XX Grand Prix de Belgique
18 June 1961 - Spa-Francorchamps: 423.00 km (14.10 km x 30 laps)
1 4 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 '2' 2:03:03.8 = 206.235 km/h
2 2 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 156 '5' 2:03:04.5
3 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 156 '4' 2:03:23.3
4 8 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 156 '3' 2:03:49.4
5 24 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 'FI-1-61' 2:04:30.6
6 20 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '203' 2:04:34.8
7 18 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '204' 2:04:50.9
8 14 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '912' 2:06:59.4
9 40 Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' 29 laps
10 44 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T53 'F1-3-61' 29 laps
11 22 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 28 laps
12 34 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '932' 26 laps
13 38 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax P48/57 '572' 26 laps
Fastest Lap: Richie Ginther, Ferrari, 3:59.8 = 211.676 km/h
Did Not Finish
10 Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax 18 '909' 7 laps/Engine
30 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-11-61' 8 laps/Fuel feed
32 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 9 laps/Engine
12 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 18 '373' 9 laps/Oil pipe
28 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-10-61' 12 laps/Con-rod
46 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati T53 'FI-13-61' 20 laps/Big end bearings
26 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati T51 22 laps/Gearbox
36 Graham Hill BRM-Climax P48/57 '571' 24 laps/Oil leak
Did Not Start
16 Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' Injured in practice accident
16 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18/21 '918' Car damaged by Allison
42 Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax 18 '909' No starting money available (car driven by Mairesse)
48 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 18 '373' No starting money available (car driven by Bianchi)
50 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' No starting money available
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Starting Grid
Phil Hill Wolfgang von Trips Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari Dino 156 #4 Ferrari Dino 156 #2 Ferrari Dino 156 #8
3:59.3 4:00.1 4:03.0
John Surtees Richie Ginther
Cooper T53P-Climax #24 Ferrari Dino 156 #6
4:06.0 4:06.1
Graham Hill Tony Brooks Stirling Moss
BRM 48/57-Climax #36 BRM 48/57-Climax #38 Lotus 18/21-Climax #14
4:07.6 4:07.9 4:08.2
Jo Bonnier Dan Gurney
Porsche 718 #18 Porsche 718 #20
4:08.3 4:08.4
Jack Brabham Masten Gregory Jackie Lewis
Cooper T55-Climax #28 Cooper T53P-Climax #44 Cooper T53P-Climax #40
4:08.6 4:10.2 4:11.1
Carel Godin de Beaufort Bruce McLaren
Porsche 718 #22 Cooper T55-Climax #30
4:16.7 4:17.4
Jim Clark Lorenzo Bandini Innes Ireland
Lotus 21-Climax #32 Cooper T53P-Maserati #46 Lotus 21-Climax #34
4:17.7 4:19.0 4:20.0
Willy Mairesse Maurice Trintignant
Lotus 18-Climax #10 Cooper T53P-Maserati #26
4:20.6 4:21.4
Lucien Bianchi
Lotus 18-Climax #12
4:27.3
Did Not Start:
Cliff Allison
Lotus18/21-Climax #16
No time
Henry Taylor
Lotus 18/21-Climax #16
No time
Tony Marsh
Lotus 18-Climax #42
4:23.2
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus 18-Climax #48
4:27.4
Ian Burgess
Lotus 18-Climax #50
4:34.6