Circuit Park Zandvoort · 22 May 1961
Wolfgang von Trips won the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid, 0.9s ahead of Phil Hill. Jim Clark gained the most places, from 11th on the grid to 3rd.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari von Trips 9 + Hill 6 + Ginther 2 | von Trips 9 + Hill 6 + Ginther 2 | 17 | |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax Clark 4 + Moss 3 + Taylor 0 + Burgess 0 | Clark 4 + Moss 3 + Taylor 0 + Burgess 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Cooper-Climax Brabham 1 + Surtees 0 + McLaren 0 + Gregory 0 | Brabham 1 + Surtees 0 + McLaren 0 + Gregory 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | BRM Hill 0 + Brooks 0 | Hill 0 + Brooks 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Porsche Gurney 0 + Bonnier 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 + Herrmann 0 | Gurney 0 + Bonnier 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 + Herrmann 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | Ferrari | 2:01:52.100 | 75 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | +0.900s | 75 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +13.100s | 75 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +22.200s | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | Ferrari | +22.300s | 75 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:20.100 | 75 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:26.700 | 75 | — | — | |
| 8 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | +1:29.800 | 75 | — | — | |
| 9 | Tony Brooks BRM | BRM | +1 Lap | 74 | — | — | |
| 10 | Dan Gurney Porsche | Porsche | +1 Lap | 74 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | Porsche | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 12 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 13 | Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +2 Laps | 73 | — | — | |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | +3 Laps | 72 | — | — | |
| 15 | Hans Herrmann Porsche | Porsche | +3 Laps | 72 | — | — | |
| DNS | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |