Race results
Race startMay 22, 1961 at 01:00GMT+01:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2:01:52.1 | 75 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | +0.900 | 75 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | +13.100 | 75 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | +22.200 | 75 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | +22.300 | 75 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | +1:20.100 | 75 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | +1:26.700 | 75 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM | +1:29.800 | 75 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | Tony Brooks | BRM | +1 Lap | 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | +1 Lap | 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | +2 Laps | 73 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +2 Laps | 73 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | 73 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 8 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | +3 Laps | 72 | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | 9 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | +3 Laps | 72 | 13 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | 0 | 0 |