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1961 Standings

Driver and Constructor Championships

1961 season summary

Phil Hill (Ferrari) won the 1961 World Drivers' Championship with 34 points and 2 race wins. Ferrari took the Constructors' Championship with 45 points across the season's 8 Grands Prix.

Podium

P2
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
33 pts
P1
Phil Hill
Ferrari
34 pts
P3
Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
21 pts

Driver Championship

PosDriverTeamWinsGapPoints
1
Phil Hill
Ferrari2โ€”34
2
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari2โˆ’133
3

1961 Season Calendar

RGrand PrixCircuitCountryDatePoleWinnerQuali
1Monaco Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ
Circuit de Monaco
Monaco1961-05-14--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
2Dutch Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ
Circuit Park Zandvoort

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 1961 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Phil Hill (Ferrari) won the 1961 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship with 34 points and 2 race wins.
Which team won the 1961 F1 Constructors' Championship?
Ferrari won the 1961 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship with 45 points.
Who finished second in the 1961 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) finished second in the 1961 Drivers' Championship with 33 points.
How many races were in the 1961 F1 season?
The 1961 Formula 1 World Championship featured 8 Grands Prix.
Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
2
โˆ’13
21
4
Dan Gurney
Porscheโ€”โˆ’1321
5
Richie Ginther
Ferrariโ€”โˆ’1816
6
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax1โˆ’2212
7
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’2311
8
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’2311
9
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari1โˆ’259
10
Tony Brooks
BRMโ€”โˆ’286
11
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’304
12
John Surtees
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’304
13
Jackie Lewis
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’313
14
Olivier Gendebien
Emerysonโ€”โˆ’313
15
Jo Bonnier
Porscheโ€”โˆ’313
16
Graham Hill
BRMโ€”โˆ’313
17
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’322
0
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Maseratiโ€”โˆ’340
0
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porscheโ€”โˆ’340
0
Lorenzo Bandini
Cooper-Maseratiโ€”โˆ’340
0
Cliff Allison
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Roger Penske
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Hans Herrmann
Porscheโ€”โˆ’340
0
Peter Ryan
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Henry Taylor
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Tim Parnell
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Hap Sharp
Cooper-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Tony Maggs
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340
0
Michael May
Lotus-Climaxโ€”โˆ’340

Constructor Championship

PosTeamWinsGapPoints
1
ferrari
Ferrari
5โ€”45
2
lotus-climax
Lotus-Climax
3โˆ’1035
3
porsche
Porsche
โ€”โˆ’2322
4
cooper-climax
Cooper-Climax
โ€”โˆ’3114
5
brm
BRM
โ€”โˆ’387
0
cooper-maserati
Cooper-Maserati
โ€”โˆ’450
0
gilby
Gilby
โ€”โˆ’450
0
lotus-maserati
Lotus-Maserati
โ€”โˆ’450
0
ferguson
Ferguson
โ€”โˆ’450
0
de_tomaso-alfa_romeo
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
โ€”โˆ’450
0
de_tomaso-osca
De Tomaso-Osca
โ€”โˆ’450
0
jbw
JBW
โ€”โˆ’450
0
emeryson
Emeryson
โ€”โˆ’450
0
mbm
MBM
โ€”โˆ’450
Netherlands
1961-05-22
-
-
Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
3Belgian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Belgium1961-06-18--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
4French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux
France1961-07-02--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
5British Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Aintree
UK1961-07-15--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
6German Grand Prix
Nรผrburgring
Germany1961-08-06--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
7Italian Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Italy1961-09-10--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’
8United States Grand Prix๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Watkins Glen
USA1961-10-08--Q1/Q2/Q3 โ†’