Aintree · 15 July 1961
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Trips 9 + Hill 6 + Ginther 4 + Baghetti 0 | Trips 9 + Hill 6 + Ginther 4 + Baghetti 0 | 19 | |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax Brabham 3 + Salvadori 1 + McLaren 0 + Gregory 0 + Surtees 0 + Lewis 0 | Brabham 3 + Salvadori 1 + McLaren 0 + Gregory 0 + Surtees 0 + Lewis 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Porsche Bonnier 2 + Gurney 0 + Beaufort 0 | Bonnier 2 + Gurney 0 + Beaufort 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | BRM Brooks 0 + Hill 0 | Brooks 0 + Hill 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lotus-Climax Ireland 0 + Maggs 0 + Burgess 0 + Seidel 0 + Clark 0 + Bianchi 0 + Marsh 0 + Parnell 0 + Ashmore 0 + Taylor 0 | Ireland 0 + Maggs 0 + Burgess 0 + Seidel 0 + Clark 0 + Bianchi 0 + Marsh 0 + Parnell 0 + Ashmore 0 + Taylor 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati Bandini 0 + Natili 0 | Bandini 0 + Natili 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Gilby Greene 0 | Greene 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ferguson Fairman 0 + Moss 0 | Fairman 0 + Moss 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Emeryson Gendebien 0 | Gendebien 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | Ferrari | 2:40:53.600 | 75 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | +46.000s | 75 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | Ferrari | +46.800s | 75 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:08.600 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | Porsche | +1:16.200 | 75 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:26.200 | 75 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Dan Gurney Porsche | Porsche | +1 Lap | 74 | — | — | |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 74 | — | — | |
| 9 | Tony Brooks BRM | BRM | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 10 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +3 Laps | 72 | — | — | |
| 11 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +4 Laps | 71 | — | — | |
| 12 | Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | +4 Laps | 71 | — | — | |
| 13 | Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 14 | Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 15 | Keith Greene Gilby | Gilby | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 16 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | +6 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 17 | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +17 Laps | 58 | — | — | |
| 18 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Oil leak | 62 | — | — | |
| 19 | Jack Fairman Ferguson | Ferguson | DSQ | 56 | — | — | |
| 19 | Stirling Moss Ferguson | Ferguson | DSQ | 56 | — | — | |
| 20 | Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Gearbox | 45 | — | — | |
| 22 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | DNF Engine | 43 | — | — | |
| 23 | Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Accident | 27 | — | — | |
| 24 | Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Ignition | 25 | — | — | |
| 25 | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Differential | 23 | — | — | |
| 26 | Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Clutch | 12 | — | — | |
| 27 | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Handling | 7 | — | — | |
| 28 | Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Ignition | 7 | — | — | |
| 29 | Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Accident | 5 | — | — | |
| 30 | Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | DNF Gearbox | 0 | — | — | |
| 31 | Olivier Gendebien Emeryson | Emeryson | DNF Withdrew | 0 | — | — |