1961 Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hill | 1 | 21 | 0.700 | 30 | 423 | Richie Ginther |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari | 30 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Ferrari | 30 | +0.700s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | Ferrari | 30 | ★ | +19.500s | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | Ferrari | 30 | +45.600s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 24 | John Surtees | Cooper | Climax | 30 | +86.800s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | 20 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | Porsche | 30 | +91.000s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | 18 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | Porsche | 30 | +167.100s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Team Lotus | Climax | 30 | +235.600s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 13 | 40 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | Climax | 29 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 12 | 44 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | Climax | 29 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 14 | 22 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Porsche | 28 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 18 | 34 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 24 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 7 | 38 | Tony Brooks | BRM | Climax | 24 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 6 | 36 | Graham Hill | BRM | Climax | 24 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 20 | 26 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | Maserati | 23 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 17 | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper | Maserati | 20 | — | Wheel bearing | ||
| — | 11 | 28 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | 12 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 21 | 12 | Lucien Bianchi | Team Lotus | Climax | 9 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 16 | 32 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Climax | 9 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 30 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 9 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 19 | 10 | Willy Mairesse | Team Lotus | Climax | 7 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | — | 42 | Tony Marsh | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Money dispute | |||
| — | — | 48 | Wolfgang Seidel | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Money dispute | |||
| — | — | 50 | Ian Burgess | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Money dispute | |||
| — | — | 16 | Cliff Allison | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Car damaged in practice | |||
| — | — | 16 | Henry Taylor | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Car damaged in practice |