British Grand Prix
1961 · Round 5 · Liverpool, United Kingdom · Jul 15, 1961Race summary
Victory went to von Trips (from 4th on the grid), with a 46.0s margin. Maggs made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 13th (up 11 places). Brooks had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 9th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 4 | 75 | 2:40:53.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 75 | +46.000 | 6 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 2 | 75 | +46.800 | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 9 | 75 | +1:08.600 | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 | 75 | +1:16.200 | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 13 | 75 | +1:26.200 | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 12 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 14 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 6 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 16 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 21 | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 24 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | 25 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Keith Greene | Gilby | 26 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 18 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 22 | 58 | +17 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 62 | Oil leak | 0 |
| – | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | 20 | 56 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Jack Fairman | Ferguson | 20 | 56 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 30 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 5 | 44 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Graham Hill | BRM | 11 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 19 | 27 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 27 | 25 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 23 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 29 | 12 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 15 | 7 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 26 | 7 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 17 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | 28 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |