Race Result
| GP n. 101 - 10/09/1961 - Grand Prix of Italy Autodromo Nationale di Monza |
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| Winner: | Phill Hill / Ferrari - 2:03'13.0 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Wolfgang von Trips / Ferrari - 2:46.3 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Giancarlo Baghetti / Ferrari - 2:48.4 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 |  Phill Hill |
Ferrari | 43 | 2:03'13.0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 46 | Dan Gurney |
Porsche | 43 | + 31.2 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 43 | + 2'28.4 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 60 |  Jackie Lewis |
Cooper-Climax | 43 | + 2'40.4 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 26 | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax | 43 | + 2'40.5 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 40 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper-Climax | 42 | + 1 lap | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 74 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 41 | + 2 laps | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | 62 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Cooper-Maserati | 41 | + 2 laps | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | 48 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Maserati | 41 | + 2 laps | 22 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | Tim Parnell |
Lotus-Climax | 40 | + 3 laps | 27 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | Henry Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | 39 | + 4 laps | 23 | 0 |
| 12 | 58 | Renato Pirocchi |
Cooper-Maserati | 38 | + 5 laps | 29 | 0 |
| Ret | 28 | Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax | 36 | wheel bearing | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 6 | Richie Ginther |
Ferrari | 23 | engine | 3 | 0 |
| Ret | 72 | Gaetano Starrabba |
Lotus-Maserati | 19 | engine | 30 | 0 |
| Ret | 44 |  Jo Bonnier |
Porsche | 14 | suspension | 8 | 0 |
| Ret | 50 | Nino Vaccarella |
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 13 | engine | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 8 |  Ricardo Rodriguez |
Ferrari | 13 | fuel system | 2 | 0 |
| Ret | 32 | Giancarlo Baghetti |
Ferrari | 13 | engine | 6 | 0 |
| Ret | 22 | Masten Gregory |
Lotus-Climax | 11 | suspension | 17 | 0 |
| Ret | 24 | Graham Hill |
BRM-Climax | 10 | engine | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 8 | overheating | 10 | 0 |
| Ret | 14 | Brian Naylor |
JBW-Climax | 6 | engine | 31 | 0 |
| Ret | 30 | Jack Fairman |
Cooper-Climax | 5 | engine | 26 | 0 |
| Ret | 38 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax | 5 | chassis | 9 | 0 |
| Ret | 42 | John Surtees |
Cooper-Climax | 2 | accident | 19 | 0 |
| Ret | 52 | Roberto Lippi |
De Tomaso-Osca | 1 | engine | 32 | 0 |
| Ret | 54 | Roberto Bussinello |
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 1 | engine | 24 | 0 |
| Ret | 4 |  Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | 1 | accident | 1 | 0 |
| Ret | 36 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 1 | accident | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 56 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Lotus-Climax | 1 | engine | 28 | 0 |
| Ret | 18 | Gerry Ashmore |
Lotus-Climax | 0 | accident | 25 | 0 |
| Dnq | 68 |  Andre Pilette |
Emeryson-Maserati | did not qualify | 0 | ||