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 24 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.
Classification
Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2Q3 1 1 Phil Hill FerrariNo time1:37.0 1:35.7 — 2 3 Wolfgang von Trips FerrariNo time1:36.6 1:35.7 — 3 2 Richie Ginther FerrariNo time1:36.7 1:35.9 +0.2 4 14 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax1:38.11:36.2 1:37.6 +0.4 5 4 Graham Hill BRM-Climax1:38.61:36.7 1:36.3 +0.6 6 7 Dan Gurney Porsche1:38.91:36.5 1:36.4 +0.7 7 10 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax1:36.61:36.7 1:37.1 +0.9 8 5 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax1:39.01:36.9 1:36.8 +1.1 9 12 John Surtees Cooper-Climax1:40.71:36.8 1:37.6 +1.1 10 17 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax1:38.81:38.5 1:36.8 +1.1 11 15 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax1:39.31:37.0 1:36.9 +1.2 12 6 Jo Bonnier Porsche1:39.61:37.1 1:38.5 +1.4 13 9 Hans Herrmann Porsche1:39.01:38.0 1:39.5 +2.3 14 18 Ian Burgess Lotus-ClimaxNo time1:46.8 1:38.0 +2.3 15 11 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax1:41.31:38.5 1:38.2 +2.5 16 16 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax1:42.01:40.8 1:39.5 +3.8 17 8 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche1:42.31:40.9 1:39.8 +4.1
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 75 2:01:52.1 2 9 2 1 Phil Hill Ferrari 75 +0.9 1 6 3 15 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 75 +13.1 10 4 4 14 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 75 +22.2 4 3 5 2 Richie Ginther Ferrari 75 +22.3 3 2 6 10 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 75 +1:20.1 7 1 7 12 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 75 +1:26.7 9 8 4 Graham Hill BRM-Climax 75 +1:29.8 5 9 5 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 74 +1 Lap 8 10 7 Dan Gurney Porsche 74 +1 Lap 6 11 6 Jo Bonnier Porsche 73 +2 Laps 11 12 11 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 73 +2 Laps 13 13 16 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 73 +2 Laps 14 14 8 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 72 +3 Laps 15 15 9 Hans Herrmann Porsche 72 +3 Laps 12 17 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax Reserve Entry 18 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax Reserve Entry
Notes
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
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Stirling Moss 12 2 2 Wolfgang von Trips 12 3 Phil Hill 10 2 4 Richie Ginther 8 5 5 Jim Clark 4Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Ferrari 14 1 2 Lotus-Climax 12 3 Porsche 2 4 Cooper-Climax 2Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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