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1961 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date	May 22, 1961
Official name	IX Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance	75 laps, 314.47 km (195.37 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Time	1.35.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1.35.5 on lap 7
Podium
First	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari
Second	Phil Hill	Ferrari
Third	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1961 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 1961 at Zandvoort. It was race 2 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Taking place one week after the Monaco Grand Prix, there was no time for Innes Ireland to heal from his injury in the previous race, so he was replaced by Trevor Taylor. The front row was taken up by three Ferraris. Wolfgang von Trips took the lead from the start and led every lap. Phil Hill was second but was soon pressured by Jim Clark, who had started from the fourth row. The two would trade second place often with the Ferrari quicker on the straight and the Lotus faster in the corners. This continued until about 20 laps from the end when Clark's handling allowed the Ferrari to pull away. Fourth place was contested between Stirling Moss and Richie Ginther, with Moss passing Ginther on the final lap. The race was the first of 20 races in Formula 1 history in which every car that started the race was classified as a finisher. In addition, no drivers made any pit stops; only one of only two World Championship races in history to have this latter distinction - the other being the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix - which was red-flagged after two full laps due to bad weather.^[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Gap
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	No time	1:37.0	1:35.7	—
2	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	No time	1:36.6	1:35.7	—
3	2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	No time	1:36.7	1:35.9	+0.2
4	14	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	1:38.1	1:36.2	1:37.6	+0.4
5	4	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	1:38.6	1:36.7	1:36.3	+0.6
6	7	Dan Gurney	Porsche	1:38.9	1:36.5	1:36.4	+0.7
7	10	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	1:36.6	1:36.7	1:37.1	+0.9
8	5	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	1:39.0	1:36.9	1:36.8	+1.1
9	12	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	1:40.7	1:36.8	1:37.6	+1.1
10	17	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	1:38.8	1:38.5	1:36.8	+1.1
11	15	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:39.3	1:37.0	1:36.9	+1.2
12	6	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	1:39.6	1:37.1	1:38.5	+1.4
13	9	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	1:39.0	1:38.0	1:39.5	+2.3
14	18	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	No time	1:46.8	1:38.0	+2.3
15	11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:41.3	1:38.5	1:38.2	+2.5
16	16	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	1:42.0	1:40.8	1:39.5	+3.8
17	8	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:42.3	1:40.9	1:39.8	+4.1

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	75	2:01:52.1	2	9
2	1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	75	+0.9 secs	1	6
3	15	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	75	+13.1 secs	10	4
4	14	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	75	+22.2 secs	4	3
5	2	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	75	+22.3 secs[1]	3	2
6	10	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	+1:20.1	7	1
7	12	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	75	+1:26.7	9
8	4	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	75	+1:29.8[1]	5
9	5	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	74	+1 Lap	8
10	7	Dan Gurney	Porsche	74	+1 Lap	6
11	6	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	73	+2 Laps	11
12	11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	73	+2 Laps	13
13	16	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	73	+2 Laps	14
14	8	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	72	+3 Laps	15
15	9	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	72	+3 Laps	12
DNS	17	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax		Reserve Entry
DNS	18	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax		Reserve Entry
Source:[2]

• This was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for a German driver. It was also the first Grand Prix win for Wolfgang von Trips.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Stirling Moss 12 2 2 Wolfgang von Trips 12 3 Phil Hill 10 2 4 Richie Ginther 8 5 5 Jim Clark 4 Source: [3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Ferrari 14 1 2 Lotus-Climax 12 3 Porsche 2 4 Cooper-Climax 2 Source: [3]

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.