Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1BritishInnes IrelandLotus-Climax81002:13:45.8009
2AmericanDan GurneyPorsche7100+4.3006
3BritishTony BrooksBRM5100+49.0004
4New ZealanderBruce McLarenCooper-Climax4100+58.0003
5BritishGraham HillBRM299+1 Lap2
6SwedishJo BonnierPorsche1098+2 Laps1
7BritishJim ClarkLotus-Climax696+4 Laps0
8AmericanRoger PenskeCooper-Climax1696+4 Laps0
9CanadianPeter RyanLotus-Climax1396+4 Laps0
10AmericanHap SharpCooper-Climax1793+7 Laps0
11AmericanMasten GregoryLotus-Climax1592+8 Laps0
11BelgianOlivier GendebienLotus-Climax1592+8 Laps0
RBritishRoy SalvadoriCooper-Climax1296Engine0
RAmericanJim HallLotus-Climax1876Fuel leak0
RAmericanLloyd RubyLotus-Climax1976Magneto0
RBritishStirling MossLotus-Climax358Engine0
RAustralianJack BrabhamCooper-Climax157Overheating0
RAmericanMasten GregoryLotus-Climax1123Gearbox0
RAmericanWalt HansgenCooper-Climax1414Accident0
RBritishJohn SurteesCooper-Climax90Engine0
WBritishKen MilesLotus-ClimaxPL0Withdrew0

About the Grand Prix

The 1961 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on October 8, 1961, at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. It was the eighth and final race in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

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