Season
1961
Race
8. United States Grand Prix

1961 · Race 8 of 8

1961 United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen · New York State, USA · 08/10/1961

Coordinates
42.3369, -76.9272
Altitude
485 m
Race number
102
Watkins Glen circuit layout

Race winner

Winning driver

Race
9.0 pts

Top team

Leader Team

Race
9.0 pts

Driver standings before the race

Position Driver Team Points Wins
1 Phil Hill — 34 2
2 Wolfgang von Trips — 33 2
3 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 21 2
4 Richie Ginther — 16 0
5 Dan Gurney Porsche 15 0
6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 11 0
7 Giancarlo Baghetti — 9 1
8 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8 0
9 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 4 0
10 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 4 0
11 Jackie Lewis — 3 0
12 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 3 0
13 Olivier Gendebien Lotus-Climax 3 0
14 Jo Bonnier Porsche 2 0
15 Tony Brooks BRM 2 0
16 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 2 0
17 Graham Hill BRM 1 0
— Maurice Trintignant — 0 0
— Carel Godin de Beaufort — 0 0
— Lorenzo Bandini — 0 0
— Cliff Allison — 0 0
— Hans Herrmann — 0 0
— Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 0 0
— Henry Taylor — 0 0
— Tim Parnell — 0 0
— Tony Maggs — 0 0
— Michael May — 0 0
— Ian Burgess — 0 0
— Renato Pirocchi — 0 0
— Trevor Taylor — 0 0
— Tony Marsh — 0 0
— Keith Greene — 0 0
— Gerry Ashmore — 0 0
— Wolfgang Seidel — 0 0
— Gaetano Starrabba — 0 0
— Willy Mairesse — 0 0
— Ricardo Rodríguez — 0 0
— Lucien Bianchi — 0 0
— Bernard Collomb — 0 0
— Jack Fairman — 0 0
— Nino Vaccarella — 0 0
— Giorgio Scarlatti — 0 0
— Brian Naylor — 0 0
— Edgar Barth — 0 0
— Juan Manuel Bordeu — 0 0
— Roberto Bussinello — 0 0
— Massimo Natili — 0 0
— Peter Monteverdi — 0 0
— Roberto Lippi — 0 0
— Geoff Duke — 0 0
— John Campbell-Jones — 0 0
— Alfonso Thiele — 0 0
— Ernesto Prinoth — 0 0
— Menato Boffa — 0 0

Constructor standings before the race

Position Team Points Wins
1 Ferrari 45 5
2 Lotus-Climax 26 2
3 Porsche 17 0
4 Cooper-Climax 13 0
5 BRM 3 0
— Cooper-Maserati 0 0
— Gilby 0 0
— Lotus-Maserati 0 0
— Ferguson 0 0
— De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo 0 0
— De Tomaso-Osca 0 0
— JBW 0 0
— Emeryson 0 0
— MBM 0 0