The 1961 British Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1961 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Aintree Racecourse, United Kingdom on Sunday, 15 July 1961. Phil Hill started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Wolfgang von Trips was the race winner.
1961 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Germany | Ferrari | Dunlop | 75 | 2:40:53.600 | 2:40:53.600 | - | - | 1:58.800 | 63 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Phil Hill | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 75 | +46.000 | 2:41:39.600 | +46.000 | +46.000 | 1:59.400 | 71 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Richie Ginther | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 75 | +46.800 | 2:41:40.400 | +46.800 | +0.800 | 1:59.600 | 71 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 75 | +68.600 | 2:42:02.200 | +1:08.600 | +21.800 | 1:58.800 | 74 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | Porsche | Dunlop | 75 | +76.200 | 2:42:09.800 | +1:16.200 | +7.600 | 1:58.200 | 74 | 2 |
| 6 | 36 | Roy Salvadori | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 75 | +86.200 | 2:42:19.800 | +1:26.200 | +10.000 | 1:59.000 | 73 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Dan Gurney | United States | Porsche | Dunlop | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:59.800 | 67 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 74 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:59.200 | 63 | |||
| 9 | 22 | Tony Brooks | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 73 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:57.800 | 72 | ||
| 10 | 16 | Innes Ireland | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 72 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 2:00.600 | 68 | ||
| 11 | 42 | Masten Gregory | United States | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 71 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 2:03.200 | 71 | ||
| 12 | 60 | Lorenzo Bandini | Italy | Cooper Maserati | Dunlop | 71 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 2:02.400 | 70 | |||
| 13 | 50 | Tony Maggs | South Africa | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2 laps | 2:04.400 | 69 | ||
| 14 | 44 | Ian Burgess | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2:04.200 | 67 | |||
| 15 | 54 | Keith Greene | Great Britain | Gilby Climax | Dunlop | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2:06.400 | 65 | |||
| 16 | 56 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Netherlands | Porsche | Dunlop | 69 | +6 laps | 6 laps | 2:05.400 | 67 | |||
| 17 | 52 | Wolfgang Seidel | Germany | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 58 | +17 laps | 17 laps | 11 laps | 2:08.200 | 53 | ||
| DSQ | 26 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | Ferguson Climax | Dunlop | 56 | 19 laps | 6 laps | 2:00.800 | 51 | |||
| Jack Fairman | Great Britain | Dunlop | 56 | 19 laps | 2:09.000 | 37 | |||||||
| DNF | 18 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 62 | 1:59.200 | 61 | |||||
| DNF | 32 | Lucien Bianchi | Belgium | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 45 | 2:17.800 | 41 | |||||
| DNF | 28 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 44 | |||||||
| DNF | 20 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 43 | 2:11.800 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 58 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Italy | Ferrari | Dunlop | 27 | 2:14.000 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 48 | Tony Marsh | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 25 | 2:17.000 | 19 | |||||
| DNF | 34 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 23 | 2:12.400 | 23 | |||||
| DNF | 38 | Tim Parnell | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 12 | 2:32.600 | 5 | |||||
| DNF | 46 | Jackie Lewis | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 7 | 2:23.800 | 6 | |||||
| DNF | 40 | Gerry Ashmore | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 7 | 2:37.600 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 30 | Henry Taylor | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 5 | 2:18.400 | 3 | |||||
| DNF | 62 | Massimo Natili | Italy | Cooper Maserati | Dunlop |