1961 British Grand Prix

Formula One motor race March 2019 January 2023 June 2013 F1 United Kingdom British 14th RAC British Grand Prix 15 July Circuit Aintree.svg 1961 Aintree Circuit, Liverpool, England Permanent road course 3.000 4.828 75 225.00 362.10 Torrential rain, drying later USA Phil Hill Ferrari 1:58.8 UK Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 1:57.8 72 DEU Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari USA Phil Hill Ferrari USA Richie Ginther Ferrari GBR The 1961 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 15 July 1961 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was race 5 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Following a wet weekend, with torrential rain affecting both qualifying and the race start, the Grand Prix was ultimately dominated by Scuderia Ferrari, with their drivers taking all three podium positions. The race was won by German Wolfgang von Trips, who had led for much of the race after starting from fourth place on the grid. This was von Trips's second but also his final Grand Prix victory as two races later he was killed in an accident during the 1961 Italian Grand Prix; it was also the last full-length Grand Prix won by a German until Michael Schumacher achieved his first of 91 wins at the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix. Pole position winner Phil Hill drove to second place on his way to winning the World Drivers' Championship at the end of the season, and third place was taken by Hill's American compatriot Richie Ginther. The 1961 British Grand Prix is also notable as being the first occasion on which a four-wheel drive car, and the last at which a front engined car was entered for a World Championship race. These two accomplishments were achieved by the same vehicle: the experimental Ferguson P99-Climax run by the Rob Walker Racing Team. Although the car was disqualified for receiving assistance on the track, in the hands of Stirling Moss – who took over the car from first driver Jack Fairman after his own Lotus's brakes failed – it showed some promise. The 1961 British Grand Prix also marked the last occasion on which Moss contested a Grand Prix race on home soil, as his career was ended by an accident during a non-championship race prior to the 1962 season. Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q3Q41 2 US Phil Hill Ferrari2:00.8 1:58.82:15.82:05.8—2 6 US Richie Ginther Ferrari2:00.8 1:58.82:08.42:06.4 +0.03 8 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche2:00.8 1:58.82:11.62:12.4 +0.04 4 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari2:01.4 1:58.82:06.02:06.2 +0.05 28 UK Stirling Moss Lotus-ClimaxNo time 1:59.02:01.62:08.0 +0.26 22 UK Tony Brooks BRM-Climax2:02.2 1:59.02:18.02:09.4 +0.27 16 UK Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax2:01.2 1:59.22:42.22:13.8 +0.48 18 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax2:03.8 1:59.22:11.02:11.6 +0.49 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-ClimaxNo time 1:59.42:25.02:07.6 +0.610 34 UK John Surtees Cooper-Climax2:01.2 1:59.62:10.22:07.4 +0.811 20 UK Graham Hill BRM-Climax2:01.4 2:00.02:12.02:11.2 +1.212 10 US Dan Gurney Porsche2:01.6 2:00.22:18.82:10.0 +1.413 36 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax2:02.0 2:00.82:05.62:07.0 +2.014 14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-ClimaxNo time 2:01.02:15.42:09.2 +2.215 46 UK Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax2:03.8 2:01.02:29.2No time +2.216 42 US Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax2:02.8 2:01.42:30.22:29.8 +2.617 30 UK Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax2:03.2 2:01.82:25.62:13.6 +3.018 56 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche2:06.2 2:02.02:27.02:13.0 +3.219 58 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari2:06.0 2:02.02:18.62:12.8 +3.220 26 UK Jack Fairman Ferguson-Climax2:05.8 2:03.42:14.6No time +4.621 60 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati2:05.6 2:03.62:23.02:12.4 +4.822 52 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax2:06.4 2:04.2No time2:15.2 +5.423 54 UK Keith Greene Gilby-Climax2:07.4 2:06.0No timeNo time +7.224 50 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax2:28.8 2:06.42:15.82:17.2 +7.625 44 UK Ian Burgess Lotus-ClimaxNo time 2:06.62:26.22:19.0 +7.826 40 UK Gerry Ashmore Lotus-ClimaxNo time 2:08.22:30.2No time +9.427 48 UK Tony Marsh Lotus-ClimaxNo time No time2:19.82:09.6 +10.828 62 Italy Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati2:51.4 2:10.2No time2:38.8 +11.429 38 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax2:23.0 No time2:59.62:16.8 +18.030 32 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Lotus-ClimaxNo time No time2:29.02:18.8 +20.0 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1961&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1961 British GP Qualification chicanef1.com 2 August 2020 Race thumb|Dan Gurney in his Porsche passing Anchor Crossing Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:40:53.6 4 9 2 2 US Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +46.0 1 6 3 6 US Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +46.8 2 4 4 12 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:08.6 9 3 5 8 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 75 +1:16.2 3 2 6 36 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.2 13 1 7 10 US Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 12 8 14 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 74 +1 Lap 14 9 22 UK Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 73 +2 Laps 6 10 16 UK Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 72 +3 Laps 7 11 42 US Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 71 +4 Laps 16 12 60 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 71 +4 Laps 21 13 50 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 24 14 44 UK Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 69 +6 Laps 25 15 54 UK Keith Greene Gilby-Climax 69 +6 Laps 23 16 56 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 69 +6 Laps 18 17 52 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 58 +17 Laps 22 Ret Retired 18 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 62 Oil Leak 8 DSQ Disqualified 26 UK Jack FairmanUK Stirling Moss Ferguson-Climax 56 Push Start In Pits 20 Ret Retired 32 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 45 Gearbox 30 Ret Retired 28 UK Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 44 Brakes 5 Ret Retired 20 UK Graham Hill BRM-Climax 43 Engine 11 Ret Retired 58 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 27 Accident 19 Ret Retired 48 UK Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 25 Ignition 27 Ret Retired 34 UK John Surtees Cooper-Climax 23 Differential 10 Ret Retired 38 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 12 Clutch 29 Ret Retired 46 UK Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 7 Handling 15 Ret Retired 40 UK Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 7 Ignition 26 Ret Retired 30 UK Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 5 Accident 17 Ret Retired 62 Italy Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 0 Gearbox 28 DNA Did not arrive 24 Belgium Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati Left the teamSource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1961/658/ 1961 British Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222212449/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1961/658/ 22 December 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African driver Tony Maggs, also the first for a South African driver. This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Gerry Ashmore. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 1 Germany Wolfgang von Trips 27 10px 1 2 USA Phil Hill 25 10px 1 3 USA Richie Ginther 16 10px 1 4 UK Stirling Moss 12 10px 5 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1961/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1961 - Championship statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 Italy Ferrari 38 10px 2 UK Lotus-Climax 16 10px 3 Germany Porsche 11 10px 4 UK Cooper-Climax 9 10px 5 UK BRM-Climax 1Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References British Grand Prix 1961 1961 French Grand Prix 1961 German Grand Prix 1960 British Grand Prix 1962 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix