1961 United States Grand Prix
🇺🇸 USA Watkins Glen, New York State, USA Round 8 of 8
Podium
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 8 | 100 | 2:13:45.8 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 12 | 7 | 100 | +4.300s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 5 | 5 | 100 | +49.000s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 4 | 100 | +58.000s | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 2 | 99 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 11 | 10 | 98 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 14 | 6 | 96 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Roger Penske | Cooper-Climax | 6 | 16 | 96 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Peter Ryan | Lotus-Climax | 16 | 13 | 96 | +4 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 17 | 93 | +7 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Gendebien | Lotus-Climax | 21 | 15 | 92 | +8 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 21 | 15 | 92 | +8 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 19 | 12 | 96 | +4 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | 17 | 18 | 76 | +24 Laps | Fuel leak | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Lloyd Ruby | Lotus-Climax | 26 | 19 | 76 | +24 Laps | Magneto | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 3 | 58 | +42 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 1 | 57 | +43 Laps | Overheating | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Walt Hansgen | Cooper-Climax | 60 | 14 | 14 | +86 Laps | Accident | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 18 | 9 | 0 | +100 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ken Miles | Lotus-Climax | 23 | 0 | 0 | +100 Laps | Withdrew | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.