1961 Belgian Grand Prix
1961 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 18 June 1961 | ||
Official name | XXI Grote Prijs van Belgie | ||
Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | ||
Course | Street circuit/Racing facility | ||
Course length | 14.1 km (8.761 miles) | ||
Distance | 30 laps, 423.0 km (262.8 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 3.59.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | |
Time | 3.59.8 on lap 20 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second |
| Ferrari | |
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1961 Belgian Grand Prix was a
The organizers of the race invited 25 entries, but were only going to pay starting money to 19: sixteen pre-selected cars plus the 3 fastest of the remaining 9. Three of the cars without starting money decided not to race after practising. A fourth entry was a single car for Cliff Allison and Henry Taylor. UDT Laystall decided to let the fastest driver in practice compete, but Allison wrecked the car on his first practice lap. The Emeryson cars were also discarded by Equipe Nationale Belge after discovering terminal chassis damage on one of them, although Willy Mairesse gained the use of a Team Lotus spare machine to post a better time on Saturday. The team eventually reached a deal for Mairesse and Lucien Bianchi to compete in the race with the older, yet proven, Lotus 18s of non-starters Marsh and Seidel.
The race was completely dominated by the Ferrari team, with the four works drivers finishing 1-2-3-4. This was the last time any constructor achieved this score in a F1 race. Of the four
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Gap | |
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Q1 | Q2 | |||||
1 | 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 4:06.3 | 3:59.3 | — |
2 | 2 | Wolfgang von Trips
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Ferrari | 4:04.0 | 4:00.1 | +0.8 |
3 | 8 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 4:05.8 | 4:03.0 | +3.7 |
4 | 24 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 4:09.1 | 4:06.0 | +6.7 |
5 | 6 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 4:10.5 | 4:06.1 | +6.8 |
6 | 36 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 4:07.6 | unknown | +8.3 |
7 | 38 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 4:09.8 | 4:07.9 | +8.6 |
8 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 4:14.3 | 4:08.2 | +8.9 |
9 | 18 | Jo Bonnier
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Porsche
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4:12.3 | 4:08.3 | +9.0 |
10 | 20 | Dan Gurney | Porsche
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4:08.4 | 4:10.9 | +9.1 |
11 | 28 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4:12.2 | 4:08.6 | +9.3 |
12 | 44 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 4:13.5 | 4:10.2 | +10.9 |
13 | 40 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 4:18.0 | 4:11.1 | +11.8 |
14 | 22 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche
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4:18.7 | 4:16.7 | +17.4 |
15 | 30 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 4:22.9 | 4:17.4 | +18.1 |
16 | 34 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | No time | 4:17.7 | +18.4 |
17 | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 4:20.8 | 4:19.0 | +19.7 |
18 | 32 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | No time | 4:20.0 | +20.7 |
19 | 10 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 4:27.3 | 4:20.6 | +21.3 |
20 | 26 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 8:54.2 | 4:21.4 | +22.1 |
21 | 42 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 4:26.8 | 4:23.2 | +23.9 |
22 | 12 | Lucien Bianchi | Emeryson-Maserati | 4:27.3 | 4:49.3 | +28.0 |
23 | 48 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 4:33.0 | 4:27.4 | +28.1 |
24 | 50 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | 4:57.2 | 4:34.6 | +35.3 |
DNS | 16 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | No time | No time | |
Source:[1][2] |
Drivers that were not guaranteed full starting money: only the top 3 non-guaranteed drivers would receive it. Despite this, Godin de Beaufort and Bandini chose to compete anyway.
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 30 | 2:03:03.8 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 2 | Wolfgang von Trips
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Ferrari | 30 | +0.7 secs | 2 | 6 |
3 | 6 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 30 | +19.5 secs | 5 | 4 |
4 | 8 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 30 | +45.6 secs | 3 | 3 |
5 | 24 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 30 | +1:26.8 | 4 | 2 |
6 | 20 | Dan Gurney | Porsche
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30 | +1:31.0 | 10 | 1 |
7 | 18 | Jo Bonnier
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Porsche
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30 | +2:47.1 | 9 | |
8 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 30 | +3:55.6 | 8 | |
9 | 40 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 29 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
10 | 44 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 29 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
11 | 22 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche
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28 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
12 | 34 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 24 | +6 Laps | 16 | |
13 | 38 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 24 | +6 Laps | 7 | |
Ret | 36 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 24 | Ignition | 6 | |
Ret | 26 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
Ret | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 20 | Wheel Bearing | 17 | |
Ret | 28 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 12 | Engine | 11 | |
Ret | 30 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 9 | Ignition | 15 | |
Ret | 32 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Engine | 18 | |
Ret | 12 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Oil Leak | 21 | |
Ret | 10 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 7 | Ignition | 19 | |
DNS | 42 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | Start Money Dispute | |||
DNS | 48 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | Start Money Dispute | |||
DNS | 50 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | Start Money Dispute | |||
DNS | 16 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | Car Damaged in Practice | |||
WD | 16 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | Car Damaged by Allison | |||
Source:[3]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1961 Beigan GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Belgium 1961". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "1961 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Belgium 1961 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.