1961 Dutch Grand Prix: Difference between revisions

Taking place one week after the [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]], there was no time for [[Innes Ireland]] to heal from his injury in the previous race, so he was replaced by [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]]. The front row was taken up by three [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferraris]]. [[Wolfgang von Trips]] took the lead from the start and led every lap. [[Phil Hill]] was second but was soon pressured by [[Jim Clark]], who had started from the fourth row. The two would trade second place often with the Ferrari quicker on the straight and the Lotus faster in the corners. This continued until about 20 laps from the end when Clark's handling allowed the Ferrari to pull away. Fourth place was contested between [[Stirling Moss]] and [[Richie Ginther]], with Moss passing Ginther on the final lap. The race was the first of 1920 races in Formula 1 history in which every car that started the race was classified as a finisher. In addition, no drivers made any pit stops; only one of only two World Championship races in history to have this latter distinction - the other being the [[2021 Belgian Grand Prix]] - which was red-flagged after two full laps due to bad weather.<ref name="LangVol1"/>