| 1961 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Zandvoort original layout | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | May 22, 1961 | ||
| Official name | IX Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort,Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 314.47 km (195.37 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1.35.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1.35.5 on lap 7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
Lap leaders | |||
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The1961 Dutch Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held on 22 May 1961 atZandvoort. It was race 2 of 8 in both the1961 World Championship of Drivers and the1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Taking place one week after theMonaco Grand Prix, there was no time forInnes Ireland to heal from his injury in the previous race, so he was replaced byTrevor Taylor. The front row was taken up by threeFerraris.Wolfgang von Trips took the lead from the start and led every lap.Phil Hill was second but was soon pressured byJim Clark, who had started from the fourth row. The two would trade second place often with the Ferrari quicker on the straight and the Lotus faster in the corners. This continued until about 20 laps from the end when Clark's handling allowed the Ferrari to pull away. Fourth place was contested betweenStirling Moss andRichie Ginther, with Moss passing Ginther on the final lap. The race was the first of 23 races in Formula 1 history in which every car that started the race was classified as a finisher. In addition, no drivers made any pit stops; only one of only two World Championship races in history to have this latter distinction - the other being the2021 Belgian Grand Prix - which was red-flagged after two full laps due to bad weather.[1]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Gap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 |  Phil Hill | Ferrari | No time | 1:37.0 | 1:35.7 | — |
| 2 | 3 |  Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | No time | 1:36.6 | 1:35.7 | — |
| 3 | 2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | No time | 1:36.7 | 1:35.9 | +0.2 |
| 4 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 1:38.1 | 1:36.2 | 1:37.6 | +0.4 |
| 5 | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 1:38.6 | 1:36.7 | 1:36.3 | +0.6 |
| 6 | 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 1:38.9 | 1:36.5 | 1:36.4 | +0.7 |
| 7 | 10 |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1:36.6 | 1:36.7 | 1:37.1 | +0.9 |
| 8 | 5 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 1:39.0 | 1:36.9 | 1:36.8 | +1.1 |
| 9 | 12 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 1:40.7 | 1:36.8 | 1:37.6 | +1.1 |
| 10 | 17 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 1:38.8 | 1:38.5 | 1:36.8 | +1.1 |
| 11 | 15 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1:39.3 | 1:37.0 | 1:36.9 | +1.2 |
| 12 | 6 |  Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 1:39.6 | 1:37.1 | 1:38.5 | +1.4 |
| 13 | 9 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 1:39.0 | 1:38.0 | 1:39.5 | +2.3 |
| 14 | 18 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | No time | 1:46.8 | 1:38.0 | +2.3 |
| 15 | 11 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1:41.3 | 1:38.5 | 1:38.2 | +2.5 |
| 16 | 16 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 1:42.0 | 1:40.8 | 1:39.5 | +3.8 |
| 17 | 8 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 1:42.3 | 1:40.9 | 1:39.8 | +4.1 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 75 | 2:01:52.1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 75 | +0.9 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 75 | +13.1 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 75 | +22.2 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 75 | +22.3[1] | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +1:20.1 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 75 | +1:26.7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 75 | +1:29.8[1] | 5 | |
| 9 | 5 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 74 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 74 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 73 | +2 Laps | 11 | |
| 12 | 11 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 73 | +2 Laps | 13 | |
| 13 | 16 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 73 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 14 | 8 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 72 | +3 Laps | 15 | |
| 15 | 9 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 72 | +3 Laps | 12 | |
| DNS | 17 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | Reserve Entry | |||
| DNS | 18 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | Reserve Entry | |||
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