1961 RAC British Grand Prix

Race 5 of 8

Aintree
75 laps
Time of race: 2:40:53.6
Average speed of winner: 135.042 kph
Margin of victory: 46.0 sec.
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Tony Brooks 1:57.8
Lap leaders: P. Hill 1-6, von Trips 7-75

Race notes: Last win for Wolfgang von Trips. Debut for Gerry Ashmore, Tony Maggs, and Tim Parnell. Only start for Massimo Natili. Wolfgang von Trips took the points lead from Phil Hill.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	4	Wolfgang von Trips	4	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178	Dunlop	Ferrari	1:58.8	75	1	69	2:40:53.6	9
2	1	Phil Hill	2	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178	Dunlop	Ferrari	1:58.8	75	1	6	+46.0	6
3	2	Richie Ginther	6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178	Dunlop	Ferrari	1:58.8	75	0	0	+46.8	4
4	9	Jack Brabham	12	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Cooper	1:59.4	75	0	0	+68.6	3
5	3	Jo Bonnier	8	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	Porsche	1:58.8	75	0	0	+76.2	2
6	13	Roy Salvadori	36	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Parnell	2:00.8	75	0	0	+86.2	1
7	12	Dan Gurney	10	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	Porsche	2:00.2	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	14	Bruce McLaren	14	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Cooper	2:01.0	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	6	Tony Brooks	22	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRM	1:59.0	73	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	7	Innes Ireland	16	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lotus	1:59.2	72	0	0	+3 laps	0
11	16	Masten Gregory	42	Camoradi International	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Camoradi	2:01.4	71	0	0	+4 laps	0
12	21	Lorenzo Bandini	60	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T53	Maserati 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Centro Sud	2:03.6	71	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	24	Tony Maggs	50	Louise Bryden-Brown	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Bryden-Brown	2:06.4	69	0	0	+6 laps	0
14	25	Ian Burgess	44	Camoradi International	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Camoradi	2:06.6	69	0	0	+6 laps	0
15	23	Keith Greene	54	Gilby Engineering Ltd.	Gilby	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Gilby	2:06.0	69	0	0	+6 laps	0
16	18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	56	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	de Beaufort	2:02.0	69	0	0	+6 laps	0
17	22	Wolfgang Seidel	52	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Colonia	2:04.2	58	0	0	+17 laps	0
18	8	Jim Clark	18	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lotus	1:59.2	62	0	0	oil leak	0
19	20	Jack Fairman	26	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Rob Walker	2:03.4	39	0	0	disqualified	0
19	20	Stirling Moss	26	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Rob Walker	2:03.4	0.0000	0	0	disqualified	0
20	30	Lucien Bianchi	32	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Parnell	2:18.8	45	0	0	gearbox	0
21	5	Stirling Moss	28	Rob Walker Racing Team	Ferguson P99	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Rob Walker	1:59.0	44	0	0	brakes	0
22	11	Graham Hill	20	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRM	2:00.0	43	0	0	engine	0
23	19	Giancarlo Baghetti	58	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178	Dunlop	Sant Ambroeus	2:02.0	27	0	0	accident	0
24	27	Tony Marsh	48	Tony Marsh	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Marsh	2:09.6	25	0	0	ignition	0
25	10	John Surtees	34	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Parnell	1:59.6	23	0	0	differential	0
26	29	Tim Parnell	38	Tim Parnell	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Tim Parnell	2:16.8	12	0	0	clutch	0
27	15	Jackie Lewis	46	H&L Motors	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	H and L	2:01.0	7	0	0	handling	0
28	26	Gerry Ashmore	40	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Ashmore	2:08.2	7	0	0	ignition	0
29	17	Henry Taylor	30	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRP	2:01.8	5	0	0	accident	0
30	28	Massimo Natili	62	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Centro Sud	2:10.2	0	0	0	gearbox	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Wolfgang von Trips	27	5	0	2	3
2	Phil Hill	25	5	4	1	4
3	Richie Ginther	16	5	0	0	3
4	Stirling Moss	12	5	1	1	1
5	Giancarlo Baghetti	9	2	0	1	1
6	Dan Gurney	9	5	0	0	1
7	Jim Clark	8	5	0	0	2
8	Jack Brabham	4	5	0	0	0
9	Olivier Gendebien	3	1	0	0	0
10	Innes Ireland	3	3	0	0	0
11	Bruce McLaren	3	5	0	0	0
12	John Surtees	2	5	0	0	0
13	Jo Bonnier	2	5	0	0	0
14	Graham Hill	1	5	0	0	0
15	Roy Salvadori	1	2	0	0	0
16	Maurice Trintignant	0	3	0	0	0
17	Cliff Allison	0	1	0	0	0
18	Hans Herrmann	0	2	0	0	0
19	Tony Brooks	0	5	0	0	0
20	Jackie Lewis	0	3	0	0	0
21	Masten Gregory	0	3	0	0	0
22	Henry Taylor	0	2	0	0	0
23	Michael May	0	2	0	0	0
24	Carel Godin de Beaufort	0	4	0	0	0
25	Lorenzo Bandini	0	2	0	0	0