1961 seasonR7 · 10 September 1961 · Monza

Italian Grand Prix 1961

Phil Hill won for Ferrari. Started from P4. This race decided the championship.

Laps43PoleVon TripsFastest lapBaghettiDistance430 km
Start → finish · top ten4P1 Hill12P2 Gurney14P3 McLaren16P4 LewisP5 Brooks18P6 SalvadoriP7 Godin de Beaufort21P8 BandiniP9 Trintignant27P10 Parnell

Race results

01Phil HillFerrari2:03:13.0009
02Dan GurneyPorsche+31.2006
03Bruce McLarenCooper+2:28.4004
04Jackie LewisCooper+2:40.4003
05Tony BrooksBRM+2:40.5002
06Roy SalvadoriCooper+1 lap1
07Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+2 laps
08Lorenzo BandiniCooper+2 laps
09Maurice TrintignantCooper+2 laps
10Tim ParnellLotus+3 laps
11Henry TaylorLotus+4 laps
12Renato PirocchiCooper+5 laps
—Stirling MossLotusWheel bearing
—Richie GintherFerrariEngine
—Gaetano StarrabbaLotusEngine
—Jo BonnierPorscheSuspension
—Nino VaccarellaDe TomasoEngine
—Giancarlo Baghettifastest lapFerrariEngine
—Ricardo RodríguezFerrariFuel system
—Masten GregoryLotusSuspension
—Graham HillBRMEngine
—Jack BrabhamCooperOverheating
—Brian NaylorJBWEngine
—Jack FairmanCooperEngine
—Innes IrelandLotusChassis
—John SurteesCooperAccident
—Wolfgang SeidelLotusEngine
—Roberto BussinelloDe TomasoEngine
—Roberto LippiDe TomasoEngine
—Jim ClarkLotusCollision
—Wolfgang von TripsFerrariFatal collision
—Gerry AshmoreLotusAccident
—Massimo NatiliCooperDid not start
—André PiletteEmerysonDid not qualify