1961 RAC British Grand Prix
Aintree · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang von Trips | 4 | 30 | 46.000 | 75 | 362.1 | Tony Brooks |
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 | 4 | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | +46.000s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | +46.800s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | 75 | +68.600s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 8 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | Porsche | 75 | +76.200s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 36 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | Climax | 75 | +86.200s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | 10 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | Porsche | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 14 | 14 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 6 | 22 | Tony Brooks | BRM | Climax | 73 | ★ | +2 laps | Finished | |
| 10 | 7 | 16 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Climax | 72 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 16 | 42 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | Climax | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 21 | 60 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper | Maserati | 71 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 24 | 50 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | Climax | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 25 | 44 | Ian Burgess | Team Lotus | Climax | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 23 | 54 | Keith Greene | Gilby | Climax | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 18 | 56 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Porsche | 69 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 22 | 52 | Wolfgang Seidel | Team Lotus | Climax | 58 | +17 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 8 | 18 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 62 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 30 | 32 | Lucien Bianchi | Team Lotus | Climax | 45 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 5 | 28 | Stirling Moss | Team Lotus | Climax | 44 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 11 | 20 | Graham Hill | BRM | Climax | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 58 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | Ferrari | 27 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 27 | 48 | Tony Marsh | Team Lotus | Climax | 25 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 10 | 34 | John Surtees | Cooper | Climax | 23 | — | Differential | ||
| — | 29 | 38 | Tim Parnell | Team Lotus | Climax | 12 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 15 | 46 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | Climax | 7 | — | Handling | ||
| — | 26 | 40 | Gerry Ashmore | Team Lotus | Climax | 7 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 17 | 30 | Henry Taylor | Team Lotus | Climax | 5 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 28 | 62 | Massimo Natili | Cooper | Maserati | 0 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 20 | 26 | Jack Fairman | Ferguson | Climax | 56 | — | Push start in pits | ||
| — | — | 26 | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | Climax | — | Not classified |