Race Result
| GP n. 97 - 18/06/1961 - Grand Prix of Belgium Circuit National de Francorchamps |
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| Winner: | Phill Hill / Ferrari - 2:03'03.8 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Phill Hill / Ferrari - 3:59.3 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Richie Ginther / Ferrari - 3:59.8 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 |  Phill Hill |
Ferrari | 30 | 2:03'03.8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 |  Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | 30 | + 0.7 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Richie Ginther |
Ferrari | 30 | + 19.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 |  Olivier Gendebien |
Ferrari | 30 | + 45.6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 |  John Surtees |
Cooper-Climax | 30 | + 1'26.8 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Dan Gurney |
Porsche | 30 | + 1'31.0 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 |  Jo Bonnier |
Porsche | 30 | + 2'47.1 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax | 30 | + 3'55.6 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 40 | Jackie Lewis |
Cooper-Climax | 29 | + 1 lap | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | 44 | Masten Gregory |
Cooper-Climax | 29 | + 1 lap | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 28 | + 2 laps | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 24 | + 6 laps | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | 38 | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax | 24 | + 6 laps | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 36 | Graham Hill |
BRM-Climax | 24 | ignition | 6 | 0 |
| Ret | 26 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Maserati | 23 | gearbox | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 46 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Cooper-Maserati | 20 | wheel bearing | 17 | 0 |
| Ret | 28 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 12 | engine | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 30 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 9 | ignition | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Lucien Bianchi |
Lotus-Climax | 9 | oil leak | 21 | 0 |
| Ret | 32 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax | 9 | engine | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Willy Mairesse |
Lotus-Climax | 7 | ignition | 19 | 0 |
| Dnq | 42 | Tony Marsh |
Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 48 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | ||
| Dnq | 50 | Ian Burgess |
Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | ||