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1961 United States Grand Prix

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Race 8 of 8

Watkins Glen
100 laps
Time of race: 2:13:45.8
Average speed of winner: 166.048 kph
Margin of victory: 4.3 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Jack Brabham 1:18.2
Lap leaders: Brabham pole, Moss 1-5, Brabham 6-15, Moss 16, Brabham 17-23, Moss 24-25, Brabham 26-33, Moss 34-35, Brabham 36-38, Moss 39-58, Ireland 59-100

Race notes: First win for Innes Ireland. Debut for Walt Hansgen, Roger Penske, and Hap Sharp. Finale for Tony Brooks, Oliver Gendebien, Stirling Moss, and Lloyd Ruby. Only start for Peter Ryan.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	8	Innes Ireland	15	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lotus	1:18.8	100	1	42	2:13:45.8	9
2	7	Dan Gurney	12	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	Porsche	1:18.6	100	0	0	+4.3	6
3	5	Tony Brooks	5	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRM	1:18.3	100	0	0	+49.0	4
4	4	Bruce McLaren	2	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Cooper	1:18.2	100	0	0	+58.0	3
5	2	Graham Hill	4	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRM	1:18.1	99	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	10	Jo Bonnier	11	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4	Dunlop	Porsche	1:18.9	98	0	0	+2 laps	1
7	6	Jim Clark	14	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Lotus	1:18.3	96	0	0	+4 laps	0
8	16	Roger Penske	6	John M. Wyatt III	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Wyatt	1:20.6	96	0	0	+4 laps	0
9	13	Peter Ryan	16	J. Wheeler Autosport	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Wheeler	1:20.0	96	0	0	+4 laps	0
10	17	Hap Sharp	3	Hap Sharp	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Sharp	1:21.0	93	0	0	+7 laps	0
11	15	Olivier Gendebien	21	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRP	1:20.5	30	0	0	+8 laps	0
		Masten Gregory								0.0000	0	0		0
12	12	Roy Salvadori	19	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Parnell	1:19.2	96	0	0	engine	0
13	18	Jim Hall	17	Jim Hall	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Hall	1:21.8	76	0	0	fuel leak	0
14	19	Lloyd Ruby	26	J. Frank Harrison	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Harrison	1:21.8	76	0	0	magneto	0
15	3	Stirling Moss	7	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Rob Walker	1:18.2	58	5	30	engine	0
16	1	Jack Brabham	1	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T58	Climax 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Cooper	1:17.0	57	4	28	overheating	0
17	11	Masten Gregory	22	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	BRP	1:19.1	23	0	0	gearbox	0
18	14	Walt Hansgen	60	Momo Corporation	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Momo	1:20.4	14	0	0	accident	0
19	9	John Surtees	18	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Parnell	1:21.8	0	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Phil Hill	33	7	5	2	6
2	Wolfgang von Trips	33	7	1	2	4
3	Stirling Moss	21	8	1	2	2
4	Dan Gurney	21	8	0	0	3
5	Richie Ginther	16	7	0	0	3
6	Innes Ireland	12	6	0	1	1
7	Bruce McLaren	11	8	0	0	1
8	Jim Clark	11	8	0	0	2
9	Giancarlo Baghetti	9	3	0	1	1
10	Tony Brooks	6	8	0	0	1
11	Jack Brabham	4	8	1	0	0
12	John Surtees	4	8	0	0	0
13	Olivier Gendebien	3	2	0	0	0
14	Jackie Lewis	3	5	0	0	0
15	Jo Bonnier	3	8	0	0	0
16	Graham Hill	3	8	0	0	0
17	Roy Salvadori	2	5	0	0	0
18	Maurice Trintignant	0	5	0	0	0
19	Carel Godin de Beaufort	0	6	0	0	0
20	Cliff Allison	0	1	0	0	0
21	Lorenzo Bandini	0	4	0	0	0
22	Roger Penske	0	1	0	0	0
23	Hans Herrmann	0	3	0	0	0
24	Peter Ryan	0	1	0	0	0
25	Masten Gregory	0	5	0	0	0

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