1961 - Grand Prix of Italy

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1961 - Grand Prix of Italy

Race Name - Grand Prix of Italy
Date - 9/10/1961
Race Track - Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Number of Starting Cars - 32
Laps Run - 43
Pole Winner Wolfgang von Trips
Average Race Speed - 209.387 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 9 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Phil Hill
Race Number - 7

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
2	12	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
3	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
4	16	Jackie Lewis	HL Motors	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
5	13	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
6	18	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
7	15	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
8	21	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T53	Maserati 1.5 L4
9	22	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4
10	27	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
11	23	Henry Taylor	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
12	29	Renato Pirocchi	Pescara Racing Club	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4
13	11	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
14	3	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
15	30	Gaetano Starrabba	Prince Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus Mk18	Maserati 1.5 L4
16	8	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
17	2	Ricardo Rodrguez	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
18	6	Giancarlo Baghetti	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
19	20	Nino Vaccarella	Scuderia Serenissima	De Tomaso F1	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L4
20	17	Masten Gregory	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
21	5	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
22	10	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T58	Climax 1.5 V8
23	31	Brian Naylor	JBW Cars	JBW	Climax 1.5 L4
24	9	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
25	26	Jack Fairman	Fred Tuck Cars	Cooper T45	Climax 1.5 L4
26	19	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
27	1	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
28	7	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
29	24	Roberto Bussinello	Irsobele de Tomaso	De Tomaso F1	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L4
30	28	Wolfgang Seidel	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
31	32	Roberto Lippi	Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso F1	Osca
32	25	Gerry Ashmore	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
33	33	Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4
34	34	Edgar Barth	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4