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1961 Dutch Grand Prix

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1961 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
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 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1.35.5 on lap 7
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders
Brabham, Moss, Surtees, Taylor and Herrmann right after the race start
Carel Godin de Beaufort driving the Porsche 718 in the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1961 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 1961 at Zandvoort. It was race 2 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Taking place one week after the Monaco Grand Prix, there was no time for Innes Ireland to heal from his injury in the previous race, so he was replaced by Trevor Taylor. The front row was taken up by three Ferraris. Wolfgang von Trips took the lead from the start and led every lap. Phil Hill was second but was soon pressured by Jim 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 between Stirling Moss and Richie Ginther, with Moss passing Ginther on the final lap. The race was the first of 20 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 the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix - which was red-flagged after two full laps due to bad weather.[1]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Qualifying times Gap
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 1 United States Phil Hill Ferrari No time 1:37.0 1:35.7
2 3 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari No time 1:36.6 1:35.7
3 2 United States Richie Ginther Ferrari No time 1:36.7 1:35.9 +0.2
4 14 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 1:38.1 1:36.2 1:37.6 +0.4
5 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM-Climax 1:38.6 1:36.7 1:36.3 +0.6
6 7 United States Dan Gurney Porsche 1:38.9 1:36.5 1:36.4 +0.7
7 10 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1:36.6 1:36.7 1:37.1 +0.9
8 5 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 1:39.0 1:36.9 1:36.8 +1.1
9 12 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Climax 1:40.7 1:36.8 1:37.6 +1.1
10 17 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 1:38.8 1:38.5 1:36.8 +1.1
11 15 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:39.3 1:37.0 1:36.9 +1.2
12 6 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 1:39.6 1:37.1 1:38.5 +1.4
13 9 Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche 1:39.0 1:38.0 1:39.5 +2.3
14 18 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax No time 1:46.8 1:38.0 +2.3
15 11 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:41.3 1:38.5 1:38.2 +2.5
16 16 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 1:42.0 1:40.8 1:39.5 +3.8
17 8 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:42.3 1:40.9 1:39.8 +4.1

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:01:52.1 2 9
2 1 United States Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +0.9 secs 1 6
3 15 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 75 +13.1 secs 10 4
4 14 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 75 +22.2 secs 4 3
5 2 United States Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +22.3 secs[1] 3 2
6 10 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:20.1 7 1
7 12 United Kingdom John Surtees Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.7 9
8 4 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM-Climax 75 +1:29.8[1] 5
9 5 United Kingdom Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 74 +1 Lap 8
10 7 United States Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 6
11 6 Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 73 +2 Laps 11
12 11 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 73 +2 Laps 13
13 16 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 73 +2 Laps 14
14 8 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 72 +3 Laps 15
15 9 Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche 72 +3 Laps 12
DNS 17 United States Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax Reserve Entry
DNS 18 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax Reserve Entry
Source:[2]

Notes

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  • This was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for a German driver. It was also the first Grand Prix win for Wolfgang von Trips.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 183. ISBN 0-85429-276-4.
  2. ^ "1961 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Netherlands 1961 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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