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Phil Hill won the 1961 Italian Grand Prix

Phil Hill won the 1961 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Dan Gurney and Bruce McLaren at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Phil Hill
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, and Bruce McLaren
Race date
September 10, 1961
Pole
Wolfgang von Trips
Fastest lap
Giancarlo Baghetti
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Phil Hill finished first for Ferrari. Dan Gurney is listed 2 for Porsche, with Bruce McLaren 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Tim Parnell from P27 to P10 (+17), Renato Pirocchi from P29 to P12 (+17), and Lorenzo Bandini from P21 to P8 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Wolfgang von Trips started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 Engine, 5 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 Accident, and 2 Suspension. Giancarlo Baghetti holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:48.400 on lap 2. 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 HillFerrari2:03:13.0009
2Dan GurneyPorsche2:03:44.2006
3Bruce McLarenCooper2:05:41.4004
4Jackie LewisCooper2:05:53.4003
5Tony BrooksBRM2:05:53.5002
6Roy SalvadoriCooper+1 lap1
7Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+2 laps0
8Lorenzo BandiniCooper+2 laps0
9Maurice TrintignantCooper+2 laps0
10Tim ParnellTeam Lotus+3 laps0
11Henry TaylorTeam Lotus+4 laps0
12Renato PirocchiCooper+5 laps0
DNFStirling MossTeam LotusWheel bearing0
DNFRichie GintherFerrariEngine0
DNFGaetano StarrabbaTeam LotusEngine0
DNFJo BonnierPorscheSuspension0
DNFNino VaccarellaDe TomasoEngine0
DNFGiancarlo BaghettiFerrariEngine0
DNFRicardo RodríguezFerrariFuel system0
DNFMasten GregoryTeam LotusSuspension0