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Dec 30, 2023 · During the Italian Grand Prix on September 10, 1961, Wolfgang von Trips found himself in a fierce competition for the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship against his teammate Phil Hill. Unfortunately, on the second lap of the race at Monza, von Trips’ Ferrari collided with Jim Clark’s Lotus near what is currently known as Curva Alboreto.
- Monza’s Perilous Oval
- A Championship Between Team Mates
- Qualifying
- 1961 Italian Grand Prix Grid
- The Tragedy
- The Race Goes on
- Aftermath
Fifty years ago, safety was not the paramount concern it is today. But when it came to the daunting banked oval circuit at Monza, some felt it was a risk too far. In 1960 a group of British teams boycotted the race in protest at the use of the banking. For 1961 engine capacities were cut to 1.5-litres, speeds fell, and while the same teams still ob...
Ferrarihad reacted to the reduction in engine capacity for the 1961 season better than anyone. The Scuderia produced the benchmark car in the 156 ‘Sharknose’, powered by its V6 ‘Dino’ engine. Heading into what would be the penultimate round, Wolfgang von Trips had amassed 33 points to the 29 of team mate Phil Hill. Hill had won at Monza 12 months e...
A huge entry of 37 cars was presented and 32 ultimately made it onto the grid. A cut-off limit was imposed on qualifying times, though it was rather less strict than today’s 107% rule: it eliminated drivers who failed to get within 15% of the second-fastest time. With von Trips on pole the second-fastest time was set not by Hill but their new team ...
Von Trips’ pole position time of 2’46.3 for a lap of the 10km (6.2 mile) track was 2.7s off the previous year’s lap record set with more powerful cars. Rodriguez was just a tenth of a second off, setting the 115% cut-off time at 3’11.36. This meant Andre Pilette failed to qualify by less than three-tenths of a second.
Race day dawned hot and activity at the circuit began with a pair of three-hour races for GT cars. At 3pm, the F1 cars were on the grid awaiting the start. The Ferraris were using long gearing for the high-speed straights, and moved away as the race began. That allowed Jim Clark, who started seventh in his Lotus, to get in among them, briefly holdi...
Despite the carnage, the race continued. Hill and Ginther pulled out a 20-second lead and briefly swapped places. But one by one technical problems claimed the Ferraris: first Baghetti, then Rodriguez and finally Ginther on lap 24. Hill’s was the only one still running at the end of the race. Brabham pulled over after eight laps, his new V8 Climax ...
The dreadful loss of life was the worst seen in a world championship race. It was one of a series of fatal accidents involving spectators including the 1953 Argentinian Grand Prix (13 killed), 1955 Le Mans 24 Hours (84), 1957 Mille Miglia (11) and 1958 Cuban Grand Prix (seven). As had happened previously, the crash led to further calls for motor ra...
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In 1961 von Trips established a go-kart race track in Kerpen, Germany. The track was later leased by Rolf Schumacher, whose sons, Michael and Ralf, made their first laps there. Coincidentally, Michael's win in the 1992 Belgian Grand Prix was the first full-length Grand Prix won by a German since von Trips's last win at Aintree in 1961.
Sep 5, 2011 · Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Wolfgang von Trips's death at Monza, when 15 spectators were killed in Italy. Mon 5 Sep 2011 18.00 EDT. T he red car and the green one were doing about ...
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