October 8, 1961 Watkins Glen | Lap distance 3.702 km
Report | Articles (1) | 1961 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 15 | Innes Ireland (GBR) | Team Lotus 21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 100 | 2:13'45.8 | 8 | 1'18.8 | 2 | 1'18.5 | (72) | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | Dan Gurney (USA) | Porsche 718 | Porsche RSK | Dunlop | 100 | 2:13'50.1 | +4.3 | 7 | 1'18.6 | 2 | 1'18.5 | (92) |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Tony Brooks (GBR) | BRM P48/57 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 100 | 2:14'34.8 | +49.0 | 6 | 1'18.3 | 7 | 1'18.7 | (96) |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Bruce McLaren (NZL) | Cooper T55 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 100 | 2:14'43.8 | +58.0 | 4 | 1'18.2 | 10 | 1'19.5 | (58) |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Graham Hill (GBR) | BRM P48/57 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 99 | 2:14'22.4 | +1 lap | 2 | 1'18.1 | 2 | 1'18.5 | (86) |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Jo Bonnier (SWE) | Porsche 718 | Porsche RSK | Dunlop | 98 | 2:13'46.0 | +2 laps | 10 | 1'18.9 | 9 | 1'19.1 | (90) |
| 7 | 14 | Jim Clark (GBR) | Team Lotus 21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 96 | 2:13'50.2 | +4 laps | 5 | 1'18.3 | 5 | 1'18.6 | (85) | |
| 8 | 6 | Roger Penske (USA) | Cooper T53 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 96 | 2:14'35.1 | +4 laps | 16 | 1'20.6 | 14 | 1'21.5 | (67) | |
| 9 | 16 | Peter Ryan (CAN) | Team Lotus 18/21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 96 | 2:14'35.3 | +4 laps | 13 | 1'20.0 | 12 | 1'21.2 | (77) | |
| 10 | 3 | Hap Sharp (USA) | Cooper T53 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 93 | 2:14'48.8 | +7 laps | 17 | 1'21.0 | 15 | 1'21.7 | (90) | |
| 11 | 21 |
Olivier Gendebien (BEL)
Masten Gregory (USA) |
Team Lotus 18/21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop |
92 (32) (60) |
2:14'34.2 | +8 laps |
15 |
1'20.5 |
17 11 |
1'24.0 1'20.0 |
(6) (82) |
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| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 19 | Roy Salvadori (GBR) | Cooper T53 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 96 | 12 | 1'19.2 | 7 | 1'18.7 | (96) | |||
| fuel leak | 17 | Jim Hall (USA) | Team Lotus 18/21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 76 | 18 | 1'21.8 | 16 | 1'23.7 | (50) | |||
| magneto | 26 | Lloyd Ruby (USA) | Team Lotus 18 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 76 | 19 | 1'21.8 | 13 | 1'21.4 | (69) | |||
| engine | 7 | Stirling Moss (GBR) | Team Lotus 18/21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 58 | 3 | 1'18.2 | 5 | 1'18.6 | (33) | |||
| overheating | 1 | Jack Brabham (AUS) | Cooper T58 | Climax FWMV | Dunlop | 57 | 1 | 1'17.0 | 1 | 1'18.2 | (28) | |||
| gearbox | 22 | Masten Gregory (USA) | Team Lotus 18/21 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 23 | 11 | 1'19.1 | ||||||
| accident | 60 | Walt Hansgen (USA) | Cooper T53 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 14 | 14 | 1'20.4 | 18 | 1'24.9 | (9) | |||
| engine | 18 | John Surtees (GBR) | Cooper T53 | Climax 4 | Dunlop | 0 | 9 | 1'18.9 | ||||||
