British Grand Prix

Date
Sat 15th July 1961 (UTC)
Sat 15th July 1961 (Local)

Timestamp
1961-07-15T13:00:00

Time

13:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1961

Round
5

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The 1961 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held on 15 July 1961 at the Aintree Circuit, near Liverpool. It was race 5 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Following a wet weekend, with torrential rain affecting both qualifying and the race start, the Grand Prix was ultimately dominated by Scuderia Ferrari, with their drivers taking all three podium positions. The race was won by German Wolfgang von Trips, who had led for much of the race after starting from fourth place on the grid. This was von Trips's second but also his final Grand Prix victory as two races later he was killed in an accident during the 1961 Italian Grand Prix.
The 1961 British Grand Prix is also notable as being the first occasion on which a four-wheel drive car, and the last at which a front engined car was entered for a World Championship race. These two accomplishments were achieved by the same vehicle: the experimental Ferguson P99-Climax run by the Rob Walker Racing Team.

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1 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:40:53.6
2 Phil Hill Ferrari +46.0
3 Richie Ginther Ferrari +46.8
4 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax +1:08.6
5 Jo Bonnier Porsche +1:16.2
6 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax +1:26.2
7 Dan Gurney Porsche +1 Lap
8 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax +1 Lap
9 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax +2 Laps
10 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax +3 Laps

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