| PHIL HILL: 1961 World Driving Champion |
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| Country |
Track |
Grid |
Race |
Laps |
Margin/
Retirement |
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Highlights |
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| Monaco |
Monaco |
5 |
3 |
100 |
41.3 seconds |
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Moss wins from the pole for Lotus; Hill finishes between teammates Ginther and von Trips. |
| Holland |
Zandvoort |
1 |
2 |
75 |
.9 seconds |
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Von Trips leads every lap and takes the first GP win of his career. |
| Belgium |
Spa |
1 |
1 |
30 |
.7 seconds |
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Hill wins from the pole a week after winning the 24 Hours of LeMans. von Trips takes second as Ferrari sweeps the first four positions. |
| France |
Reims |
1 |
9 |
50 |
2 laps |
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Baghetti wins his GP debut from 12th on the grid. Hill records fastest lap. |
| Great Britain |
Aintree |
1 |
2 |
75 |
46.0 seconds |
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Von Trips leads a 1-2-3 finish for Ferrari. |
| Germany |
Nurburgring |
1 |
3 |
15 |
22.5 seconds |
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Fifth straight pole for Hill — by six seconds! Moss takes last career GP win. Hill records fastest lap. |
| Italy |
Monza |
4 |
1 |
43 |
31.2 seconds |
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Von Trips killed after coming together with Clark on lap two. Hill win clinches title. |
| United States |
Watkins Glen |
DNS |
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Ferrari team bypasses race; Hill greets his home crowd as new Champion. |