1961 Watkins Glen Formula 1 Grand Prix
08 October 1961
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
| Pos | Driver | FL | Team | Time | Grid | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲ 7 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 2:13:45.800 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2 | ▲ 5 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | -00:04.300 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | ▲ 3 | Tony Brooks | Owen Racing Organisation | -00:49.000 | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | -00:58.000 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | ▼ 3 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | -1 lap | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | ▲ 4 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | -2 laps | 10 | 1 | |
| 7 | ▼ 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus | -4 laps | 5 | ||
| 8 | ▲ 8 | Roger Penske | John M Wyatt III | -4 laps | 16 | ||
| 9 | ▲ 4 | Peter Ryan | J Wheeler Autosport | -4 laps | 13 | ||
| 10 | ▲ 7 | Hap Sharp | Hap Sharp | -7 laps | 17 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 4 | Olivier Gendebien | Lotus | -8 laps | 15 | ||
| 11 | ▲ 4 | Masten Gregory | Lotus | -8 laps | 15 | ||
| 12 | Roy Salvadori | Yeoman Credit Racing | 96 laps | 12 | |||
| 13 | ▲ 6 | Lloyd Ruby | J Frank Harrison | 76 laps | 19 | ||
| 14 | ▲ 4 | Jim Hall | Jim Hall | 76 laps | 18 | ||
| 15 | ▼ 12 | Stirling Moss | Rob Walker Racing | 58 laps | 3 | ||
| 16 | ▼ 15 | Jack Brabham |  |
Cooper | 57 laps | 1 | |
| 17 | ▼ 6 | Masten Gregory | UDT-Laystall Racing | 23 laps | 11 | ||
| 18 | ▼ 4 | Walt Hansgen | Momo Corporation | 14 laps | 14 | ||
| 19 | ▼ 10 | John Surtees | Yeoman Credit Racing | 10 laps | 9 |
Fastest lap Jack Brabham : 1:18.200
First and last
| Type | Driver |
|---|---|
| race | Peter Ryan |
| victory | Innes Ireland |
First
| Type | Driver | #Future |
|---|---|---|
| race | Hap Sharp | 5 |
| race | Roger Penske | 1 |
| race | Walt Hansgen | 1 |
Last
| Type | Driver | #Past |
|---|---|---|
| race | Lloyd Ruby | 1 |
| race | Olivier Gendebien | 14 |
| race | Stirling Moss | 72 |
| race | Tony Brooks | 40 |
| podium | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| podium | Tony Brooks | 9 |