De 1961 Italian Grand Prix werd gewonnnen door Phil Hill van Ferrari. Ondanks pole positie getrained te hebben in Italy, kon Wolfgang von Trips dit niet omzetten in een overwinning. von Trips was genoodzaakt uit te vallen in ronde 1 door: Accident.
De race in Italy was ronde 7 van 8 van het 1961 seizoen.
Deze race eiste de levens van de volgende coureur(s).
The 1961 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 1961 at Monza. It was race 7 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was marked by one of the most terrible accidents in the history of Formula One, when on the end of lap 2 at the approach to the Parabolica the German driver Wolfgang von Trips lost control of his Ferrari and crashed into a stand full of spectators, killing 15 and himself. The race was not stopped, allegedly to assist the rescue work for the injured. This was also the last Formula One race ever to be held on the full 10 km (6.213 mi) Monza circuit, with the 2 bankings and the straight between the bankings included.
The race was won by von Trips's American teammate Phil Hill, who – since the German was the only one who could challenge him – thus won the World Championship with one race to go. Hill's Monza win also assured Ferrari of the Constructors' Championship for 1961.
bron: Wikipedia
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