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1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy
1961 Italian GP
1960 United States GP
1961 United States GP
1961 Coppa Italia
1962 Dutch GP
1962 United States GP
IV
United States Grand Prix
Event
Overview •
Sessions
•
Entry List
Qualifying
Qualification
Race
Starting Grid
•
Classification
•
Fastest Laps
•
Laps Led
Details
Date
Sunday 8 October 1961
Start time
14:00
Event
United States GP
Circuit
Watkins Glen
Event Format
Race of 100 laps
Championship
World Championship
Race number
#8 of
8
in 1961
#102 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps
100
Circuit Perimeter
3701 m
Race Distance
3701 × 100 = 370.100 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2
Pole Position
Right
First Corner
Right
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries
20
Qualifiers
19
Finishers
12
Debutants
Hap Sharp
(
Driver
),
Peter Ryan
(
Driver
),
Roger Penske
(
Driver
),
Walt Hansgen
(
Driver
),
Hap Sharp
(
Entrant
),
J. Frank Harrison
(
Entrant
),
J. Wheeler Autosport
(
Entrant
),
John M. Wyatt III
(
Entrant
),
Momo Corporation
(
Entrant
),
Watkins Glen
(
Circuit
)
Milestones
Car 12
– 100th Race Entry (
Car Number
)
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team
– 50th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Team Lotus
– 1st Win (
Entrant
)
BRM
– 100th Race Entry (
Car Manufacturer
)
Innes Ireland
– 1st Win (
Driver
)
Records Broken
1.
Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores
–
Bruce McLaren
(
17
),
2.
Most Retirements
–
Stirling Moss
(
34
),
3.
Most 8th Place Finishes
–
Cooper
(
19
),
4.
Most Consecutive 11th Place Finishes
–
Lotus
(
3
),
5.
Most 11th Place Finishes in a Season
–
Masten Gregory
(
2
),
6.
Most 11th Place Qualifications
–
Masten Gregory
(
5
)
Records Extended
1.
Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores
–
Cooper
(
65
),
2.
Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores
–
Cooper
(
25
),
3.
Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores
–
Cooper
(
15
),
4.
Most 3rd Place Qualifications
–
Stirling Moss
(
11
)
World Championship standings
1
Phil Hill
34
2
Wolfgang von Trips
33
3
Stirling Moss
21
4
Dan Gurney
21
5
Richie Ginther
16
6
Innes Ireland
12
7
Jim Clark
11
8
Bruce McLaren
11
9
Giancarlo Baghetti
9
10
Tony Brooks
6
11
Jack Brabham
4
12
John Surtees
4
13
Jackie Lewis
3
Olivier Gendebien
3
15
Jo Bonnier
3
Graham Hill
3
17
Roy Salvadori
2
1
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
40
2
Lotus
/
Climax
32
3
Porsche
/
Porsche
22
4
Cooper
/
Climax
14
5
BRM
/
Climax
7
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 15
Car 1
Car 1
Entrant
Team Lotus
Cooper Car Co
Cooper Car Co
Driver
Innes Ireland
Jack Brabham
Jack Brabham
Car
Lotus
21
Cooper
T58
Cooper
T58
Engine
Climax
1.5 L4
Climax
1.5 V8
Climax
1.5 V8
Time
2:13'45.8
1'17.0
1'18.2
Speed
166.010 km/h
173.034 km/h
170.379 km/h
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