The 1961 United States Grand Prix started October 8th, 1961 at 01:00 on Watkins Glen in New York State, USA. Jack Brabham started from pole position with Graham Hill next to him. Stirling Moss started from third place.
After 2 hour, 13 minutes and 45 seconds Innes Ireland finished the race first. The podium was completed with Dan Gurney in second and Tony Brooks in third place.
After the 1961 United States Grand Prix, Phil Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 34 points. Hill is 1 points ahead of Wolfgang von Trips.
After 2 hour, 13 minutes and 45 seconds Innes Ireland finished the race first. The podium was completed with Dan Gurney in second and Tony Brooks in third place.
After the 1961 United States Grand Prix, Phil Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 34 points. Hill is 1 points ahead of Wolfgang von Trips.
Circuit
Location
New York State, USA
Date
October 8th, 1961 at 01:00
Round
8/8
Winner
Innes Ireland
Winning time
2:13:45.8
Pole position
Jack Brabham
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 7 | #15 Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 2:13:45.8 | 8 | 100 | 9 |
| 2 5 | #12 Dan Gurney | Porsche | +4.3 | 7 | 100 | 6 |
| 3 2 | #5 Tony Brooks | BRM | +49.0 | 5 | 100 | 4 |
| 4 | #2 Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +58.0 | 4 | 100 | 3 |
| 5 3 | #4 Graham Hill | BRM | +1 Lap | 2 | 99 | 2 |
| 6 4 | #11 Jo Bonnier | Porsche | +2 Laps | 10 | 98 | 1 |
| 7 1 | #14 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | 6 | 96 | 0 |
| 8 8 | #6 Roger Penske | Cooper-Climax | +4 Laps | 16 | 96 | 0 |
| 9 4 | #16 Peter Ryan | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | 13 | 96 | 0 |
| 10 7 | #3 Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | +7 Laps | 17 | 93 | 0 |
| 11 4 | #21 Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | +8 Laps | 15 | 92 | 0 |
| 11 4 | #21 Olivier Gendebien | Lotus-Climax | +8 Laps | 15 | 92 | 0 |
| - | #19 Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 96 | 0 |
| - | #17 Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Fuel leak) | 18 | 76 | 0 |
| - | #26 Lloyd Ruby | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Magneto) | 19 | 76 | 0 |
| - | #7 Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Engine) | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| - | #1 Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Overheating) | 1 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #60 Walt Hansgen | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #18 John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #23 Ken Miles | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | 34 | |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 33 | -1 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 21 | -13 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 3 | 21 | -13 | |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 3 | 16 | -18 | |
| 6 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 1 | 12 | -22 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 11 | -23 | |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 11 | -23 | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 9 | -25 |
| 10 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 1 | 6 | -28 | |
| 11 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -30 | ||
| 12 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -30 | ||
| 13 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 3 | -31 | ||
| 14 | Olivier Gendebien | Lotus-Climax | 3 | -31 | ||
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 | -31 | ||
| 16 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3 | -31 | ||
| 17 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 2 | -32 | ||
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
| 19 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 0 | -34 | ||
| 20 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
| 21 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 22 | Roger Penske | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 23 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | -34 | ||
| 24 | Peter Ryan | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 25 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 26 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 27 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 28 | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 29 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 30 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 31 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 32 | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
| 33 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 34 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 35 | Keith Greene | Gilby | 0 | -34 | ||
| 36 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 37 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 38 | Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 39 | Lloyd Ruby | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 40 | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
| 41 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 0 | -34 | ||
| 42 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 0 | -34 | ||
| 43 | Walt Hansgen | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 44 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 45 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 46 | Nino Vaccarella | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -34 | ||
| 47 | Ken Miles | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 48 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -34 | ||
| 49 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 0 | -34 | ||
| 50 | Jack Fairman | Ferguson | 0 | -34 | ||
| 51 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | 0 | -34 | ||
| 52 | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 53 | Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -34 | ||
| 54 | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
| 55 | Peter Monteverdi | MBM | 0 | -34 | ||
| 56 | Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -34 | ||
| 57 | Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 58 | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 59 | André Pilette | Emeryson | 0 | -34 | ||
| 60 | Alfonso Thiele | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 61 | Ernesto Prinoth | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
| 62 | Menato Boffa | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 14 | 45 | |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 5 | 35 | -10 |
| 3 | Porsche | 3 | 22 | -23 | |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 14 | -31 | |
| 5 | BRM | 1 | 7 | -38 | |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -45 | ||
| 7 | Gilby | 0 | -45 | ||
| 8 | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | -45 | ||
| 9 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -45 | ||
| 10 | Emeryson | 0 | -45 | ||
| 11 | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -45 | ||
| 12 | JBW | 0 | -45 | ||
| 13 | MBM | 0 | -45 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Carlos Sainz | 1:38.139 - Yuki Tsunoda | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc | 1:38.788 - George Russell | Carlos Sainz |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:38.485 - Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | 1:36.169 - Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2018 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:37.392 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:37.766 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:39.877 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.666 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:41.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Romain Grosjean | Mark Webber | 1:39.856 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | 1:39.347 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:13.117 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Felipe Massa | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:12.719 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Tiago Monteiro | 1:11.497 - Michael Schumacher | Jarno Trulli |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Takuma Sato | 1:10.399 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Kimi Räikkönen | |
| 2002 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #3 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Jean Alesi | Thierry Boutsen | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Eddie Cheever | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Bruno Giacomelli | |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | |
| 1978 | #11 Carlos Reutemann | Alan Jones | Jody Scheckter | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Mario Andretti | Jody Scheckter | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | James Hunt | |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Pace | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #1 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1971 | #9 François Cevert | Jo Siffert | Ronnie Peterson | Jackie Stewart | |
| 1970 | #24 Emerson Fittipaldi | Pedro Rodríguez | Reine Wisell | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #2 Jochen Rindt | Piers Courage | John Surtees | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #15 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | John Surtees | Mario Andretti | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | Graham Hill | |
| 1966 | #1 Jim Clark | Jochen Rindt | John Surtees | Jack Brabham | |
| 1965 | #3 Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jack Brabham | Graham Hill | |
| 1964 | #3 Graham Hill | John Surtees | Jo Siffert | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #1 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark | Graham Hill | |
| 1962 | #8 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1960 | #5 Stirling Moss | Innes Ireland | Bruce McLaren | Stirling Moss | |
| 1959 | #9 Bruce McLaren | Maurice Trintignant | Tony Brooks | Stirling Moss |