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Wolfgang von Trips won the 1961 British Grand Prix

Wolfgang von Trips won the 1961 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Phil Hill and Richie Ginther at Aintree Motor Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Wolfgang von Trips
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill, and Richie Ginther
Race date
July 15, 1961
Pole
Phil Hill
Fastest lap
Tony Brooks
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Aintree Motor Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Wolfgang von Trips finished first for Ferrari. Phil Hill is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Richie Ginther 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Tony Maggs from P24 to P13 (+11), Ian Burgess from P25 to P14 (+11), and Lorenzo Bandini from P21 to P12 (+9) 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 6 Finished, 4 +6 laps, 2 +1 lap, 2 +4 laps, and 2 Accident. Tony Brooks holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:57.800 on lap 72. 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
1Wolfgang von TripsFerrari2:40:53.6009
2Phil HillFerrari2:41:39.6006
3Richie GintherFerrari2:41:40.4004
4Jack BrabhamCooper2:42:02.2003
5Jo BonnierPorsche2:42:09.8002
6Roy SalvadoriCooper2:42:19.8001
7Dan GurneyPorsche+1 lap0
8Bruce McLarenCooper+1 lap0
9Tony BrooksBRM+2 laps0
10Innes IrelandTeam Lotus+3 laps0
11Masten GregoryCooper+4 laps0
12Lorenzo BandiniCooper+4 laps0
13Tony MaggsTeam Lotus+6 laps0
14Ian BurgessTeam Lotus+6 laps0
15Keith GreeneGilby+6 laps0
16Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+6 laps0
17Wolfgang SeidelTeam Lotus+17 laps0
DNFJim ClarkTeam LotusOil leak0
DNFLucien BianchiTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFStirling MossTeam LotusBrakes0