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Phil Hill won the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix

Phil Hill won the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Wolfgang von Trips and Richie Ginther at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Phil HillFerrari2:03:03.8009
2Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:03:04.5006
3Richie GintherFerrari2:03:23.3004
4Olivier GendebienFerrari2:03:49.4003
5John SurteesCooper2:04:30.6002
6Dan GurneyPorsche2:04:34.8001
7Jo BonnierPorsche2:05:50.9000
8Stirling MossTeam Lotus2:06:59.4000
9Jackie LewisCooper+1 lap0
10Masten GregoryCooper+1 lap0
11Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+2 laps0
12Jim ClarkTeam Lotus+6 laps0
13Tony BrooksBRM+6 laps0
DNFGraham HillBRMIgnition0
DNFMaurice TrintignantCooperGearbox0
DNFLorenzo BandiniCooperWheel bearing0
DNFJack BrabhamCooperEngine0
DNFLucien BianchiTeam LotusOil leak0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusEngine0
DNFBruce McLarenCooperIgnition0