Round 5 · 1961
British Grand Prix
WinnerVOTFerrari · from P4
PoleHIL
Fastest lap1:57.800Brooks · L72
Biggest gain+11Maggs P24→P13
Retirements13of 30 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | +3 | 75 | 2:40:53.600 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill HIL | Ferrari | 1 | -1 | 75 | +46.000 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther GIN | Ferrari | 2 | -1 | 75 | +46.800 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 9 | +5 | 75 | +1:08.600 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier BON | Porsche | 3 | -2 | 75 | +1:16.200 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori SAV | Cooper | 13 | +7 | 75 | +1:26.200 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney GUR | Porsche | 12 | +5 | 74 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 14 | +6 | 74 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Tony Brooks BRK | BRM | 6 | -3 | 73 | +2 laps FL | — | |
| 10 | Innes Ireland IRE | Team Lotus | 7 | -3 | 72 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Masten Gregory GRG | Cooper | 16 | +5 | 71 | +4 laps | — | |
| 12 | Lorenzo Bandini BAO | Cooper | 21 | +9 | 71 | +4 laps | — | |
| 13 | Tony Maggs MGG | Team Lotus | 24 | +11 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| 14 | Ian Burgess BUR | Team Lotus | 25 | +11 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| 15 | Keith Greene GRN | Gilby | 23 | +8 | 69 | +6 laps | — | |
| 16 | Porsche | 18 | +2 | 69 | +6 laps | — | ||
| 17 | Wolfgang Seidel SEI | Team Lotus | 22 | +5 | 58 | +17 laps | — | |
| — | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 8 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | ||
| — | Stirling Moss MSS | Team Lotus | 5 | 44 | DNF · L44 | — | ||
| — | Jack Fairman FAI | Ferguson | 20 | 39 | DSQ | — | ||
| — | Tony Marsh MAR | Team Lotus | 27 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 11 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | ||
| — | Lucien Bianchi BIH | Team Lotus | 30 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | Henry Taylor TAO | Team Lotus | 17 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Tim Parnell PAH | Team Lotus | 29 | 12 | DNF · L12 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Cooper | 10 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Gerry Ashmore ASM | Team Lotus | 26 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Lewis LEW | Cooper | 15 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 19 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | |||
| — | Massimo Natili NAT | Cooper | 28 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | British Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 1 |
| 1957 | British Grand Prix | Tony Brooks BRK | Vanwall | 3 |
| 1955 | British Grand Prix | Stirling Moss MSS | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 |