Formula One history, told through data
← 1961 season

Round 8 · 8 October 1961

United States Grand Prix

Watkins Glen · New York State, USA

R8
Winner Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax
Pole position Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
Fastest lap —
Finishers 12/21 9 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 8
Before the race

After Round 7

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

After Round 8

61 drivers
1
Phil Hill Ferrari
—
34 +0
2
Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari
—
33 +0
3
Stirling Moss Ferguson
—
21 +0
4
Dan Gurney Porsche
↑1
21 +6
5
Richie Ginther Ferrari
↓1
16 +0
View full post-race standings
6
Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax
↑6
12 +9
7
Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
↓1
11 +0
8
Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax
—
11 +3
9
Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari
↓2
9 +0
10
Tony Brooks BRM
↑5
6 +4
11
Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax
↓2
4 +0
12
John Surtees Cooper-Climax
↓2
4 +0
13
Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax
↓2
3 +0
14
Olivier Gendebien Lotus-Climax
↓1
3 +0
15
Jo Bonnier Porsche
↓1
3 +1
16
Graham Hill BRM
↑1
3 +2
17
Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax
↓1
2 +0
-
Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati
—
0 +0
-
Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche
—
0 +0
-
Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati
—
0 +0
-
Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Roger Penske Cooper-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Hans Herrmann Porsche
—
0 +0
-
Peter Ryan Lotus-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Michael May Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Maserati
—
0 +0
-
Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Keith Greene Gilby
—
0 +0
-
Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Jim Hall Lotus-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Lloyd Ruby Lotus-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati
—
0 +0
-
Willy Mairesse Ferrari
—
0 +0
-
Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari
—
0 +0
-
Walt Hansgen Cooper-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Jack Fairman Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
—
0 +0
-
Ken Miles Lotus-Climax
NEW
0 +0
-
Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-Osca
—
0 +0
-
Brian Naylor JBW
—
0 +0
-
Edgar Barth Porsche
—
0 +0
-
Juan Manuel Bordeu Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
—
0 +0
-
Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati
—
0 +0
-
Peter Monteverdi MBM
—
0 +0
-
Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-Osca
—
0 +0
-
Geoff Duke Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0
-
John Campbell-Jones Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Alfonso Thiele Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Ernesto Prinoth Lotus-Climax
—
0 +0
-
Menato Boffa Cooper-Climax
—
0 +0

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Race classification

21 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 IRE Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 8 2:13:45.800 9
2 GUR Dan Gurney Porsche 7 +4.300 6
3 BRO Tony Brooks BRM 5 +49.000 4
4 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4 +58.000 3
5 HIL Graham Hill BRM 2 1L 2
6 BON Jo Bonnier Porsche 10 2L 1
7 CLA Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 6 4L 0
8 PEN Roger Penske Cooper-Climax 16 4L 0
9 RYA Peter Ryan Lotus-Climax 13 4L 0
10 SHA Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax 17 7L 0
11 GRE Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 15 8L 0
11 GEN Olivier Gendebien Lotus-Climax 15 8L 0
R SAL Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 12 — 0
R HAL Jim Hall Lotus-Climax 18 — 0
R RUB Lloyd Ruby Lotus-Climax 19 — 0
R MOS Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 3 — 0
R BRA Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1 — 0
R GRE Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 11 — 0
R HAN Walt Hansgen Cooper-Climax 14 — 0
R SUR John Surtees Cooper-Climax 9 — 0
W MIL Ken Miles Lotus-Climax Pit — 0