1961 Formula 1 world championship

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Phil Hill

Ferrari

34 pts

Wolfgang von Trips

Ferrari

33 pts

Stirling Moss

Ferguson

21 pts

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.

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)

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)

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