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GRAND PRIX / UNITED STATES 1961
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United States 1961

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Grandprix results of United States - 1961
Pos DriverTeamPointsLaps
      
1  7gb.webpInnes IrelandTeam Lotus25100
2  5us.webpDan GurneyPorsche18100
3  3gb.webpTony BrooksBRM15100
4nz.webpBruce McLarenCooper12100
5 -3gb.webpGraham HillBRM1099
6  4se.webpJo BonnierPorsche898
7 -2gb.webpJim ClarkTeam Lotus696
8  8us.webpRoger PenskeCooper496
9  4ca.webpPeter RyanTeam Lotus296
10  7us.webpHap SharpCooper193
11us.webpMasten GregoryTeam Lotus0 (no points awarded for this GP) 23
11  4be.webpOlivier GendebienTeam Lotus0 (no points awarded for this GP) 92
12gb.webpRoy SalvadoriCooper0 (not classified)96
13  5us.webpJim HallTeam Lotus0 (not classified)76
14  5us.webpLloyd RubyTeam Lotus0 (not classified)76
15 -12gb.webpStirling MossTeam Lotus0 (not classified)58
16 -15au.webpJack BrabhamCooper0 (not classified)57
18 -4us.webpWalt HansgenCooper0 (not classified)14
19 -10gb.webpJohn SurteesCooper0 (not classified)0
Phil Hill became champion at this GP under the selected PSS.

Qualifying to race progression

How each driver moved from qualifying, through the grid, to the race.

GRIDRACEJack Brabham. grid P1, race P161BrabhamGraham Hill. grid P2, race P52HillStirling Moss. grid P3, race P153MossBruce McLaren. grid P4, race P44McLarenJim Clark. grid P5, race P75ClarkTony Brooks. grid P6, race P36BrooksDan Gurney. grid P7, race P27GurneyInnes Ireland. grid P8, race P18IrelandJohn Surtees. grid P9, race P199SurteesJo Bonnier. grid P10, race P610BonnierMasten Gregory. grid P11, race P1111GregoryRoy Salvadori. grid P12, race P1212SalvadoriPeter Ryan. grid P13, race P913RyanWalt Hansgen. grid P14, race P1814HansgenOlivier Gendebien. grid P1515GendebienRoger Penske. grid P16, race P816PenskeHap Sharp. grid P17, race P1017SharpJim Hall. grid P18, race P1318HallLloyd Ruby. grid P19, race P1419RubyInnes Ireland. grid P8, race P1Ireland1Dan Gurney. grid P7, race P2Gurney2Tony Brooks. grid P6, race P3Brooks3Bruce McLaren. grid P4, race P4McLaren4Graham Hill. grid P2, race P5Hill5Jo Bonnier. grid P10, race P6Bonnier6Jim Clark. grid P5, race P7Clark7Roger Penske. grid P16, race P8Penske8Peter Ryan. grid P13, race P9Ryan9Hap Sharp. grid P17, race P10Sharp10Masten Gregory. grid P11, race P11Gregory11Roy Salvadori. grid P12, race P12Salvadori12Jim Hall. grid P18, race P13Hall13Lloyd Ruby. grid P19, race P14Ruby14Stirling Moss. grid P3, race P15Moss15Jack Brabham. grid P1, race P16Brabham16Walt Hansgen. grid P14, race P18Hansgen18John Surtees. grid P9, race P19Surtees19GRIDRACEJack Brabham. grid P1, race P161BrabhamGraham Hill. grid P2, race P52HillStirling Moss. grid P3, race P153MossBruce McLaren. grid P4, race P44McLarenJim Clark. grid P5, race P75ClarkTony Brooks. grid P6, race P36BrooksDan Gurney. grid P7, race P27GurneyInnes Ireland. grid P8, race P18IrelandJohn Surtees. grid P9, race P199SurteesJo Bonnier. grid P10, race P610BonnierMasten Gregory. grid P11, race P1111GregoryRoy Salvadori. grid P12, race P1212SalvadoriPeter Ryan. grid P13, race P913RyanWalt Hansgen. grid P14, race P1814HansgenOlivier Gendebien. grid P1515GendebienRoger Penske. grid P16, race P816PenskeHap Sharp. grid P17, race P1017SharpJim Hall. grid P18, race P1318HallLloyd Ruby. grid P19, race P1419RubyInnes Ireland. grid P8, race P1Ireland1Dan Gurney. grid P7, race P2Gurney2Tony Brooks. grid P6, race P3Brooks3Bruce McLaren. grid P4, race P4McLaren4Graham Hill. grid P2, race P5Hill5Jo Bonnier. grid P10, race P6Bonnier6Jim Clark. grid P5, race P7Clark7Roger Penske. grid P16, race P8Penske8Peter Ryan. grid P13, race P9Ryan9Hap Sharp. grid P17, race P10Sharp10Masten Gregory. grid P11, race P11Gregory11Roy Salvadori. grid P12, race P12Salvadori12Jim Hall. grid P18, race P13Hall13Lloyd Ruby. grid P19, race P14Ruby14Stirling Moss. grid P3, race P15Moss15Jack Brabham. grid P1, race P16Brabham16Walt Hansgen. grid P14, race P18Hansgen18John Surtees. grid P9, race P19Surtees19
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Fastest laps - Grandprix of United States - 1961*
PosDriverTeamTimeLapSpeed
      
1au.webpJack BrabhamCooper-280
*Only fastest lap of grand prix data available.

Driver championship

Standings after this grand prix

PosDriverPts
1usPhil Hill38
2deWolfgang von Trips33
3gbStirling MossTeam Lotus21
4usDan GurneyPorsche21
5usRichie Ginther16
6gbInnes IrelandTeam Lotus12
7gbJim ClarkTeam Lotus11
8nzBruce McLarenCooper11
9itGiancarlo Baghetti9
10gbTony BrooksBRM6
11auJack BrabhamCooper4
12gbJohn SurteesCooper4
13gbJackie Lewis3
14beOlivier GendebienTeam Lotus3
15seJo BonnierPorsche3
16gbGraham HillBRM3
17gbRoy SalvadoriCooper2
18frMaurice Trintignant0
19nlCarel Godin de Beaufort0
20itLorenzo Bandini0
21gbCliff Allison0
22usRoger PenskeCooper0
23deHans Herrmann0
24caPeter RyanTeam Lotus0
25usMasten GregoryTeam Lotus0
26gbHenry Taylor0
27gbTim Parnell0
28usHap SharpCooper0
29zaTony Maggs0
30chMichael May0
31gbIan Burgess0
32itRenato Pirocchi0
33gbTrevor Taylor0
34usJim HallTeam Lotus0
35usLloyd RubyTeam Lotus0
36gbTony Marsh0
37gbKeith Greene0
38itGaetano Starrabba0
39gbGerry Ashmore0
40beWilly Mairesse0
41deWolfgang Seidel0
42mxRicardo Rodriguez0
43usWalt HansgenCooper0
44beLucien Bianchi0
45frBernard Collomb0
46itNino Vaccarella0
47itGiorgio Scarlatti0
48gbBrian Naylor0
49gbJack Fairman0
50itMassimo Natili0
51itRoberto Bussinello0
52itRoberto Lippi0
Grandprix of United States - location: Watkins Glen - circuit: Watkins Glen
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Date last modified: 2026-10-18 01:04:03 - 2 hours ago