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| Date | Sunday 10 September 1961 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  Italian GP |
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| Circuit | Monza |
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| Event Format | Race of 43 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #7 of 8 in 1961
#101 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 43 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 10000 m |
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| Race Distance | 10000 × 43 = 430.000 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Very hot, Dry |
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| Entries | 33 |
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| Qualifiers | 32 |
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| Finishers | 12 |
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| Debutants | Gaetano Starrabba (Driver),
Nino Vaccarella (Driver),
Renato Pirocchi (Driver),
Ricardo Rodriguez (Driver),
Roberto Bussinello (Driver),
Roberto Lippi (Driver),
De Tomaso 002 (Car Model),
De Tomaso F1 003 (Car Model),
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De Tomaso F1 004 (Car Model),
Emeryson P (Car Model),
JBW Type 2 (Car Model),
Fred Tuck (Entrant),
Isobele de Tomaso (Entrant),
Pescara Racing Club (Entrant),
Prince Gaetano Starrabba (Entrant),
Scuderia Settecolli (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 4 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
Car 8 – 100th Race Entry (Car Number)
Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
 Wolfgang von Trips – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Giancarlo Baghetti – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
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| Deaths | Wolfgang von Trips |
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| Records Broken |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Cooper (64),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Bruce McLaren,  Phil Hill (16),
3. Most 10th Place Finishes in a Season – Lotus (4),
4. Most 21st Place Qualifications in a Season – Lorenzo Bandini (2),
5. Most 26th Place Qualifications in a Season – Cooper (2),
6. Most 27th Place Qualifications in a Season – Lotus (3),
7. Most 30th Place Qualifications in a Season – Lotus (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (195),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (136),
3. Most Race Wins – Ferrari (36),
4. Most 12th Place Finishes – Cooper (9),
5. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (14),
6. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (24),
7. Most Consecutive 7th Place Finishes – Porsche (5),
8. Most Consecutive 12th Place Finishes – Cooper (4),
9. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season – Cooper (5),
10. Most Fastest Laps – Ferrari (36),
11. Most Races Led – Ferrari (87),
12. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (2250),
13. Most Race Entries –  Maurice Trintignant (70),
14. Most Perfect Weekends – Ferrari (21),
15. Most Poles – Ferrari (38),
16. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (37),
17. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (37),
18. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (30),
19. Most 6th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (35),
20. Most 25th Place Qualifications in a Season – Lotus (5)
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