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| |title=<center>1961 Dutch Grand Prix</center>
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| |image=1961dutchgrandprix1.jpg
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| |imagecaption=The Ferraris lead the field at the start.
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| |status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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| The '''''1961 Dutch Grand Prix''''' was the second race of the 1961 Formula One Season. Occurring on 22nd May at the Zandvoort Circuit, the race would ultimately be won by Ferrari's Wolfgang von Trips, marking the first World Championship victory for the German.
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| ==Background==
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| The ''1961 Dutch Grand Prix'' was the seventh running of the event within the Formula One calendar, as well as the ninth in Grand Prix history.<ref name="history">[https://www.circuitsofthepast.com/zandvoort-circuit/ ''Circuits of the Past'' detailing the history of Zandvoort and the Dutch Grand Prix.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref> Lasting 75 laps,<ref name="results">[https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1961_Grand_Prix_of_the_Netherlands/F/ ''Racing-Reference'' detailing the qualifying and race results of the event.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref><ref name="history"/> the race ran on a frequent basis until being dropped from the Formula One schedule following financial difficulties in 1986.<ref name="history"/> Nevertheless, both the track and event would make a return to Formula One from 2021 onwards.<ref>[https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a37467909/f1-scratches-36-year-itch-zandvoort/ ''Autoweek'' reporting on the return of the Dutch Grand Prix to the Formula One calendar.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref>
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| Heading into the race, the Dutch organisers selected the field via invitation, much to the dismay of privateers who were not selected.<ref name="magazine">[https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1961/36/the-dutch-grand-prix-15 ''Motor Sport'' providing a detailed race report.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref> Among those invited included Ferrari, who were allowed to field three cars to balance out the number of British entries.<ref name="magazine"/> Likewise, Porsche were able to enter four cars for the race.<ref name="magazine"/> Initially, Ferrari struggled to get its cars set-up correctly, as while Richie Ginther believed the car was improving overtime, von Trips felt it was horrible.<ref name="magazine"/> However, as the final qualifying session neared its end, Ferrari began to maximise its cars' potential, achieving a 1-3 lockout.<ref name="espn">[http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/43188.html ''ESPN'' summarising the race.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref><ref name="grand">[https://www.grandprix.com/races/dutch-gp-1961.html ''Grand Prix'' summarising the event.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Hill achieved pole position with a time of 1:35.7, with von Trips hovering around that time in second, while Ginther was content with third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> The fastest non-Ferrari was Lotus-Climax's Stirling Moss, who was unable to replicate his initially quick time in qualifying, despite routinely changing his Climax engine and even driving a Rob Walker-owned Cooper-Climax for parts of the sessions.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Only 15 cars were allowed to start, meaning that the reserve Camoradi cars driven by Masten Gregory and Ian Burgess had to withdraw since the 15 automatic entries were able to commence racing.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/><ref name="grand"/>
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| ==The Race==
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| With the starting order decided, the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix commenced on 22nd May.<ref name="results"/> Hill almost failed to start, after a pivot pin for the clutch pedal fell out, although the issue was resolved before the race began.<ref name="magazine"/> Von Trips took the lead on the first lap, with him and Hill squeezing out Moss that caused to Brit to lose further positions.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Ginther slipped the clutch and almost stalled his Ferrari, causing him to lose multiple places.<ref name="magazine"/> By lap 3, von Trips was now three seconds ahead of Hill, the latter seeking to prevent BRM's Graham Hill and Lotus-Climax's Jim Clark, who had reached fourth after starting 11th on the first lap, from challenging.<ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Further down, Moss and Ginther duelled while also attempting to reclaim multiple positions.<ref name="magazine"/> Clark passed Graham Hill, and was now challenging Phil, eventually overtaking the Ferrari on lap 22 and establishing a lap record in the process.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> This put Ferrari's tactics in disarray, as the team had planned for von Trips to build a strong lead ahead of the opposition.<ref name="magazine"/> Now, Clark was pushing back, with him and Hill increasing the pace by routinely overtaking one another.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/> Nevertheless, after Hill took back second after considerable laps of duelling, he was able to hold off Clark, enabling von Trips to build a lead of around eight seconds by lap 42.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/>
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| By lap 54, Hill began to pull away from Clark, being within 1.5 seconds of von Trips.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/> By then, the distance between the Ferraris and the Lotus was around 11 seconds, forcing Clark to focus on achieving third.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> Ginther was now fourth, but was being pressurised by Moss.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/> With only four laps remaining, Ginther's throttle spring broke, forcing him to lift when braking for slow corners.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/> At some point, he made a mistake at the hairpin, enabling Moss to make a move.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/> Elsewhere, Hill had closed up to von Trips, but the German remained in front to take his first World Championship victory and eight points in the Drivers' Championship.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="results"/> Clark finished third, while Moss finished ahead of Ginther despite the latter's slipstream on the final straight that made him just a tenth of a second and less than a car length behind.<ref name="magazine"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="espn"/><ref name="results"/> Defending World Champion and Cooper-Climax driver Jack Brabham finished a distant sixth.<ref name="results"/><ref name="grand"/>
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| The event is also known for two highly unusually Formula One statistics for the 1960s.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/> With Porsche's Hans Herrmann having finished 15th and last in his Porsche, it meant that the race became the first World Championship event to feature no retirements.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/><ref name="results"/> Ignoring the 2005 United States Grand Prix where only six cars competed, the next race to achieve this distinction would be the 20-car 2005 Italian Grand Prix.<ref>[https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2016/4/the-rare-occasions-every-car-was-a-finisher.html ''Formula 1'' detailing some of the other races with no retirements.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref> It is also the only full-length race in Formula One history to feature no pitstops.<ref name="espn"/><ref name="grand"/><ref name="magazine"/> The only other race with no pitstops was the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, which was red-flagged under the safety car after two laps following heavy rain.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58377097 ''BBC Sport'' reporting on the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, which also featured no pitstops.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref>
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| ==Availability==
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| The race reportedly received partial live television coverage, including from NTS and the BBC.<ref name="broadcasts">[https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?cid=8D94CC199E340254&resid=8D94CC199E340254!149 List of Formula One television broadcasts noting several organisations provided live coverage of the race.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref><ref name="genome">[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_television_service/1961-05-22#at-13.00 BBC Genome archive of ''Radio Times'' issues detailing the BBC coverage as part of ''Bank Holiday Grandstand''.] Retrieved 22nd Sep '22</ref> According to Issue 1,958 of ''Radio Times'', footage of the race was included as part of a four-hour ''Bank Holiday Grandstand'', with clips of cricket, horse racing, athletics, and rugby league also a part of the broadcast.<ref name="genome"/> The television broadcasts have yet to resurface, although footage from a ''British Pathé'' newsreel is publicly available.
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| ==Gallery==
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| ===Videos===
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| {{Video|perrow =2
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| |service1 =youtube
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| |id1 =PgYuRQZrxQ4
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| |description1 =''British Pathé'' newsreel footage of the race.
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| |service2 =youtube
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| |id2 =llKoQhs0tR4
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| |description2 =Colour footage of the race.
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| }}
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| ===Images===
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| <gallery mode=packed heights=225px>
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| 1961dutchgrandprix2.jpg|Programme for the race.
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| 1961dutchgrandprix3.jpg|The field on lap 1.
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| 1961dutchgrandprix4.jpg|Clark leads Dan Gurney's Porsche.
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| 1961dutchgrandprix5.jpg|Ginther ahead of Moss.
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| 1961dutchgrandprix6.jpg|Moss edges out Ginther for fourth.
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| </gallery>
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| ==See Also==
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| *[[1953 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1953 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1953)]]
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| *[[1954 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1954 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1954)]]
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| *[[1955 Dutch Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1955)]]
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| *[[1956 Belgian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1956 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1956)]]
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| *[[1957 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[1957 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1957)]]
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| *[[1958 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1958 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1958 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1958)]]
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| *[[1959 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Italian Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1959)]]
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| *[[1960 British Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1960 French Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1960 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1960 Portuguese Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1960)]]
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| *[[1961 Monaco Grand Prix (partially found footage of Formula One World Championship race; 1961)]]
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| *[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix (partially found ITV advert break during final laps of Formula One race; 2005)]]
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| *[[Advanced Driving with Graham Hill (lost ITV motoring series; 1974)]]
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| *[[Donkey Does F1 (partially found photos of Shrek character inflatable at Formula One races; 2004)]]
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| *[[F-1 World Grand Prix III (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 Formula One racing game; 2000-2001)]]
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| *[[F1 2000 (lost pre-release builds of Formula One game; 2000)]]
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| *[[F1 2010 (lost pre-alpha build of Formula One game; 2010)]]
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| *[[F1 Racing Championship 2 (lost build of cancelled PC/PlayStation 2 Formula One game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Fernando Alonso's 2015 testing accident (lost footage of Formula One test session crash; 2015)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 3 (lost build of cancelled Dreamcast port of PC Formula One racing game; 2001)]]
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| *[[Grand Prix 4 (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of PC Formula One racing game sequel; 2002)]]
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| *[[McLaren MP4-18 (lost footage of unraced Formula One car; 2003)]]
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| *[[Racing Arrows (partially found Formula One TV series; 2001)]]
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| *[[Robert Kubica's 2010 Japanese Grand Prix Q3 lap (lost audio of Formula One qualifying lap; 2010)]]
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| *[[Williams FW15C (partially found footage and lap time information of unraced CVT Formula One car; 1993)]]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[Category:Lost recordings of real incidents]]
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| [[Category:Lost TV]]
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| [[Category:Partially found media]]
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