XIV RAC British Grand Prix
15 July 1961 - Aintree: 362.100 km (4.828 km x 75 laps)
1 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 156 '05' 2:40:53.6 = 135.040 km/h
2 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 '02' 2:41:39.6
3 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 156 '04' 2:41:40.4
4 12 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-10-61' 2:42:02.2
5 8 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '203' 2:42:09.8
6 36 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-2-61' 2:42:19.8
7 10 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '204' 74 laps
8 14 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-11-61' 74 laps
9 22 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax P48/57 '572' 73 laps
10 16 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 72 laps
11 42 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' 71 laps
12 60 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T53 'FI-13-61' 71 laps
13 50 Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 18 '903' 69 laps
14 44 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 69 laps
15 54 Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 69 laps
16 56 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 69 laps
17 52 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 68 laps
Fastest Lap: Tony Brooks, BRM-Climax, 1:57.8 = 147.540 km/h
Did Not Finish
62 Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati T51 'FII-13-59' 0 laps/Gearbox
30 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 5 laps/Spun off
40 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 18 '919' 7 laps/Ignition
46 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' 7 laps/Steering
38 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 18 '904' 12 laps/Clutch
34 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53 'VR' 23 laps/Final drive
48 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 25 laps/Ignition
27 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 156 '03' 27 laps/Spun off
20 Graham Hill BRM-Climax P48/57 '571' 43 laps/Valve spring
28 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '912' 44 laps/Brake pipe
32 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 45 laps/Gearbox
26 Jack Fairman/Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax P99 'P99/1' 56 laps/Disqualified (push start)
18 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '932' 62 laps/Oil gauge pipe
Did Not Appear
24 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati car not ready
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Starting Grid
Phil Hill Richie Ginther Jo Bonnier
Ferrari Dino 156 #2 Ferrari Dino 156 #6 Porsche 718 #8
1:58.8 1:58.8 1:58.8
Wolfgang von Trips Stirling Moss
Ferrari Dino 156 #4 Lotus 18/21-Climax #28
1:58:8 1:59.0
Tony Brooks Innes Ireland Jim Clark
BRM P48/57-Climax #22 Lotus 21-Climax #16 Lotus 21-Climax #18
1:59.0 1:59.2 1:59.2
Jack Brabham John Surtees
Cooper T55-Climax #12 Cooper T53B-Climax #34
1:59.4 1:59.6
Graham Hill Dan Gurney Roy Salvadori
BRM P48/57-Climax #20 Porsche 718 #10 Cooper T53P-Climax #36
2:00.0 2:00.2 2:00.8
Bruce McLaren Jackie Lewis
Cooper T55-Climax #14 Cooper T53P-Climax #46
2:01.0 2:01.0
Masten Gregory Henry Taylor Carel Godin de Beaufort
Cooper T53P-Climax #42 Lotus 18/21-Climax #30 Porsche 718 #56
2:01.4 2:01.8 2:02.0
Giancarlo Baghetti Jack Fairman
Ferrari Dino 156 #58 Ferguson P99-Climax #26
2:02.0 2:03.4
Lorenzo Bandini Wolfgang Seidel Keith Greene
Cooper T53-Maserati #60 Lotus 18-Climax #52 Gilby 1961-Climax #54
2:03.6 2:04.2 2:06.0
Tony Maggs Ian Burgess
Lotus 18-Climax #50 Lotus 18-Climax #44
2:06.4 2:06.6
Gerry Ashmore Tony Marsh Massimo Natili
Lotus 18-Climax #40 Lotus 18-Climax #48 Cooper T51-Maserati #62
2:08.2 2:09.6 2:10.2
Tim Parnell Lucien Bianchi
Lotus 18-Climax #38 Lotus 18/21-Climax #32
2:16.8 2:18.8