1961 Belgian Grand Prix
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The 1961 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 18 June 1961 at Spa-Francorchamps.
The organizers of the race invited 25 entries but were only going to pay starting money to 19. Sixteen pre-selected cars plus the 3 fastest of the remaining 9. Three of the cars without starting money decided not to race after practicing. A fourth entry was a single car for Cliff Allison and Henry Taylor. The team decided to let the fastest driver in practice compete but it was for naught when Allison wrecked the car on his first practice lap. The Emeryson cars of Bianchi and Mairesse were also damaged beyond repair in practice but they competed by using the older Lotus 18s of March and Seidel who had decided not to race. The race was completely dominated by the Ferrari team. While Graham Hill made an amazing start to the lead from the third row, he could not hold off the Italian cars and all had passed him by the end of the first lap. There was some excitement for fifth pace. Graham Hill and Surtees passing each other for the position until Hill had to retire with an oil leak on the 24th lap.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Phil Hill |
Ferrari | 30 | 2:03:03.8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | 30 | +0.7 secs | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Richie Ginther |
Ferrari | 30 | +19.5 secs | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 |  Olivier Gendebien |
Ferrari | 30 | +45.6 secs | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 |  John Surtees |
Cooper-Climax | 30 | +1:26.8 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Dan Gurney |
Porsche | 30 | +1:31.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier |
Porsche | 30 | +2:47.1 | 9 | |
| 8 | 14 | Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax | 30 | +3:55.6 | 8 | |
| 9 | 40 | Jackie Lewis |
Cooper-Climax | 29 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 10 | 44 | Masten Gregory |
Cooper-Climax | 29 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 11 | 22 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 28 | +2 Laps | 14 | |
| 12 | 34 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 24 | +6 Laps | 16 | |
| 13 | 38 | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax | 24 | +6 Laps | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Graham Hill |
BRM-Climax | 24 | Ignition | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 46 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Cooper-Maserati | 20 | Wheel Bearing | 17 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 12 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 9 | Ignition | 15 | |
| Ret | 32 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax | 9 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 12 | Lucien Bianchi |
Lotus-Climax | 9 | Oil Leak | 23 | |
| Ret | 10 | Willy Mairesse |
Lotus-Climax | 7 | Ignition | 19 | |
| DNS | 42 | Tony Marsh |
Lotus-Climax | Start Money Dispute | |||
| DNS | 48 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Lotus-Climax | Start Money Dispute | |||
| DNS | 50 | Ian Burgess |
Lotus-Climax | Start Money Dispute | |||
| DNS | 16 | Cliff Allison |
Lotus-Climax | Car Damaged in Practice |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Phil Hill - 3:59.3
- Fastest Lap: Richie Ginther - 3:59.8
- Lap Leaders: Phil Hill 20 laps (1, 3-5, 8, 11-13, 15, 17-18, 21-23, 25-30); Olivier Gendebien 3 laps (2, 6-7); Wolfgang von Trips 7 laps (9-10, 14, 16, 19-20, 24).
| Previous race: 1961 Dutch Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship, 1961 season |
Next race: 1961 French Grand Prix |
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