500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1961
# 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1961

Resultados das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1961, no circuito de Indianapolis na terça-feira, 30 de Maio de 1961.
| Pos final | Pos inicial | N.º | Nome | Qual | Rank | Voltas | Led | Posição |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | 145.903 | 9 | 200 | 71 | Corrida |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Eddie Sachs | 147.481 | 1 | 200 | 44 | Corrida |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Rodger Ward | 146.187 | 5 | 200 | 7 | Corrida |
| 4 | 18 | 7 | Shorty Templeman | 144.341 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 5 | 26 | 19 | Al Keller | 146.157 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 6 | 28 | 18 | Chuck Stevenson | 145.191 | 16 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 7 | 33 | 31 | Bobby Marshman | 144.293 | 29 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 8 | 25 | 5 | Lloyd Ruby | 146.909 | 2 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 9 | 13 | 17 | Jack Brabham | 145.144 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 10 | 32 | 34 | Norm Hall | 144.555 | 26 | 200 | 0 | Corrida |
| 11 | 15 | 28 | Gene Hartley | 144.817 | 22 | 198 | 0 | |
| 12 | 5 | 98 | Parnelli Jones | 146.080 | 7 | 192 | 27 | |
| 13 | 6 | 97 | Dick Rathmann | 146.033 | 8 | 164 | 0 | Tanque do comb |
| 14 | 17 | 10 | Paul Goldsmith | 144.741 | 25 | 160 | 0 | Connecting Rod |
| 15 | 12 | 15 | Wayne Weiler | 145.349 | 14 | 147 | 0 | Wheel |
| 16 | 31 | 35 | Dempsey Wilson | 144.202 | 31 | 145 | 0 | Tanque do comb |
| 17 | 16 | 32 | Bob Christie | 144.782 | 24 | 132 | 0 | Piston |
| 18 | 10 | 33 | Eddie Johnson | 145.843 | 12 | 127 | 0 | Choque T4 |
| 19 | 8 | 8 | Len Sutton | 145.897 | 10 | 110 | 0 | |
| 20 | 22 | 52 | Troy Ruttman | 144.799 | 23 | 105 | 10 | |
| 21 | 20 | 41 | Johnny Boyd | 144.092 | 32 | 105 | 0 | |
| 22 | 3 | 99 | Jim Hurtubise | 146.306 | 4 | 102 | 35 | Piston |
| 23 | 19 | 86 | Ebb Rose | 144.338 | 28 | 93 | 0 | Vara |
| 24 | 30 | 26 | Cliff Griffith | 145.038 | 19 | 55 | 0 | Piston |
| 25 | 21 | 45 | Jack Turner | 144.904 | 21 | 52 | 0 | Choque FS |
| 26 | 14 | 73 | A. J. Shepherd | 144.954 | 20 | 51 | 0 | Choque FS |
| 27 | 29 | 22 | Roger McCluskey | 145.068 | 18 | 51 | 0 | Choque FS |
| 28 | 9 | 14 | Bill Cheesbourg | 145.873 | 11 | 50 | 0 | Choque FS |
| 29 | 27 | 83 | Don Davis | 145.349 | 15 | 49 | 0 | Choque FS |
| 30 | 11 | 4 | Jim Rathmann | 145.413 | 13 | 48 | 6 | Magneto |
| 31 | 23 | 55 | Jimmy Daywalt | 144.219 | 30 | 27 | 0 | Brake Line |
| 32 | 24 | 16 | Bobby Grim | 144.029 | 33 | 26 | 0 | Piston |
| 33 | 2 | 3 | Don Branson | 146.843 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |