The 1961 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1961 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 18 June 1961. Phil Hill started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner.
1961 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Phil Hill | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 30 | 2:03:03.800 | 2:03:03.800 | - | - | 4:00.100 | 21 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Germany | Ferrari | Dunlop | 30 | +0.700 | 2:03:04.500 | +0.700 | +0.700 | 4:01.400 | 21 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Richie Ginther | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 30 | +19.500 | 2:03:23.300 | +19.500 | +18.800 | 3:59.800 | 20 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Olivier Gendebien | Belgium | Ferrari | Dunlop | 30 | +45.600 | 2:03:49.400 | +45.600 | +26.100 | 4:01.700 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 30 | +86.800 | 2:04:30.600 | +1:26.800 | +41.200 | 4:05.200 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Dan Gurney | United States | Porsche | Dunlop | 30 | +91.000 | 2:04:34.800 | +1:31.000 | +4.200 | 4:05.800 | 30 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | Porsche | Dunlop | 30 | +167.100 | 2:05:50.900 | +2:47.100 | +1:16.100 | 4:08.100 | 14 | |
| 8 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 30 | +235.600 | 2:06:59.400 | +3:55.600 | +1:08.500 | 4:09.600 | 6 | |
| 9 | 40 | Jackie Lewis | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 29 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 4:09.400 | 29 | ||
| 10 | 44 | Masten Gregory | United States | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 29 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 4:09.700 | 21 | |||
| 11 | 22 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Netherlands | Porsche | Dunlop | 28 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 4:12.000 | 22 | ||
| 12 | 34 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 24 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 4 laps | 4:12.900 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 38 | Tony Brooks | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 24 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 4:07.800 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 36 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 24 | DNF | 6 laps | 4:06.300 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Maurice Trintignant | France | Cooper Maserati | Dunlop | 23 | DNF | 7 laps | 1 lap | 4:11.300 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | Italy | Cooper Maserati | Dunlop | 20 | DNF | 10 laps | 3 laps | 4:19.000 | 10 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 12 | DNF | 18 laps | 8 laps | 4:08.300 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 30 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 9 | DNF | 21 laps | 3 laps | 4:15.000 | 8 | ||
| DNF | 32 | Innes Ireland | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 9 | DNF | 21 laps | 4:17.600 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Lucien Bianchi | Belgium | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 9 | DNF | 21 laps | 4:34.300 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Willy Mairesse | Belgium | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 7 | DNF | 23 laps | 2 laps | 4:34.700 | 2 | ||
| 22 | 42 | Tony Marsh | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 30 laps | 7 laps | ||||||
| 23 | 48 | Wolfgang Seidel | Germany | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 30 laps | |||||||
| 24 | 50 | Ian Burgess | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 30 laps | |||||||
| 25 | 16 | Cliff Allison | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 30 laps |