Belgian Grand Prix
Round 3 · 18 June 1961 ·Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
von Trips
Ferrari
2
Hill
Ferrari
1
Ginther
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill |  American | Ferrari | 30 | 2:03:03.8 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips |  German | Ferrari | 30 | +0.7 | 6 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | American | Ferrari | 30 | +19.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien |  Belgian | Ferrari | 30 | +45.6 | 3 |
| 5 | John Surtees |  British | Cooper-Climax | 30 | +1:26.8 | 2 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | American | Porsche | 30 | +1:31.0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier |  Swedish | Porsche | 30 | +2:47.1 | 0 |
| 8 | Stirling Moss | British | Lotus-Climax | 30 | +3:55.6 | 0 |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | British | Cooper-Climax | 29 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Masten Gregory | American | Cooper-Climax | 29 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort |  Dutch | Porsche | 28 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jim Clark | British | Lotus-Climax | 24 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Brooks | British | BRM | 24 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| R | Graham Hill | British | BRM | 24 | Ignition | 0 |
| R | Maurice Trintignant |  French | Cooper-Maserati | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Lorenzo Bandini |  Italian | Cooper-Maserati | 20 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| R | Jack Brabham |  Australian | Cooper-Climax | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Bruce McLaren |  New Zealander | Cooper-Climax | 9 | Ignition | 0 |
| R | Innes Ireland | British | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Lucien Bianchi | Belgian | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Oil leak | 0 |
| R | Willy Mairesse | Belgian | Lotus-Climax | 7 | Ignition | 0 |
| W | Tony Marsh | British | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Wolfgang Seidel | German | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Ian Burgess | British | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Cliff Allison | British | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| W | Henry Taylor | British | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- W
- Withdrew