- Winner
- Phil Hill
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips, and Richie Ginther
- Race date
- June 18, 1961
- Pole
- Phil Hill
- Fastest lap
- Richie Ginther
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The decisive result
Phil Hill finished first for Ferrari. Wolfgang von Trips is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Richie Ginther 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Jim Clark from P18 to P12 (+6), Dan Gurney from P10 to P6 (+4), and Jackie Lewis from P13 to P9 (+4) 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 Ignition, 3 Money dispute, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +6 laps. Richie Ginther holds the fastest-lap entry at 3:59.800 on lap 20. 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.