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25px Netherlands  1961 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 2 of 8 in the 1961 Formula One season
Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Date May 22, 1961
Official name X Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance 75 laps, 314.47 km (195.37 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver 25px USA Phil Hill Ferrari
Time 1.35.7
Fastest lap
Driver 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1.35.5 on lap 7
Podium
First 25px Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari
Second 25px USA Phil Hill Ferrari
Third 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax


The 1961 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 22 May 1961 at Zandvoort.

Taking place one week after the Monaco GP there was not 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. Von Trips took the lead from the start and led every lap. Phil Hill was a solid second but was soon pressured by Jim Clark, who made a great start 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 also a hard fought battle. Moss and Ginther, who made a terrible start, battled nose-to-tail until the very end with Moss passing Ginther on the final lap. The race was also historic as one of only three races with a full field where every car finished (the 2005 Italian Grand Prix and the 2011 European Grand Prix are the others). In fact, in this race no driver even made a pit stop[1].

Classification[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 25px Germany Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:01:52.1 2 9
2 1 25px USA Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +0.9 secs 1 6
3 15 25px UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 75 +13.1 secs 11 4
4 14 25px UK Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 75 +22.2 secs 4 3
5 2 25px USA Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +22.3 secs[1] 3 2
6 10 25px Australia Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:20.1 7 1
7 12 25px UK John Surtees Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.7 9
8 4 25px UK Graham Hill BRM-Climax 75 +1:29.8[1] 5
9 5 25px UK Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 74 +1 Lap 8
10 7 25px USA Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 6
11 6 25px Sweden Jo Bonnier Porsche 73 +2 Laps 12
12 11 25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 73 +2 Laps 14
13 16 25px UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 73 +2 Laps 16
14 8 25px Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 72 +3 Laps 17
15 9 25px Germany Hans Herrmann Porsche 72 +3 Laps 13
DNS 17 25px USA Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax Reserve Entry
DNS 18 25px UK Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax Reserve Entry

Notes[]

  • Pole position: Phil Hill - 1:35.7
  • Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:35.5
  • Lap Leaders: Wolfgang von Trips 75 laps (1-75).
  • First win for a German driver
  • For decades, this was the only F1 Grand Prix to finish without any retirements, until 2005.
  • A unique race: no pit stops and no retirements.

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px UK Stirling Moss 12
2 25px Germany Wolfgang von Trips 12
3 25px USA Phil Hill 10
4 25px USA Richie Ginther 8
5 25px UK Jim Clark 4
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Italy Ferrari 14
2 25px UK Lotus-Climax 12
3 25px Germany Porsche 2
4 25px UK Cooper-Climax 2
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 183. 


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