Round 7 of 8 · Monza · 10 September 1961, Sunday
Italian Grand Prix
Key highlights
von Trips
pole position
43
laps
12
finishers out of 32
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 2:03:13.0 | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | +31.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +2:28.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | +2:40.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Tony Brooks | BRM | +2:40.5 | 2 |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Maserati | +5 Laps | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | Wheel bearing | |
| DNF | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | Engine | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | Suspension | |
| DNF | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Nino Vaccarella | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | Suspension | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | BRM | Engine | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | Overheating | |
| DNF | Brian Naylor | JBW | Engine | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | Chassis | |
| DNF | Jack Fairman | Cooper-Climax | Engine | |
| DNF | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | Accident | |
| DNF | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Accident | |
| DNF | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Accident | |
| DNF | Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | Engine | |
| DNF | Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | Engine | |
| DNF | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | Accident | |
| DNQ | André Pilette | Emeryson | Did not qualify | |
| WD | Edgar Barth | Porsche | Withdrew | |
| WD | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | Withdrew | |
| WD | Alfonso Thiele | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | Ernesto Prinoth | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | Menato Boffa | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew | |
| WD | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew