Season 1961 · Round 5

British Grand Prix

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1961-07-15 · Aintree · UK · British Grand Prix · 75Lap · 362.100km
4 Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari 2:40:53.600
Team win 19pt P1 · P2 · P3 · P23 1-2
2 Phil Hill
Ferrari +46.000
6 Richie Ginther
Ferrari +46.800
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
12
Jim Clark L62 Lucien Bianchi L45 Stirling Moss L44 Graham Hill L43 Giancarlo Baghetti L27 Tony Marsh L25 John Surtees L23 Tim Parnell L12 Jackie Lewis L7 Gerry Ashmore L7 +2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Jim Clark active 5 wins
Alain Prost 5 wins
Closest finish · all-time P11
Circuit Info
Aintree Liverpool, UK
75Lap 362.100km 5 races held (1955–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Jim Clark 5 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P5 Jack Brabham 3 wins · → Nigel Mansell -1
P17 Stirling Moss 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P6 Graham Hill 17 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
P9 Jack Brabham 15 starts · → Jenson Button -2
P18 Jo Bonnier 13 starts · → Giancarlo Fisichella -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 L75 von Trips · P4 → P1 · +3 4 von Trips VON 1 von Trips VON Hill · P1 → P2 · -1 1 Hill HIL 2 Hill HIL Ginther · P2 → P3 · -1 2 Ginther GIN 3 Ginther GIN Brabham · P9 → P4 · +5 9 Brabham BRA 4 Brabham BRA Bonnier · P3 → P5 · -2 3 Bonnier BON 5 Bonnier BON Salvadori · P13 → P6 · +7 13 Salvadori SAL 6 Salvadori SAL Gurney · P12 → P7 · +5 12 Gurney GUR 7 Gurney GUR McLaren · P14 → P8 · +6 14 McLaren MCL 8 McLaren MCL Brooks · P6 → P9 · -3 6 Brooks BRO 9 Brooks BRO Ireland · P7 → P10 · -3 7 Ireland IRE 10 Ireland IRE Gregory · P16 → P11 · +5 16 Gregory GRE 11 Gregory GRE Bandini · P21 → P12 · +9 21 Bandini BAN 12 Bandini BAN Maggs · P24 → P13 · +11 24 Maggs MAG 13 Maggs MAG Burgess · P25 → P14 · +11 25 Burgess BUR 14 Burgess BUR Greene · P26 → P15 · +11 26 Greene GRE 15 Greene GRE de Beaufort · P18 → P16 · +2 18 de Beaufort DE 16 de Beaufort DE Seidel · P22 → P17 · +5 22 Seidel SEI 17 Seidel SEI Clark · P8 → retired L62 Clark · retired L62 8 Clark CLA R Clark CLA Fairman · P20 → P19 · +1 20 Fairman FAI 19 Fairman FAI Bianchi · P30 → retired L45 Bianchi · retired L45 30 Bianchi BIA R Bianchi BIA Moss · P5 → retired L44 Moss · retired L44 5 Moss MOS R Moss MOS Hill · P11 → retired L43 Hill · retired L43 11 Hill HIL R Hill HIL Baghetti · P19 → retired L27 Baghetti · retired L27 19 Baghetti BAG R Baghetti BAG Marsh · P27 → retired L25 Marsh · retired L25 27 Marsh MAR R Marsh MAR Surtees · P10 → retired L23 Surtees · retired L23 10 Surtees SUR R Surtees SUR Parnell · P29 → retired L12 Parnell · retired L12 29 Parnell PAR R Parnell PAR Lewis · P15 → retired L7 Lewis · retired L7 15 Lewis LEW R Lewis LEW Ashmore · P26 → retired L7 Ashmore · retired L7 26 Ashmore ASH R Ashmore ASH Taylor · P17 → retired L5 Taylor · retired L5 17 Taylor TAY R Taylor TAY Natili · P28 → retired L0 Natili · retired L0 28 Natili NAT R Natili NAT Gendebien · pit lane → P31 · +1 — Gendebien GEN 31 Gendebien GEN
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 4 75 2:40:53.600 9
2 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 1 75 +46.000 6
3 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 2 75 +46.800 4
4 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 9 75 +1:08.600 3
5 11 Jo Bonnier Porsche 3 75 +1:16.200 2
6 19 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 13 75 +1:26.200 1
7 12 Dan Gurney Porsche 12 74 +1 Lap
8 2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 14 74 +1 Lap
9 5 Tony Brooks BRM 6 73 +2 Laps
10 15 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 7 72 +3 Laps
11 22 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 16 71 +4 Laps
12 62 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 21 71 +4 Laps
13 33 Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax 24 69 +6 Laps
14 30 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 25 69 +6 Laps
15 54 Keith Greene Gilby 26 69 +6 Laps
16 74 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 18 69 +6 Laps
17 56 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 22 58 +17 Laps
R 14 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8 62 Oil leak
D 30 Jack Fairman Ferguson 20 56 Disqualified
R 32 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 30 45 Gearbox
R 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 5 44 Brakes
R 4 Graham Hill BRM 11 43 Engine
R 32 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 19 27 Accident
R 37 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 27 25 Ignition
R 18 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 10 23 Differential
R 16 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 29 12 Clutch
R 60 Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 15 7 Handling
R 18 Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 26 7 Ignition
R 20 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 17 5 Accident
R 58 Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati 28 0 Gearbox
W 21 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson 0 0 Withdrew
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Phil Hill
2
6 Richie Ginther
3
11 Jo Bonnier
4
4 Wolfgang von Trips
5
7 Stirling Moss
6
5 Tony Brooks
7
15 Innes Ireland
8
14 Jim Clark
9
1 Jack Brabham
10
18 John Surtees
11
4 Graham Hill
12
12 Dan Gurney
13
19 Roy Salvadori
14
2 Bruce McLaren
15
60 Jackie Lewis
16
22 Masten Gregory
17
20 Henry Taylor
18
74 Carel Godin de Beaufort
19
32 Giancarlo Baghetti
20
30 Jack Fairman
21
62 Lorenzo Bandini
22
56 Wolfgang Seidel
24
33 Tony Maggs
25
30 Ian Burgess
26
54 Keith Greene
26
18 Gerry Ashmore
27
37 Tony Marsh
28
58 Massimo Natili
29
16 Tim Parnell
30
32 Lucien Bianchi
PIT
21 Olivier Gendebien pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15