| rdfs:comment | - There were no surprises in qualifying, as Jim Clark claimed another pole position, but in the process, and in conjunction with team mate Trevor Taylor, managed to go through Team Lotus' entire stock of gearboxes. There were concerns on the grid for the likelihood of Clark and Taylor finishing, and by lap 25 both were out with gearbox failures. Clark's retirement was excellent news for Championship leader Graham Hill, whose BRM continued to pound round Monza in the lead of the race.
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| abstract | - There were no surprises in qualifying, as Jim Clark claimed another pole position, but in the process, and in conjunction with team mate Trevor Taylor, managed to go through Team Lotus' entire stock of gearboxes. There were concerns on the grid for the likelihood of Clark and Taylor finishing, and by lap 25 both were out with gearbox failures. Clark's retirement was excellent news for Championship leader Graham Hill, whose BRM continued to pound round Monza in the lead of the race. Hill remained unchallenged at the front of the field to extend his Championship leader, with team mate Richie Ginther swinging his BRM into second after Clark's problems. The third podium spot looked set to go to Ferrari's Willy Mairesse in the closing stages, until Bruce McLaren snatched the position away through Curva Grande to rise to second in the Championship. Mairesse was left in a disappointed fourth, ahead of team mate Giancarlo Baghetti and the Porsche of Jo Bonnier.
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