1
Phil Hill
Ferrari
34 pts
2
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
33 pts
3
Stirling Moss
Ferguson
21 pts
1
Ferrari
45 pts
Phil Hill is the 1961 Formula 1 World Champion. Hill won 2 out of 8 races and scored a total of 34 points. With 1 points behind Wolfgang von Trips finished the season in second place and Stirling Moss as third. Ferrari won the 1961 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 45 points.
The season started with the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix on May 14th. The last race of the season was the 1961 United States Grand Prix on October 8th.
The season started with the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix on May 14th. The last race of the season was the 1961 United States Grand Prix on October 8th.
Number of races
8 races
First race
Monaco Grand Prix (May 14th)
Last race
United States Grand Prix (October 8th)
Most wins
Phil Hill (2)
Stirling Moss (2)
Stirling Moss (2)
1 more
Most pole positions
Phil Hill (5)
Most podiums
Phil Hill (6)
Most top 5 finishes
Phil Hill (6)
Most points finishes
Phil Hill (6)
Most DNF's
Jack Brabham (6)
1961 standings
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 2 | 6 | 34 | |
2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 33 | -1 |
3 | Stirling Moss | Ferguson | 2 | 2 | 21 | -13 |
4 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 3 | 21 | -13 | |
5 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 3 | 16 | -18 | |
6 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 1 | 12 | -22 |
7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 11 | -23 | |
8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 11 | -23 | |
9 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 9 | -25 |
10 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 1 | 6 | -28 | |
11 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -30 | ||
12 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 4 | -30 | ||
13 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 3 | -31 | ||
14 | Olivier Gendebien | Lotus-Climax | 3 | -31 | ||
15 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 | -31 | ||
16 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3 | -31 | ||
17 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 2 | -32 | ||
18 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
19 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 0 | -34 | ||
20 | Lorenzo Bandini | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
21 | Cliff Allison | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
22 | Roger Penske | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
23 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | -34 | ||
24 | Peter Ryan | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
25 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
26 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
27 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
28 | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
29 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
30 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
31 | Ian Burgess | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
32 | Renato Pirocchi | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
33 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
34 | Tony Marsh | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
35 | Keith Greene | Gilby | 0 | -34 | ||
36 | Gerry Ashmore | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
37 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
38 | Jim Hall | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
39 | Lloyd Ruby | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
40 | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
41 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 0 | -34 | ||
42 | Ricardo Rodríguez | Ferrari | 0 | -34 | ||
43 | Walt Hansgen | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
44 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
45 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
46 | Nino Vaccarella | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -34 | ||
47 | Ken Miles | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
48 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -34 | ||
49 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 0 | -34 | ||
50 | Jack Fairman | Ferguson | 0 | -34 | ||
51 | Edgar Barth | Porsche | 0 | -34 | ||
52 | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
53 | Roberto Bussinello | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -34 | ||
54 | Massimo Natili | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -34 | ||
55 | Peter Monteverdi | MBM | 0 | -34 | ||
56 | Roberto Lippi | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -34 | ||
57 | Geoff Duke | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
58 | John Campbell-Jones | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
59 | André Pilette | Emeryson | 0 | -34 | ||
60 | Alfonso Thiele | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
61 | Ernesto Prinoth | Lotus-Climax | 0 | -34 | ||
62 | Menato Boffa | Cooper-Climax | 0 | -34 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ferrari | 5 | 14 | 45 | |
2 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 5 | 35 | -10 |
3 | Porsche | 3 | 22 | -23 | |
4 | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 14 | -31 | |
5 | BRM | 1 | 7 | -38 | |
6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | -45 | ||
7 | Gilby | 0 | -45 | ||
8 | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | -45 | ||
9 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | -45 | ||
10 | Emeryson | 0 | -45 | ||
11 | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | -45 | ||
12 | JBW | 0 | -45 | ||
13 | MBM | 0 | -45 |
1961 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 14th | Monaco Grand Prix | #20 Stirling Moss | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill | Stirling Moss |
May 22nd | Dutch Grand Prix | #3 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Jim Clark | Phil Hill |
Jun 18th | Belgian Grand Prix | #4 Phil Hill | Wolfgang von Trips | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill |
Jul 2nd | French Grand Prix | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Phil Hill |
Jul 15th | British Grand Prix | #4 Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Richie Ginther | Phil Hill |
Aug 6th | German Grand Prix | #7 Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | Phil Hill | Phil Hill |
Sep 10th | Italian Grand Prix | #2 Phil Hill | Dan Gurney | Bruce McLaren | Wolfgang von Trips |
Oct 8th | United States Grand Prix | #15 Innes Ireland | Dan Gurney | Tony Brooks | Jack Brabham |