1961 Italian Grand Prix

The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1961 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Monza circuit in Italy on Sunday, 10 September 1961. Wolfgang von Trips started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Phil Hill was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1961 Drivers’ Championship and Hill won the title. Tragically, this race is remembered above all for the violent accident which claimed the life of von Trips and 14 spectators.

During an interview with Beyond The Grid – The F1® Podcast that was released on 8 September 2021, Phil Hill’s son Derek Hill talked in detail about his father’s traumatic but ultimately triumphant experience of this event.

1961 Italian Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredTimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedPoints
12Phil HillUnited StatesFerrariDunlop432:03:13.0002:03:13.000--2:49.10030209.4009
246Dan GurneyUnited StatesPorscheDunlop43+31.2002:03:44.200+31.200+31.2002:50.70027208.5006
312Bruce McLarenNew ZealandCooper ClimaxDunlop43+148.4002:05:41.400+2:28.400+1:57.2002:51.1003205.3004
460Jackie LewisGreat BritainCooper ClimaxDunlop43+160.4002:05:53.400+2:40.400+12.0002:51.80041204.9003
526Tony BrooksGreat BritainBRM ClimaxDunlop43+160.5002:05:53.500+2:40.500+0.1002:52.90043204.9002
640Roy SalvadoriGreat BritainCooper ClimaxDunlop42+1 lap1 lap1 lap2:55.30031
774Carel Godin de BeaufortNetherlandsPorscheDunlop41+2 laps2 laps1 lap2:56.60025
862Lorenzo BandiniItalyCooper MaseratiDunlop41+2 laps2 laps2:58.10040
948Maurice TrintignantFranceCooper MaseratiDunlop41+2 laps2 laps2:57.2003
1016Tim ParnellGreat BritainLotus ClimaxDunlop40+3 laps3 laps1 lap3:04.4003
1120Henry TaylorGreat BritainLotus ClimaxDunlop39+4 laps4 laps1 lap3:00.6003
1258Renato PirocchiItalyCooper MaseratiDunlop38+5 laps5 laps1 lap3:07.90028
DNF28Stirling MossGreat BritainLotus ClimaxDunlop36DNF2:50.80027
DNF6Richie GintherUnited StatesFerrariDunlop23DNF2:49.7008
DNF72Gaetano StarrabbaItalyLotus MaseratiDunlop19DNF3:06.10010
DNF44Jo BonnierSwedenPorscheDunlop14DNF2:49.3004
DNF8Ricardo RodriguezMexicoFerrariDunlop13DNF2:49.8002
DNF32Giancarlo BaghettiItalyFerrariDunlop13DNF2:48.4002
DNF50Nino VaccarellaItalyDe Tomaso Alfa RomeoDunlop13DNF3:00.0007
DNF22Masten GregoryUnited StatesLotus ClimaxDunlop11DNF2:58.0003
DNF24Graham HillGreat BritainBRM ClimaxDunlop10DNF2:53.5003
DNF10Jack BrabhamAustraliaCooper ClimaxDunlop8DNF2:49.5003
DNF14Brian NaylorGreat BritainJBW ClimaxDunlop6DNF3:10.8002
DNF38Innes IrelandGreat BritainLotus ClimaxDunlop5DNF2:58.6002
DNF30Jack FairmanGreat BritainCooper ClimaxDunlop5DNF3:13.4002
DNF42John SurteesGreat BritainCooper ClimaxDunlop2DNF2:53.9002
DNF4Wolfgang von TripsGermanyFerrariDunlop1DNF3:03.4003:03.4001196.300
DNF36Jim ClarkGreat BritainLotus ClimaxDunlop1DNF3:03.7003:03.7001196.000
DNF54Roberto BussinelloItalyDe Tomaso Alfa RomeoDunlop1DNF3:26.7003:26.7001174.200
DNF52Roberto LippiItalyDe Tomaso OscaDunlop1DNF3:55.5003:55.5001152.900
DNF56Wolfgang SeidelGermanyLotus ClimaxDunlop1DNF22:32.20022:32.200126.600
DNF18Gerry AshmoreGreat BritainLotus ClimaxDunlopDNF

1961 Italian Grand Prix