| «1961-08» | USA Grand Prix - IV United States Grand Prix |
| 1961-10-08 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 100 laps × 3.701 km : 370.1 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 15 | Innes Ireland | Lotus • Climax | 100 | 2:13:45.800 | 166.010 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 100 | +04.300 | +04.300 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Tony Brooks | BRM • Climax | 100 | +49.000 | +44.700 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper • Climax | 100 | +58.000 | +09.000 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Graham Hill | BRM • Climax | 99 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 98 | +2 laps | 1 | |
| 12 | 19 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper • Climax | 96 | engine | |||
| 7 | 5 | 14 | Jim Clark | Lotus • Climax | 96 | +4 laps | ||
| 8 | 16 | 6 | Roger Penske | Cooper • Climax | 96 | +4 laps | ||
| 9 | 13 | 16 | Peter Ryan | Lotus • Climax | 96 | +4 laps | ||
| 10 | 17 | 3 | Hap Sharp | Cooper • Climax | 93 | +7 laps | ||
| 11 | 15 | 21 | Olivier Gendebien | Lotus • Climax | 30 | |||
| & Masten Gregory | Lotus • Climax | 62 | +8 laps | |||||
| 19 | 26 | Lloyd Ruby | Lotus • Climax | 76 | magneto | |||
| 18 | 17 | Jim Hall | Lotus • Climax | 76 | fuel leak | |||
| 3 | 7 | Stirling Moss | Lotus • Climax | 58 | engine | |||
| 1 | 1 | Jack Brabham | Cooper • Climax | 57 | overheating | |||
| 11 | 22 | Masten Gregory | Lotus • Climax | 23 | gearbox | |||
| 14 | 60 | Walt Hansgen | Cooper • Climax | 14 | accident | |||
| 9 | 18 | John Surtees | Cooper • Climax | 0 | connecting rod | |||
| WDR | 8 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | not present | ||||
| WDR | 9 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | not present | ||||
| WDR | 10 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | not present | ||||
| WDR | 23 | Ken Miles | Lotus • Climax | not present |
Fastest lap - 01:18.200 - 170.379 km/h - Jack Brabham (lap 28)