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1961 Italian Grand Prix
Formula One motor race held in 1961
Formula One motor race held in 1961
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | F1 |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Italian |
| Date | 10 September |
| Year | 1961 |
| Image | Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10km.svg |
| Official name | XXXII Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza |
| Monza, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 6.214 |
| Course_km | 10.00 |
| Distance_laps | 43 |
| Distance_mi | 267.190 |
| Distance_km | 430.00 |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Pole_Driver | Wolfgang von Trips |
| Pole_Country | Germany |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 2:46.3 |
| Fast_Driver | Giancarlo Baghetti |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 2:48.4 |
| Fast_Lap | 2 |
| Fast_Country | Italy |
| First_Driver | Phil Hill |
| First_Country | US |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Driver | Dan Gurney |
| Second_Country | US |
| Second_Team | Porsche |
| Third_Driver | Bruce McLaren |
| Third_Country | New Zealand |
| Third_Team | Cooper-Climax |
| Lapchart |
Monza, Italy
The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was marked by one of the accidents with the highest death toll in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2, at the approach to the Parabolica, German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari after colliding with the Lotus of Jim Clark and crashed into a fence line of spectators, killing 15 and himself. The race was not stopped, allegedly to avoid the audience going home en masse jamming the roads around the stadium and thus impeding the rescue work for the injured. This was also the last Formula One race ever to be held on the full 10 km Monza circuit, with the two banked corners and the straight between the bankings included.
The race was won by von Trips's American teammate Phil Hill; since von Trips was the only one who could challenge him, Hill won the World Championship with one race to go, becoming the first American driver to win the Formula One World Championship. Hill's Monza win also assured Ferrari of the Constructors' Championship for 1961.
Background
Before the running of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, four drivers were mathematically in contention for the year's Drivers' Championship: Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, and Richie Ginther. Realistically, however, the championship had come down to two Ferrari drivers, von Trips and Hill.
In the Constructors' Championship, two teams were mathematically in contention: Ferrari, and Lotus-Climax. In order for Lotus to overtake Ferrari at this point, one of their drivers had to win both this race and the final race of the season, the 1961 United States Grand Prix.
Qualifying
37 cars attempted to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix, and 32 had sufficiently fast times to make it to the race grid. Similar to the 107% rule of today, a rule was in place for the 1961 season enforcing a 115% cutoff against the time of the second fastest driver.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Gap | Q1 | Q2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DNQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | FRG Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2:50.3 | **2:46.3** | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 2:49.6 | **2:46.4** | +0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Richie Ginther | Ferrari | **2:46.8** | 2:47.1 | +0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | US Phil Hill | Ferrari | 2:48.9 | **2:47.2** | +0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 2:55.0 | **2:48.7** | +2.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Italy Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 2:53.4 | **2:49.0** | +2.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | UK Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2:52.4 | **2:49.2** | +2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Sweden Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 2:53.6 | **2:49.6** | +3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | UK Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 2:56.7 | **2:50.3** | +4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 2:55.1 | **2:51.6** | +5.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | UK Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | **2:51.8** | 2:57.5 | +5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | US Dan Gurney | Porsche | 2:53.4 | **2:52.0** | +5.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 2:58.8 | **2:52.2** | +5.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2:59.8 | **2:53.4** | +7.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2:57.9 | **2:53.8** | +7.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | UK Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | No time | **2:54.0** | +7.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | US Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 3:01.4 | **2:55.2** | +8.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | UK Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 3:02.0 | **2:55.2** | +8.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | UK John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 2:59.3 | **2:55.6** | +9.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Italy Nino Vaccarella | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 3:03.7 | **2:56.0** | +9.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Italy Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | **2:57.7** | 2:58.2 | +11.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | France Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 3:03.9 | **2:58.7** | +12.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 3:03.8 | **3:00.6** | +14.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Italy Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 3:09.8 | **3:01.7** | +15.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | No time | **3:03.0** | +16.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 3:06.7 | **3:04.8** | +18.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UK Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 3:15.4 | **3:05.7** | +19.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | FRG Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | No time | **3:06.0** | +19.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Italy Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Maserati | 3:18.3 | **3:06.5** | +20.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Italy Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | No time | **3:07.9** | +21.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK Brian Naylor | JBW-Climax | 3:13.0 | **3:08.1** | +21.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Italy Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | 3:27.7 | **3:08.9** | +22.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Belgium André Pilette | Emeryson-Climax | 3:19.4 | **3:11.6** | +25.3 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNS | WD | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | US **Phil Hill** | **Ferrari** | 43 | 2:03:13.0 | 4 | **9** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | US **Dan Gurney** | **Porsche** | 43 | +31.2 | 12 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | New Zealand **Bruce McLaren** | **Cooper-Climax** | 43 | +2:28.4 | 14 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | UK **Jackie Lewis** | **Cooper-Climax** | 43 | +2:40.4 | 16 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | UK **Tony Brooks** | **BRM-Climax** | 43 | +2:40.5 | 13 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | UK **Roy Salvadori** | **Cooper-Climax** | 42 | +1 Lap | 18 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74 | Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 41 | +2 Laps | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Italy Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 41 | +2 Laps | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | France Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 41 | +2 Laps | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | UK Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 40 | +3 Laps | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 39 | +4 Laps | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Italy Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Maserati | 38 | +5 Laps | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | UK Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 36 | Wheel bearing | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | US Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 23 | Engine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 72 | Italy Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | 19 | Engine | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Sweden Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 14 | Suspension | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mexico Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 13 | Fuel system | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Italy Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 13 | Engine | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | Italy Nino Vaccarella | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 13 | Engine | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | US Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 11 | Suspension | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 10 | Engine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Overheating | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK Brian Naylor | JBW-Climax | 6 | Engine | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | UK Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 5 | Chassis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | UK Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | 5 | Engine | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | UK John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 2 | Accident | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | FRG Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 1 | Fatal collision | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | UK Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Collision | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Italy Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 1 | Engine | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | FRG Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Engine | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Italy Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | 1 | Engine | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Accident | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Belgium André Pilette | Emeryson-Climax | Too slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | FRG Edgar Barth | Porsche | Practice only - experimental car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Italy Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | Pirocchi drove car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Italy Alfonso Thiele | Cooper-Climax | Support race | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Italy Ernesto Prinoth | Lotus-Climax | On route to the Flugplatzrennen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | Italy Menato Boffa | Cooper-Climax | Racing at Vallelunga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70 | Switzerland Michael May | Lotus-Climax | Retired from racing |
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Ricardo Rodríguez; and the first for a Mexican driver.
- This was the first (and only) pole position for Wolfgang von Trips, and the first for a German driver.
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates the World Champions. ;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 1 | 1 | USA **Phil Hill** | 34 (38) |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 1 | 2 | Germany Wolfgang von Trips | 33 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | UK Stirling Moss | 21 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | USA Richie Ginther | 16 |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 2 | 5 | USA Dan Gurney | 15 |
;Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | Source: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | Italy **Ferrari** | 40 (52) |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 2 | UK Lotus-Climax | 24 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 3 | Germany Porsche | 17 |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | UK Cooper-Climax | 13 (15) |
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | 5 | UK BRM-Climax | 3 |
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1960 Italian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1962 Italian Grand Prix}}
References
- "Motorsport Memorial".
- ''Daily Express'' pages 1, 2 & 7 Monday 11 September 1961
- "1961 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
- "Italy 1961 - Championship • STATS F1".
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