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| Date | Sunday 8 October 1961 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event | United States GP |
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| Circuit | Watkins Glen |
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| Event Format | Race of 100 laps |
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| Race | 28 of 32 |
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| Championship race | 102 |
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| Laps | 100 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 3701 m |
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| Race Distance | 3701 × 100 = 370.100 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Mild, Dry |
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| Entries | 19 |
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| Qualifiers | 19 |
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| Finishers | 11 |
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| Championship Debutants | Hap Sharp (Driver),
Peter Ryan (Driver),
Roger Penske (Driver),
Walt Hansgen (Driver),
Hap Sharp (Entrant),
J. Frank Harrison (Entrant),
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J. Wheeler Autosport (Entrant),
John M. Wyatt III (Entrant),
Momo Corporation (Entrant),
Watkins Glen (Circuit),
Watkins Glen (3701.5 m) (Circuit Layout)
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| Milestones | Bruce McLaren - 25th Race Entry (Driver)
Cooper - 10th Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
Innes Ireland - 1st Win (Driver)
Stirling Moss - 75th Race Entry (Driver)
Team Lotus - 1st Win (Entrant)
Team Lotus - 75th Race Entry (Entrant)
UDT Laystall Racing Team - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
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| 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)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (65),
2. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (15),
3. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (25),
4. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Stirling Moss (11)
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