Fairman Ferguson | 56 laps | ||
| R | - | Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | 44 laps | ||
| R | - | Graham Hill BRM | 43 laps | ||
| R | - | Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax | 12 laps | ||
| R | - | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax | 7 laps | ||
| R | - | Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Olivier Gendebien Emeryson | 0 laps |