The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 8

United States Grand Prix

1961  ·  Watkins Glen  ·  8 October 1961  ·  100 laps

  1. 1st Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax · 02:13:45.8
  2. 2nd Dan Gurney Porsche · +4.3
  3. 3rd Tony Brooks BRM · +49

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jack Brabham

Cooper-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 57

Jack Brabham

Retirement Cooper-Climax  —  Overheating

03 Lap 58

Stirling Moss

Retirement Lotus-Climax  —  Engine

04 Lap 76

Jim Hall

Retirement Lotus-Climax  —  Fuel leak

05 Lap 76

Lloyd Ruby

Retirement Lotus-Climax  —  Magneto

06 Lap 96

Roy Salvadori

Retirement Cooper-Climax  —  Engine

07 On the Charge

Roger Penske

Cooper-Climax  —  P16 → P8

08 Victory

Innes Ireland

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P8

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 8 100 02:13:45.8 9
2 Dan Gurney Porsche 7 100 +4.3 6
3 Tony Brooks BRM 5 100 +49 4
4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4 100 +58 3
5 Graham Hill BRM 2 99 +1 Lap 2
6 Jo Bonnier Porsche 10 98 +2 Laps 1
7 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 6 96 +4 Laps
8 Roger Penske Cooper-Climax 16 96 +4 Laps
9 Peter Ryan Lotus-Climax 13 96 +4 Laps
10 Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax 17 93 +7 Laps
11 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 15 92 +8 Laps
11 Olivier Gendebien Lotus-Climax 15 92 +8 Laps
12 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 12 96 Engine
13 Jim Hall Lotus-Climax 18 76 Fuel leak
14 Lloyd Ruby Lotus-Climax 19 76 Magneto
15 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 3 58 Engine
16 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 1 57 Overheating
17 Masten Gregory Lotus-Climax 11 23 Gearbox
18 Walt Hansgen Cooper-Climax 14 14 Accident
19 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 9 0 Engine
20 Ken Miles Lotus-Climax — 0 Withdrew

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