1961 Italian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1961 September 2020 F1 Italy Italian 10 September 1961 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10km.svg XXXII Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza, Italy Permanent racing facility 6.214 10.00 43 267.190 430.00 Sunny Wolfgang von Trips Germany Ferrari 2:46.3 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:48.4 2 Italy Phil Hill US Ferrari Dan Gurney US Porsche Bruce McLaren New Zealand Cooper-Climax ITA The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was marked by an accident with the highest death toll in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2, at the approach to the Parabolica, German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari after colliding with the Lotus of Jim Clark and crashed into a fence line of spectators, killing 15 and himself.https://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/09/10/1961-italian-grand-prix/ 50 years ago today: F1's worst tragedy at Monza Collantine Keith 2011-09-10 www.f1fanatic.co.uk en 2018-08-20http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=612 Motorsport Memorial The race was not stopped, allegedly to avoid the spectators going home en masse jamming the roads around the stadium and thus impeding the rescue work for the injured. This was also the last Formula One race ever to be held on the full 10 km Monza circuit, with the two banked corners and the straight between the bankings included. The race was won by von Trips's American teammate Phil Hill; since von Trips was the only one who could challenge him, Hill won the World Championship with one race to go, becoming the first American driver to win the Formula One World Championship. Hill's Monza win also assured Ferrari of the Constructors' Championship for 1961.Daily Express pages 1, 2 & 7 Monday 11 September 1961 Background thumb|upright|Wolfgang von Trips, who was killed during the race Before the running of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, four drivers were mathematically in contention for the year's Drivers' Championship: Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, and Richie Ginther. Realistically, however, the championship had come down to two Ferrari drivers, von Trips and Hill. In the Constructors' Championship, two teams were mathematically in contention: Ferrari, and Lotus-Climax. In order for Lotus to overtake Ferrari at this point, one of their drivers had to win both this race and the final race of the season, the 1961 United States Grand Prix. Qualifying 37 cars attempted to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix, and 32 had sufficiently fast times to make it to the race grid. Similar to the 107% rule of today, a rule was in place for the 1961 season enforcing a 115% cutoff against the time of the second fastest driver. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q214FRG Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:50.32:46.3—28Mexico 1934 Ricardo RodríguezFerrari2:49.62:46.4 +0.136US Richie GintherFerrari2:46.82:47.1 +0.542US Phil HillFerrari2:48.92:47.2 +0.9524UK Graham HillBRM-Climax2:55.02:48.7 +2.4632Italy Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari2:53.42:49.0 +2.7736UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax2:52.42:49.2 +2.9844Sweden Jo BonnierPorsche2:53.62:49.6 +3.3938UK Innes IrelandLotus-Climax2:56.72:50.3 +4.01010Australia Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax2:55.12:51.6 +5.31128UK Stirling MossLotus-Climax2:51.82:57.5 +5.51246US Dan GurneyPorsche2:53.42:52.0 +5.71326UK Tony BrooksBRM-Climax2:58.82:52.2 +5.91412New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax2:59.82:53.4 +7.11574Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche2:57.92:53.8 +7.51660UK Jackie LewisCooper-ClimaxNo time2:54.0 +7.71722US Masten GregoryLotus-Climax3:01.42:55.2 +8.91840UK Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax3:02.02:55.2 +8.91942UK John SurteesCooper-Climax2:59.32:55.6 +9.32050Italy Nino VaccarellaDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo3:03.72:56.0 +9.72162Italy Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati2:57.72:58.2 +11.42248France Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati3:03.92:58.7 +12.42320UK Henry TaylorLotus-Climax3:03.83:00.6 +14.32454Italy Roberto BussinelloDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo3:09.83:01.7 +15.42518UK Gerry AshmoreLotus-ClimaxNo time3:03.0 +16.72630UK Jack FairmanCooper-Climax3:06.73:04.8 +18.52716UK Tim ParnellLotus-Climax3:15.43:05.7 +19.42856FRG Wolfgang SeidelLotus-ClimaxNo time3:06.0 +19.72958Italy Renato PirocchiCooper-Maserati3:18.33:06.5 +20.23072Italy Gaetano StarrabbaLotus-MaseratiNo time3:07.9 +21.63114UK Brian NaylorJBW-Climax3:13.03:08.1 +21.83252Italy Roberto LippiDe Tomaso-Osca3:27.73:08.9 +22.6115% cutoff time: 3:11.36DNQ Did not qualify68Belgium André PiletteEmeryson-Climax3:19.43:11.6 +25.3Source: Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 US Phil Hill Ferrari 43 2:03:13.0 4 9 2 46 US Dan Gurney Porsche 43 +31.2 12 6 3 12 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 43 +2:28.4 14 4 4 60 UK Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 43 +2:40.4 16 3 5 26 UK Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 43 +2:40.5 13 2 6 40 UK Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 42 +1 Lap 18 1 7 74 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 41 +2 Laps 15 8 62 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 41 +2 Laps 21 9 48 France Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 41 +2 Laps 22 10 16 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 40 +3 Laps 27 11 20 UK Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 39 +4 Laps 23 12 58 Italy Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Maserati 38 +5 Laps 29 Ret Retired 28 UK Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 36 Wheel bearing 11 Ret Retired 6 US Richie Ginther Ferrari 23 Engine 3 Ret Retired 72 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 19 Engine 30 Ret Retired 44 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 14 Suspension 8 Ret Retired 8 Mexico 1934 Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 13 Fuel system 2 Ret Retired 32 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 13 Engine 6 Ret Retired 50 Italy Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 13 Engine 20 Ret Retired 22 US Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 11 Suspension 17 Ret Retired 24 UK Graham Hill BRM-Climax 10 Engine 5 Ret Retired 10 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 8 Overheating 10 Ret Retired 14 UK Brian Naylor JBW-Climax 6 Engine 31 Ret Retired 38 UK Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 5 Chassis 9 Ret Retired 30 UK Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 5 Engine 26 Ret Retired 42 UK John Surtees Cooper-Climax 2 Accident 19 Ret Retired 4 FRG Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1 Fatal collision 1 Ret Retired 36 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 Collision 7 Ret Retired 54 Italy Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 1 Engine 24 Ret Retired 56 FRG Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 1 Engine 28 Ret Retired 52 Italy Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-Osca 1 Engine 32 Ret Retired 18 UK Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 0 Accident 25 DNQ Did not qualify 68 Belgium André Pilette Emeryson-ClimaxToo slow DNS Did not start 46 FRG Edgar Barth Porsche Practice only – experimental car WD Withdrawn 58 Italy Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati Pirocchi drove car DNA Did not arrive 34 Italy Alfonso Thiele Cooper-ClimaxSupport race DNA Did not arrive 64 Italy Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-ClimaxOn route to the Flugplatzrennen DNA Did not arrive 66 Italy Menato Boffa Cooper-ClimaxRacing at Vallelunga DNA Did not arrive 70 Switzerland Michael May Lotus-Climax Retired from racingSource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1961/660/ 1961 Italian Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222214405/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1961/660// 22 December 2014 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Ricardo Rodríguez; and the first for a Mexican driver. This was the first (and only) pole position for Wolfgang von Trips, and the first for a German driver. Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 1 USA Phil Hill 34 (38) 10px 1 2 Germany Wolfgang von Trips 33 10px 3 UK Stirling Moss 21 10px 4 USA Richie Ginther 16 10px 2 5 USA Dan Gurney 15Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1961/italie/championnat.aspx Italy 1961 – Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 Italy Ferrari 40 (52) 10px 2 UK Lotus-Climax 24 10px 3 Germany Porsche 17 10px 4 UK Cooper-Climax 13 (15) 10px 5 UK BRM-Climax 3Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 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