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| Date | Saturday 15 July 1961 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  British GP |
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| Circuit | Aintree |
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| Event Format | Race of 75 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #5 of 8 in 1961
#99 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 75 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4828 m |
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| Race Distance | 4828 × 75 = 362.100 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Overcast, Wet |
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| Entries | 31 |
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| Qualifiers | 30 |
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| Finishers | 17 |
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| Debutants | Gerry Ashmore (Driver),
Massimo Natili (Driver),
Tony Maggs (Driver),
Ferguson (Car Manufacturer),
Gilby (Car Manufacturer),
Ferguson P99 (Car Model),
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Gilby 1961 (Car Model),
Gerry Ashmore (Entrant),
Louise Bryden-Brown (Entrant),
Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus (Entrant),
Tim Parnell (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 16 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 36 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
Lotus – 100th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper,  Ferrari (59),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Jack Brabham (15),
3. Most 14th Place Finishes – Ian Burgess (3),
4. Most Consecutive 12th Place Finishes – Cooper (2),
5. Most Consecutive 14th Place Finishes – Lotus (2),
6. Most Consecutive 14th Place Finishes – Ian Burgess (2),
7. Highest 15th Place Finish Ratio – Gilby (100.00%),
8. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season – Cooper (3),
9. Most 14th Place Finishes in a Season – Ian Burgess (2),
10. Most 16th Place Qualifications in a Season –  Masten Gregory (3),
11. Most 25th Place Qualifications in a Season – Lotus (3)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (133),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (192),
3. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (35),
4. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (58),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes – Ferrari (40),
6. Most 11th Place Finishes – Cooper (12),
7. Most 12th Place Finishes – Cooper (7),
8. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (22),
9. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (12),
10. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (15.30%),
11. Most Races Led – Ferrari (85),
12. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (2207),
13. Most Poles – Ferrari (36),
14. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (36),
15. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (29),
16. Most 15th Place Qualifications – Cooper (21)
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