1961 Italian Grand Prix

1961 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Date	10 September 1961
Official name	XXXII Gran Premio d’Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	10.000 km (6.214 mi)
Distance	43 laps, 430.000 km (267.190 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari
Time	2:46.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari
Time	2:48.4 on lap 2
Podium
First	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Second	Dan Gurney	Porsche
Third	Bruce McLaren	CooperClimax
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:50.3	2:46.3	—
2	8	Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari	2:49.6	2:46.4	+0.1
3	6	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	2:46.8	2:47.1	+0.5
4	2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:48.9	2:47.2	+0.9
5	24	Graham Hill	BRMClimax	2:55.0	2:48.7	+2.4
6	32	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	2:53.4	2:49.0	+2.7
7	36	Jim Clark	LotusClimax	2:52.4	2:49.2	+2.9
8	44	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	2:53.6	2:49.6	+3.3
9	38	Innes Ireland	LotusClimax	2:56.7	2:50.3	+4.0
10	10	Jack Brabham	CooperClimax	2:55.1	2:51.6	+5.3
11	28	Stirling Moss	LotusClimax	2:51.8	2:57.5	+5.5
12	46	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:53.4	2:52.0	+5.7
13	26	Tony Brooks	BRMClimax	2:58.8	2:52.2	+5.9
14	12	Bruce McLaren	CooperClimax	2:59.8	2:53.4	+7.1
15	74	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	2:57.9	2:53.8	+7.5
16	60	Jackie Lewis	CooperClimax	No time	2:54.0	+7.7
17	22	Masten Gregory	LotusClimax	3:01.4	2:55.2	+8.9
18	40	Roy Salvadori	CooperClimax	3:02.0	2:55.2	+8.9
19	42	John Surtees	CooperClimax	2:59.3	2:55.6	+9.3
20	50	Nino Vaccarella	De TomasoAlfa Romeo	3:03.7	2:56.0	+9.7
21	62	Lorenzo Bandini	CooperMaserati	2:57.7	2:58.2	+11.4
22	48	Maurice Trintignant	CooperMaserati	3:03.9	2:58.7	+12.4
23	20	Henry Taylor	LotusClimax	3:03.8	3:00.6	+14.3
24	54	Roberto Bussinello	De TomasoAlfa Romeo	3:09.8	3:01.7	+15.4
25	18	Gerry Ashmore	LotusClimax	No time	3:03.0	+16.7
26	30	Jack Fairman	CooperClimax	3:06.7	3:04.8	+18.5
27	16	Tim Parnell	LotusClimax	3:15.4	3:05.7	+19.4
28	56	Wolfgang Seidel	LotusClimax	No time	3:06.0	+19.7
29	58	Renato Pirocchi	CooperMaserati	3:18.3	3:06.5	+20.2
30	72	Gaetano Starrabba	LotusMaserati	No time	3:07.9	+21.6
31	14	Brian Naylor	JBWClimax	3:13.0	3:08.1	+21.8
32	52	Roberto Lippi	De TomasoOsca	3:27.7	3:08.9	+22.6
33	68	André Pilette	EmerysonClimax	3:19.4	3:11.6	+25.3
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Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	43	2:03:13.0	4	9
2	46	Dan Gurney	Porsche	43	+31.2 secs	12	6
3	12	Bruce McLaren	CooperClimax	43	+2:28.4	14	4
4	60	Jackie Lewis	CooperClimax	43	+2:40.4	16	3
5	26	Tony Brooks	BRMClimax	43	+2:40.5	13	2
6	40	Roy Salvadori	CooperClimax	42	+1 Lap	18	1
7	74	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	41	+2 Laps	15
8	62	Lorenzo Bandini	CooperMaserati	41	+2 Laps	21
9	48	Maurice Trintignant	CooperMaserati	41	+2 Laps	22
10	16	Tim Parnell	LotusClimax	40	+3 Laps	27
11	20	Henry Taylor	LotusClimax	39	+4 Laps	23
12	58	Renato Pirocchi	CooperMaserati	38	+5 Laps	29
Ret	28	Stirling Moss	LotusClimax	36	Wheel bearing	11
Ret	6	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	23	Engine	3
Ret	72	Gaetano Starrabba	LotusMaserati	19	Engine	30
Ret	44	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	14	Suspension	8
Ret	8	Ricardo Rodríguez	Ferrari	13	Fuel system	2
Ret	32	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	13	Engine	6
Ret	50	Nino Vaccarella	De TomasoAlfa Romeo	13	Engine	20
Ret	22	Masten Gregory	LotusClimax	11	Suspension	17
Ret	24	Graham Hill	BRMClimax	10	Engine	5
Ret	10	Jack Brabham	CooperClimax	8	Overheating	10
Ret	14	Brian Naylor	JBWClimax	6	Engine	31
Ret	38	Innes Ireland	LotusClimax	5	Chassis	9
Ret	30	Jack Fairman	CooperClimax	5	Engine	26
Ret	42	John Surtees	CooperClimax	2	Accident	19
Ret	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	1	Fatal collision	1
Ret	36	Jim Clark	LotusClimax	1	Collision	7
Ret	54	Roberto Bussinello	De TomasoAlfa Romeo	1	Engine	24
Ret	56	Wolfgang Seidel	LotusClimax	1	Engine	28
Ret	52	Roberto Lippi	De TomasoOsca	1	Engine	32
Ret	18	Gerry Ashmore	LotusClimax	0	Accident	25
DNQ	68	André Pilette	EmerysonClimax		Too slow
DNS	46	Edgar Barth	Porsche		Practice only experimental car
WD	58	Massimo Natili	CooperMaserati		Pirocchi drove car
DNA	34	Alfonso Thiele	CooperClimax		Support race
DNA	64	Ernesto Prinoth	LotusClimax		On route to the Flugplatzrennen
DNA	66	Menato Boffa	CooperClimax		Racing at Vallelunga
DNA	70	Michael May	LotusClimax		Retired from racing
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Drivers’ Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Phil Hill	34 (38)
1	2	Wolfgang von Trips	33
	3	Stirling Moss	21
	4	Richie Ginther	16
2	5	Dan Gurney	15
Source:

Constructors’ Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Ferrari	40 (52)
	2	LotusClimax	24
	3	Porsche	17
	4	CooperClimax	13 (15)
	5	BRMClimax	3
Source:

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Phil Hill	34 (38)
1	2	Wolfgang von Trips	33
	3	Stirling Moss	21
	4	Richie Ginther	16
2	5	Dan Gurney	15
Source:

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Ferrari	40 (52)
	2	LotusClimax	24
	3	Porsche	17
	4	CooperClimax	13 (15)
	5	BRMClimax	3
Source:

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