Round 8 | Watkins Glen

1961 United States Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, 1961-10-08. Innes Ireland won it for Lotus-Climax. Podium: Innes Ireland, Dan Gurney, Tony Brooks.

Winner

Innes Ireland

Lotus-Climax

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Watkins Glen

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 8 100 Finished 9.0
2 Dan Gurney Porsche 7 100 Finished 6.0
3 Tony Brooks BRM 5 100 Finished 4.0
4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4 100 Finished 3.0
5 Graham Hill BRM 2 99 +1 Lap 2.0
6 Jo Bonnier Porsche 10 98 +2 Laps 1.0
7 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 6 96 +4 Laps 0.0
8 Roger Penske Cooper-Climax 16 96 +4 Laps 0.0
9 Peter Ryan Lotus-Climax 13 96 +4 Laps 0.0
10 Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax 17 93 +7 Laps 0.0
11 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 15 92 +8 Laps 0.0
11 Olivier Gendebien Lotus-Climax 15 92 +8 Laps 0.0
R Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 12 96 Engine 0.0
R Jim Hall Lotus-Climax 18 76 Fuel leak 0.0
R Lloyd Ruby Lotus-Climax 19 76 Magneto 0.0
R Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 3 58 Engine 0.0
R Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1 57 Overheating 0.0
R Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 11 23 Gearbox 0.0
R Walt Hansgen Cooper-Climax 14 14 Accident 0.0
R John Surtees Cooper-Climax 9 0 Engine 0.0
W Ken Miles Lotus-Climax 0 0 Withdrew 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 16 to P8 (+8)

Roger Penske

Cooper-Climax

Grid 8 to P1 (+7)

Innes Ireland

Lotus-Climax

Grid 17 to P10 (+7)

Hap Sharp

Cooper-Climax

Grid 7 to P2 (+5)

Dan Gurney

Porsche

Grid 18 to P13 (+5)

Jim Hall

Lotus-Climax

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1961 season

Season hub

Watkins Glen

Circuit profile

Innes Ireland

Winner profile

Lotus-Climax

Winning team