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Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	75	2:40:53.6	4	9
2	2	Phil Hill	Ferrari	75	+46.0 secs	1	6
3	6	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	75	+46.8 secs	2	4
4	12	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	75	+1:08.6	9	3
5	8	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	75	+1:16.2	3	2
6	36	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	75	+1:26.2	13	1
7	10	Dan Gurney	Porsche	74	+1 Lap	12
8	14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	74	+1 Lap	14
9	22	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	73	+2 Laps	6
10	16	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	72	+3 Laps	7
11	42	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	71	+4 Laps	16
12	60	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	71	+4 Laps	21
13	50	Tony Maggs	Lotus-Climax	69	+6 Laps	24
14	44	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax	69	+6 Laps	25
15	54	Keith Greene	Gilby-Climax	69	+6 Laps	26
16	56	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	69	+6 Laps	18
17	52	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-Climax	58	+17 Laps	22
Ret	18	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	62	Oil Leak	8
DSQ	26	Jack Fairman	Ferguson-Climax	56	Disqualified	20
Ret	32	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax	45	Gearbox	30
Ret	28	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax	44	Brakes	5
Ret	20	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	43	Engine	11
Ret	58	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	27	Accident	19
Ret	48	Tony Marsh	Lotus-Climax	25	Ignition	27
Ret	34	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	23	Differential	10
Ret	38	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	12	Clutch	29
Ret	46	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	7	Handling	15
Ret	40	Gerry Ashmore	Lotus-Climax	7	Ignition	26
Ret	30	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax	5	Accident	17
Ret	62	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati	0	Gearbox	28

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Notes

• Pole position: Phil Hill - 1:58.8
• Fastest Lap: Tony Brooks - 1:57.8
• Lap Leaders: Phil Hill 6 laps (1-6); Wolfgang von Trips 69 laps (7-75).