1961 - United States Grand Prix
Date : 08 October 1961
Hour : Z
Round : 8
Circuit : Watkins Glen
Locality : New York State
Winner : Innes Ireland(Lotus-Climax)
Polesitter : Jack Brabham(Cooper-Climax)
Fastest lap : Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No record found. | |||||
| P. | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 100 | 2:13:45.8 | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 7 | 100 | +4.3 | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 5 | 100 | +49.0 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 100 | +58.0 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 99 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 10 | 98 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 6 | 96 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Roger Penske | Cooper-Climax | 16 | 96 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Peter Ryan | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 96 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 17 | 93 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Olivier Gendebien | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 92 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 92 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 12 | 96 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | 18 | 76 | Fuel leak | 0 | ||
| Lloyd Ruby | Lotus-Climax | 19 | 76 | Magneto | 0 | ||
| Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 58 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 57 | Overheating | 0 | ||
| Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 11 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | ||
| Walt Hansgen | Cooper-Climax | 14 | 14 | Accident | 0 | ||
| John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 9 | 0 | Engine | 0 | ||
| Ken Miles | Lotus-Climax | Pitlane | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |