In the 1961 Formula 1 season Richie Ginther drove a total of 7 races for Ferrari. From the total of 7 races, Richie managed to finish on the podium 3 times. With the best result a 2nd place during the Monaco Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Ginther didn't finish, this happend in 1 occasion.
Richie Ginther finished the season on 5th place in the driver championship with a total of 16 points.
Ginther vs. Baghetti Ferrari 1961
1
Race
1
Ginther vs. Gendebien Ferrari 1961
1
Race
0
Ginther vs. Hill Ferrari 1961
1
Race
6
Ginther vs. Mairesse Ferrari 1961
1
Race
0
Ginther vs. von Trips Ferrari 1961
2
Race
4
1961 races
Monaco GP
May 14th, 1961
2nd
Dutch GP
May 22nd, 1961
5th
Belgian GP
Jun 18th, 1961
3rd
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1961
15th
British GP
Jul 15th, 1961
3rd
German GP
Aug 6th, 1961
8th
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1961
DNF
United States GP
Oct 8th, 1961
1961 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
3
Finishes in top 5
4
Finishes in points
4
Position
5th
High/low position
2nd/5th
Points
16
DNF's
1
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
2nd/15th
Average finish result
7.14
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
3
Points streak
3
Finish streak
6
1961 Standings progression
1961 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco GP | 2nd | +3.6 | 2nd | |||
| 2 | Dutch GP | 5th | +22.3 | 3rd | |||
| 3 | Belgian GP | 3rd | +19.5 | 5th | |||
| 4 | French GP | 15th | Oil pressure | 3rd | |||
| 5 | British GP | 3rd | +46.8 | 2nd | |||
| 6 | German GP | 8th | +5:23.1 | 14th | |||
| 7 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Engine) | 3rd |