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1961 Italian Grand Prix

January 13, 2023

The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1961 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 10 September 1961
Official name XXXII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 10.000 km (6.214 miles)
Distance 43 laps, 430.000 km (267.190 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 2:46.3
Fastest lap
Driver Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari
Time 2:48.4 on lap 2
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Porsche
Third
Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The race was marked by one of the most terrible accidents in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2, at the approach to the Parabolica, German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari after colliding with the Lotus of Jim Clark and crashed into a fence line of spectators, killing 15 and himself.[1][2] The race was not stopped, allegedly to avoid the audience going home en masse jamming the roads around the stadium and thus impeding the rescue work for the injured. This was also the last Formula One race ever to be held on the full 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) Monza circuit, with the two banked corners and the straight between the bankings included.

The race was won by von Trips's American teammate Phil Hill; since von Trips was the only one who could challenge him, Hill won the World Championship with one race to go. Hill's Monza win also assured Ferrari of the Constructors' Championship for 1961.[3]

Background

Before the running of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, four drivers were mathematically in contention for the year's Drivers' Championship: Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill, Stirling Moss, and Richie Ginther. Realistically, however, the championship had come down to two Ferrari drivers, von Trips and Hill.

In the Constructors' Championship, two teams were mathematically in contention: Ferrari, and Lotus-Climax. In order for Lotus to overtake Ferrari at this point, one of their drivers had to win both this race and the final race of the season, the 1961 United States Grand Prix.

Qualifying

37 cars attempted to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix, and 32 had sufficiently fast times to make it to the race grid. Similar to the 107% rule of today, a rule was in place for the 1961 season enforcing a 115% cutoff against the time of the second fastest driver.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 4   Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:50.3 2:46.3 —
2 8   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 2:49.6 2:46.4 +0.1
3 6   Richie Ginther Ferrari 2:46.8 2:47.1 +0.5
4 2   Phil Hill Ferrari 2:48.9 2:47.2 +0.9
5 24   Graham Hill BRM-Climax 2:55.0 2:48.7 +2.4
6 32   Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:53.4 2:49.0 +2.7
7 36   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:52.4 2:49.2 +2.9
8 44   Jo Bonnier Porsche 2:53.6 2:49.6 +3.3
9 38   Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 2:56.7 2:50.3 +4.0
10 10   Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 2:55.1 2:51.6 +5.3
11 28   Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 2:51.8 2:57.5 +5.5
12 46   Dan Gurney Porsche 2:53.4 2:52.0 +5.7
13 26   Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 2:58.8 2:52.2 +5.9
14 12   Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:59.8 2:53.4 +7.1
15 74   Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:57.9 2:53.8 +7.5
16 60   Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax No time 2:54.0 +7.7
17 22   Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 3:01.4 2:55.2 +8.9
18 40   Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 3:02.0 2:55.2 +8.9
19 42   John Surtees Cooper-Climax 2:59.3 2:55.6 +9.3
20 50   Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 3:03.7 2:56.0 +9.7
21 62   Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 2:57.7 2:58.2 +11.4
22 48   Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 3:03.9 2:58.7 +12.4
23 20   Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 3:03.8 3:00.6 +14.3
24 54   Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 3:09.8 3:01.7 +15.4
25 18   Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax No time 3:03.0 +16.7
26 30   Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 3:06.7 3:04.8 +18.5
27 16   Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 3:15.4 3:05.7 +19.4
28 56   Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax No time 3:06.0 +19.7
29 58   Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Maserati 3:18.3 3:06.5 +20.2
30 72   Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati No time 3:07.9 +21.6
31 14   Brian Naylor JBW-Climax 3:13.0 3:08.1 +21.8
32 52   Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-Osca 3:27.7 3:08.9 +22.6
115% cutoff time: 3:11.36
DNQ 68   André Pilette Emeryson-Climax 3:19.4 3:11.6 +25.3
Source:[1]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Phil Hill Ferrari 43 2:03:13.0 4 9
2 46   Dan Gurney Porsche 43 +31.2 12 6
3 12   Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 43 +2:28.4 14 4
4 60   Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 43 +2:40.4 16 3
5 26   Tony Brooks BRM-Climax 43 +2:40.5 13 2
6 40   Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 42 +1 Lap 18 1
7 74   Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 41 +2 Laps 15
8 62   Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati 41 +2 Laps 21
9 48   Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 41 +2 Laps 22
10 16   Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 40 +3 Laps 27
11 20   Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 39 +4 Laps 23
12 58   Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Maserati 38 +5 Laps 29
Ret 28   Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 36 Wheel bearing 11
Ret 6   Richie Ginther Ferrari 23 Engine 3
Ret 72   Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 19 Engine 30
Ret 44   Jo Bonnier Porsche 14 Suspension 8
Ret 8   Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari 13 Fuel system 2
Ret 32   Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 13 Engine 6
Ret 50   Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 13 Engine 20
Ret 22   Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 11 Suspension 17
Ret 24   Graham Hill BRM-Climax 10 Engine 5
Ret 10   Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 8 Overheating 10
Ret 14   Brian Naylor JBW-Climax 6 Engine 31
Ret 38   Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 5 Chassis 9
Ret 30   Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax 5 Engine 26
Ret 42   John Surtees Cooper-Climax 2 Accident 19
Ret 4   Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1 Fatal collision 1
Ret 36   Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 Collision 7
Ret 54   Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 1 Engine 24
Ret 56   Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 1 Engine 28
Ret 52   Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-Osca 1 Engine 32
Ret 18   Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax 0 Accident 25
DNQ 68   André Pilette Emeryson-Climax Too slow
DNS 46   Edgar Barth Porsche Practice only - experimental car
WD 58   Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati Pirocchi drove car
DNA 34   Alfonso Thiele Cooper-Climax Support race
DNA 64   Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax On route to the Flugplatzrennen
DNA 66   Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax Racing at Vallelunga
DNA 70   Michael May Lotus-Climax Retired from racing
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

  1. ^ a b Collantine, Keith (10 September 2011). "50 years ago today: F1's worst tragedy at Monza". www.f1fanatic.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Motorsport Memorial".
  3. ^ Daily Express pages 1, 2 & 7 Monday 11 September 1961
  4. ^ . formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Italy 1961 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


January 13, 2023
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The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers 1961 Italian Grand PrixRace detailsDate10 September 1961Official nameXXXII Gran Premio d ItaliaLocationAutodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza ItalyCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length10 000 km 6 214 miles Distance43 laps 430 000 km 267 190 miles WeatherSunnyPole positionDriverWolfgang von TripsFerrariTime2 46 3Fastest lapDriverGiancarlo BaghettiFerrariTime2 48 4 on lap 2PodiumFirstPhil HillFerrariSecondDan GurneyPorscheThirdBruce McLarenCooper ClimaxLap leaders The race was marked by one of the most terrible accidents in the history of Formula One when on the end of lap 2 at the approach to the Parabolica German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari after colliding with the Lotus of Jim Clark and crashed into a fence line of spectators killing 15 and himself 1 2 The race was not stopped allegedly to avoid the audience going home en masse jamming the roads around the stadium and thus impeding the rescue work for the injured This was also the last Formula One race ever to be held on the full 10 kilometres 6 2 mi Monza circuit with the two banked corners and the straight between the bankings included The race was won by von Trips s American teammate Phil Hill since von Trips was the only one who could challenge him Hill won the World Championship with one race to go Hill s Monza win also assured Ferrari of the Constructors Championship for 1961 3 Contents 1 Background 2 Qualifying 3 Classification 3 1 Qualifying 3 2 Race 4 Championship standings after the race 5 ReferencesBackground EditBefore the running of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix four drivers were mathematically in contention for the year s Drivers Championship Wolfgang von Trips Phil Hill Stirling Moss and Richie Ginther Realistically however the championship had come down to two Ferrari drivers von Trips and Hill In the Constructors Championship two teams were mathematically in contention Ferrari and Lotus Climax In order for Lotus to overtake Ferrari at this point one of their drivers had to win both this race and the final race of the season the 1961 United States Grand Prix Qualifying Edit37 cars attempted to qualify for the Italian Grand Prix and 32 had sufficiently fast times to make it to the race grid Similar to the 107 rule of today a rule was in place for the 1961 season enforcing a 115 cutoff against the time of the second fastest driver Classification EditQualifying Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap1 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2 50 3 2 46 3 2 8 Ricardo Rodriguez Ferrari 2 49 6 2 46 4 0 13 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 2 46 8 2 47 1 0 54 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 2 48 9 2 47 2 0 95 24 Graham Hill BRM Climax 2 55 0 2 48 7 2 46 32 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2 53 4 2 49 0 2 77 36 Jim Clark Lotus Climax 2 52 4 2 49 2 2 98 44 Jo Bonnier Porsche 2 53 6 2 49 6 3 39 38 Innes Ireland Lotus Climax 2 56 7 2 50 3 4 010 10 Jack Brabham Cooper Climax 2 55 1 2 51 6 5 311 28 Stirling Moss Lotus Climax 2 51 8 2 57 5 5 512 46 Dan Gurney Porsche 2 53 4 2 52 0 5 713 26 Tony Brooks BRM Climax 2 58 8 2 52 2 5 914 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 2 59 8 2 53 4 7 115 74 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2 57 9 2 53 8 7 516 60 Jackie Lewis Cooper Climax No time 2 54 0 7 717 22 Masten Gregory Lotus Climax 3 01 4 2 55 2 8 918 40 Roy Salvadori Cooper Climax 3 02 0 2 55 2 8 919 42 John Surtees Cooper Climax 2 59 3 2 55 6 9 320 50 Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso Alfa Romeo 3 03 7 2 56 0 9 721 62 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper Maserati 2 57 7 2 58 2 11 422 48 Maurice Trintignant Cooper Maserati 3 03 9 2 58 7 12 423 20 Henry Taylor Lotus Climax 3 03 8 3 00 6 14 324 54 Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso Alfa Romeo 3 09 8 3 01 7 15 425 18 Gerry Ashmore Lotus Climax No time 3 03 0 16 726 30 Jack Fairman Cooper Climax 3 06 7 3 04 8 18 527 16 Tim Parnell Lotus Climax 3 15 4 3 05 7 19 428 56 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus Climax No time 3 06 0 19 729 58 Renato Pirocchi Cooper Maserati 3 18 3 3 06 5 20 230 72 Gaetano Starrabba Lotus Maserati No time 3 07 9 21 631 14 Brian Naylor JBW Climax 3 13 0 3 08 1 21 832 52 Roberto Lippi De Tomaso Osca 3 27 7 3 08 9 22 6115 cutoff time 3 11 36DNQ 68 Andre Pilette Emeryson Climax 3 19 4 3 11 6 25 3Source 1 Race Edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 43 2 03 13 0 4 92 46 Dan Gurney Porsche 43 31 2 12 63 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 43 2 28 4 14 44 60 Jackie Lewis Cooper Climax 43 2 40 4 16 35 26 Tony Brooks BRM Climax 43 2 40 5 13 26 40 Roy Salvadori Cooper Climax 42 1 Lap 18 17 74 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 41 2 Laps 158 62 Lorenzo Bandini Cooper Maserati 41 2 Laps 219 48 Maurice Trintignant Cooper Maserati 41 2 Laps 2210 16 Tim Parnell Lotus Climax 40 3 Laps 2711 20 Henry Taylor Lotus Climax 39 4 Laps 2312 58 Renato Pirocchi Cooper Maserati 38 5 Laps 29Ret 28 Stirling Moss Lotus Climax 36 Wheel bearing 11Ret 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 23 Engine 3Ret 72 Gaetano Starrabba Lotus Maserati 19 Engine 30Ret 44 Jo Bonnier Porsche 14 Suspension 8Ret 8 Ricardo Rodriguez Ferrari 13 Fuel system 2Ret 32 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 13 Engine 6Ret 50 Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso Alfa Romeo 13 Engine 20Ret 22 Masten Gregory Lotus Climax 11 Suspension 17Ret 24 Graham Hill BRM Climax 10 Engine 5Ret 10 Jack Brabham Cooper Climax 8 Overheating 10Ret 14 Brian Naylor JBW Climax 6 Engine 31Ret 38 Innes Ireland Lotus Climax 5 Chassis 9Ret 30 Jack Fairman Cooper Climax 5 Engine 26Ret 42 John Surtees Cooper Climax 2 Accident 19Ret 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1 Fatal collision 1Ret 36 Jim Clark Lotus Climax 1 Collision 7Ret 54 Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso Alfa Romeo 1 Engine 24Ret 56 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus Climax 1 Engine 28Ret 52 Roberto Lippi De Tomaso Osca 1 Engine 32Ret 18 Gerry Ashmore Lotus Climax 0 Accident 25DNQ 68 Andre Pilette Emeryson Climax Too slowDNS 46 Edgar Barth Porsche Practice only experimental carWD 58 Massimo Natili Cooper Maserati Pirocchi drove carDNA 34 Alfonso Thiele Cooper Climax Support raceDNA 64 Ernesto Prinoth Lotus Climax On route to the FlugplatzrennenDNA 66 Menato Boffa Cooper Climax Racing at VallelungaDNA 70 Michael May Lotus Climax Retired from racingSource 4 Championship standings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 1 Phil Hill 34 38 1 2 Wolfgang von Trips 33 3 Stirling Moss 21 4 Richie Ginther 16 2 5 Dan Gurney 15Source 5 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 40 52 2 Lotus Climax 24 3 Porsche 17 4 Cooper Climax 13 15 5 BRM Climax 3Source 5 Notes Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship Numbers without parentheses are Championship points numbers in parentheses are total points scored References Edit a b Collantine Keith 10 September 2011 50 years ago today F1 s worst tragedy at Monza www f1fanatic co uk Retrieved 20 August 2018 Motorsport Memorial Daily Express pages 1 2 amp 7 Monday 11 September 1961 1961 Italian Grand Prix formula1 com Archived from the original on 22 December 2014 Retrieved 20 September 2015 a b Italy 1961 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 1 March 2019 Previous race 1961 German Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1961 season Next race 1961 United States Grand PrixPrevious race 1960 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Next race 1962 Italian Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1961 Italian Grand Prix amp oldid 1128249914, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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