Round 3 · 18 June 1961
1961 Belgian Grand Prix: results
Phil Hill (Ferrari) won the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 18 June 1961 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), starting from position 1. Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) and Richie Ginther (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 2:03:03.800 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | +0.700 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 5 | +19.500 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 3 | +45.600 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 4 | +86.800 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 10 | +91.000 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 9 | +167.100 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 8 | +235.600 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 16 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 13 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 7 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 14 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | — | — | Ignition |
| 15 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 17 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 17 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 15 | — | — | Ignition |
| 19 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 23 | — | — | Oil leak |
| 21 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 19 | — | — | Ignition |
| 22 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 23 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 24 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 25 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 26 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |