Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · 18 June 1961
Phil Hill won the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari from 1st on the grid, 0.7s ahead of Wolfgang von Trips.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Hill 9 + von Trips 6 + Ginther 4 + Gendebien 3 | Hill 9 + von Trips 6 + Ginther 4 + Gendebien 3 | 22 | |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax Surtees 2 + Lewis 0 + Gregory 0 + Brabham 0 + McLaren 0 | Surtees 2 + Lewis 0 + Gregory 0 + Brabham 0 + McLaren 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Porsche Gurney 1 + Bonnier 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 | Gurney 1 + Bonnier 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lotus-Climax Moss 0 + Clark 0 + Ireland 0 + Bianchi 0 + Mairesse 0 + Marsh 0 + Seidel 0 + Burgess 0 + Allison 0 + Taylor 0 | Moss 0 + Clark 0 + Ireland 0 + Bianchi 0 + Mairesse 0 + Marsh 0 + Seidel 0 + Burgess 0 + Allison 0 + Taylor 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | BRM Brooks 0 + Hill 0 | Brooks 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati Trintignant 0 + Bandini 0 | Trintignant 0 + Bandini 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | 2:03:03.800 | 30 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | Ferrari | +0.700s | 30 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | Ferrari | +19.500s | 30 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Olivier Gendebien Ferrari | Ferrari | +45.600s | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:26.800 | 30 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Dan Gurney Porsche | Porsche | +1:31.000 | 30 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | Porsche | +2:47.100 | 30 | — | — | |
| 8 | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +3:55.600 | 30 | — | — | |
| 9 | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 29 | — | — | |
| 10 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 29 | — | — | |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | +2 Laps | 28 | — | — | |
| 12 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +6 Laps | 24 | — | — | |
| 13 | Tony Brooks BRM | BRM | +6 Laps | 24 | — | — | |
| DNF | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | DNF Ignition | 24 | — | — | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Gearbox | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Wheel bearing | 20 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Engine | 12 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Ignition | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Engine | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Oil leak | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Ignition | 7 | — | — | |
| DNS | Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |