1961 / ROUND 5

British Grand Prix

WinnerWolfgang von TripsPublished race classification

Official polePhil HillSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance362.1 km75 laps

Race entries31Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	4	4	75	2:40:53.600	9
2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1	1	75	2:41:39.600	6
3	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	2	2	75	2:41:40.400	4
4	Jack Brabham	Cooper	9	9	75	2:42:02.200	3
5	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	3	3	75	2:42:09.800	2
6	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	13	13	75	2:42:19.800	1
7	Dan Gurney	Porsche	12	12	74	+1 lap	0
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	14	14	74	+1 lap	0
9	Tony Brooks	BRM	6	6	73	+2 laps	0
10	Innes Ireland	Lotus	7	7	72	+3 laps	0
11	Masten Gregory	Cooper	16	16	71	+4 laps	0
12	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper	21	21	71	+4 laps	0
13	Tony Maggs	Lotus	24	24	69	+6 laps	0
14	Ian Burgess	Lotus	25	25	69	+6 laps	0
15	Keith Greene	Gilby	23	23	69	+6 laps	0
16	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	18	18	69	+6 laps	0
17	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	22	22	58	+17 laps	0
DNF	Jim Clark	Lotus	8	8	62	Oil leak	0
DNF	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus	30	30	45	Gearbox	0
DNF	Stirling Moss	Lotus	5	5	44	Brakes	0
DNF	Graham Hill	BRM	11	11	43	Engine	0
DNF	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	19	19	27	Accident	0
DNF	Tony Marsh	Lotus	27	27	25	Ignition	0
DNF	John Surtees	Cooper	10	10	23	Differential	0
DNF	Tim Parnell	Lotus	29	29	12	Clutch	0
DNF	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	15	15	7	Handling	0
DNF	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus	26	26	7	Ignition	0
DNF	Henry Taylor	Lotus	17	17	5	Accident	0
DNF	Massimo Natili	Cooper	28	28	0	Gearbox	0
DSQ	Jack Fairman	Ferguson	20	20	56	Push start in pits	0
DSQ	Stirling Moss	Ferguson	5	—	—	DSQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Phil Hill	1:58.800
2	Richie Ginther	1:58.800
3	Jo Bonnier	1:58.800
4	Wolfgang von Trips	1:58.800
5	Stirling Moss	1:59.000
6	Tony Brooks	1:59.000
7	Innes Ireland	1:59.200
8	Jim Clark	1:59.200
9	Jack Brabham	1:59.400
10	John Surtees	1:59.600
11	Graham Hill	2:00.000
12	Dan Gurney	2:00.200
13	Roy Salvadori	2:00.800
14	Bruce McLaren	2:01.000
15	Jackie Lewis	2:01.000
16	Masten Gregory	2:01.400
17	Henry Taylor	2:01.800
18	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2:02.000
19	Giancarlo Baghetti	2:02.000
20	Jack Fairman	2:03.400
21	Lorenzo Bandini	2:03.600
22	Wolfgang Seidel	2:04.200
23	Keith Greene	2:06.000
24	Tony Maggs	2:06.400
25	Ian Burgess	2:06.600
26	Gerry Ashmore	2:08.200
27	Tony Marsh	2:09.600
28	Massimo Natili	2:10.200
29	Tim Parnell	2:16.800
30	Lucien Bianchi	2:18.800

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.