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

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