Belgian Grand Prix 1961

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This film from the Smiths Instruments collection charts the 1961 Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps. Ferrari took the first three places, with Phil Hill winning just ahead of Wolfgang von Trips. British greats such as Graham Hill, Jim Clark and Stirling Moss feature, with John Surtees the highest British finisher in fourth in a Copper-Climax.
The Smiths Instruments collection is held at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. Find out more at nationalmotormuseum.org.uk/

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@chestercrum4474 29 дней назад

Phil Hill was the hero for a 12 year old boy, me. Till Wide World of Sports, it took 2 months after a race to find results in one of the motor magazines. No motor sport news on a farm in middle of nowhere.

@lamppupro2880 21 день назад

As a von Trips Fan i think that von Trips would have deserved that championship But he Lost by 1 point because he died in monza

@ysgol3 11 дней назад

Phil was an absolute gentleman wasn't he, and so underrated as a driver.

@sergioleone3583 2 месяца назад

Absolutely magic film of proper Grand Prix racing on one of the finest tests of the racers. From a more civilized time. Glorious.

@patrickporter6536 Месяц назад

No plastic cars, no plastic people.

@McRocket 28 дней назад

I agree wholeheartedly with the first part. But the second? A more civilized time? Race riots in America. Women faced widespread sexism. Vietnam was just about to heat up for America. The Cold War was in full swing. Far more nations then now lacked democracies. As much of a mess as the world is today. I think it was far worse for most people back in 1961. ☮

@iej7663 16 дней назад

Yes each decade is more civilised than the last

@benlamachine4042 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this great and rare film about "old" SPA circuit ! incredibles and scary corners of Burnenville , masta kink and Stavelot banking . Just a correction : at 1.12 min , Belgian racer is not Lucien BIANCHI but "wild" Willy MAIRESSE

@johnhigh2187 2 месяца назад

those 156 Ferraris were such beautiful cars!

@wraitheful Месяц назад

gendebein’s giallo 156, so rare and beautiful.

@Slithey7433 Месяц назад

Enzo must’ve had mixed feelings about Gendebien’s performance. Happy to see a Ferrari doing so well but not so happy that it wasn’t red.

@Redgolf2 27 дней назад

Personally I never liked the Squalo, foe the 312T is gorgeous 😍

@fasthracing Месяц назад

Loving the yellow Ferrari

@darrenbrailsford6809 7 месяцев назад

What a lovely film with wonderful commentary. From a golden era too.

@Rapiddrive1 24 дня назад

It’s wonderful, stumbling across a film and a race I’ve never seen in such cine detail. Black-and-white pictures in Competition Press, and Autoweek, Riad & Track didn’t do it justice. I’m back to smiling like a 12-year-old boy again!

@eddievandergaag8364 Месяц назад

Great film! Love those old racing cars and the drivers were real hero’s back in those days it was really dangerous. Although the spectators and press were sitting very relaxed in the grass just a few feet next to the track. Amazing

@tangerinedream7211 2 месяца назад

What a circuit this was, long since emaciated .

@aureliobrighton1871 11 месяцев назад

Magnifique to say the least. And now I know it what has been only my faint impresson going through all that wonderful contemporary material. The drivers look like Jockeys in their individual riding helmets. And the light, delicate racers are their bloodstock horses with tremendous hearts. A beautiful aire of energy and good humour seeps through these pictures. And I'd love to also have a fresh beer overlooking that amazing racecourse. Merci bien 🌷:)

@jeremykeller211 Год назад

Superb! It shows clearly how much we have lost since then. Note: you can actually see the drivers!

@sofalugger 11 месяцев назад

Great Film Halcyon days...

@ttotal2 Год назад

Top quality film really enjoyed thanks

@crumblefest 3 месяца назад

That's the way you do it...

@Sam-ec2cd 4 месяца назад

Nice looking cars

@ElliottNest39 Месяц назад

Excellent video quality for this era.

@robertmilne4304 Месяц назад

Wonderful footage

@lachlanpatterson5651 5 месяцев назад

GOLD!!!. Keep them coming.

@wraitheful Месяц назад

Ferrari had all their cars destroyed and it’ll never not hurt.

@paulreilly3904 Год назад

Michael Cannell's The Limit is absolutely superb about this era and specifically about Von Trips and Phil Hill.

@sergioleone3583 2 месяца назад

I found it a bit sensationalized, and clearly written by someone who admittedly hadn't even driven a car when he wrote it, but there are worse items out there I'm sure.

@kbtred51 Месяц назад

Amazing what you notice - chalked starting grid!

@Albdentist Год назад

It’s amazing how rough the cars are compared to todays over restored examples… Everyone looks so young… Marvelous, thank you for posting…

@vincentsouchaud6717 Месяц назад

Fabulous!

@mx5racer4 21 день назад

great. The cars sounded much better than F1 cars today

@ysgol3 11 дней назад

Oh this is wonderful, thank you. I don't think any of those wonderful drivers are alive now are they?

@Danelon2006 24 дня назад

Amazing video!

@malachiasnonato1307 27 дней назад

Obrigado pela preciosidade!

@bastiancooper-queen1849 29 дней назад

Fantastic... but scarying "security" for F1 pilots from their racing cars and the track, isn't !?

@kilian94 Месяц назад

Quand la Belgique était la Belgique

@hugoagogo9435 Месяц назад

Poor Wolfgang doesn’t have much time left here

@EA-dy4oe Месяц назад

yes, sad

@Fastvoice 28 дней назад

There was a time when parents often times named their kids after famous personalities of their home country. Well - I was born one day after this Spa race and was baptized "Wolfgang" shortly afterwards. 😉 _(P.S.: Many years later I became a car club racer and also ran several times at Spa - on the much shorter circuit of course)_