Race results
Race startJuly 15, 1961 at 01:00British Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2:40:53.6 | 75 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | +46.000 | 75 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | +46.800 | 75 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | +1:08.600 | 75 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | +1:16.200 | 75 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 36 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | +1:26.200 | 75 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | +1 Lap | 74 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 74 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | Tony Brooks | BRM | +2 Laps | 73 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | +3 Laps | 72 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | 42 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | +4 Laps | 71 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 60 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | +4 Laps | 71 | 21 | 0 |
| 13 | 50 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | +6 Laps | 69 | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | 44 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | +6 Laps | 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 15 | 54 | Keith Greene | Gilby | +6 Laps | 69 | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | 56 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | +6 Laps | 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 17 | 52 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | +17 Laps | 58 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Oil leak) | 62 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jack Fairman | Ferguson | DSQ | 56 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | DSQ | 56 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Gearbox) | 45 | 30 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Brakes) | 44 | 5 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Graham Hill | BRM | DNF (Engine) | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| - | 58 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | DNF (Accident) | 27 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 48 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Ignition) | 25 | 27 | 0 |
| - | 34 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Differential) | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| - | 38 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Clutch) | 12 | 29 | 0 |
| - | 46 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | DNF (Handling) | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 40 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Ignition) | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | DNF (Accident) | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 62 | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | DNF (Gearbox) | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| - | 24 | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |