- Winner
- Wolfgang von Trips
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill, and Jim Clark
- Race date
- May 22, 1961
- Pole
- Phil Hill
- Fastest lap
- Jim Clark
- Classified drivers
- 17
- Circuit
- Circuit Park Zandvoort
The decisive result
Wolfgang von Trips finished first for Ferrari. Phil Hill is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jim Clark 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Jim Clark from P10 to P3 (+7), John Surtees from P9 to P7 (+2), and Wolfgang von Trips from P2 to P1 (+1) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Phil Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Reserve driver. Jim Clark holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.500 on lap 7. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.