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1961 F1 season

Season12th World Championship season
Races8
Drivers’ ChampionUSA flag lazyload Phil Hill (only title; 6th different World Champion, 1st American champion)
Constructors’ ChampionItaly flag lazyload Ferrari (1st title; 3rd different World Champion constructor)
Reigning Drivers’ ChampionAustralia flag lazyload Jack Brabham
Reigning Constructors’ ChampionUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper

Calendar

No.Grand PrixCircuitDate
1Monaco flag lazyload MonacoMonte Carlo 14 May
2Netherlands flag lazyload NetherlandsZandvoort 22 May
3Belgium flag lazyload BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps 18 June
4France flag lazyload FranceReims 02 July
5United Kingdom flag lazyload BritainAintree 15 July
6Germany flag lazyload GermanyNurburgring 06 August
7Italy flag lazyload ItalyMonza 10 September
8USA flag lazyload USAWatkins Glen 08 October

Race results

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1961 F1 World Championship.

United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Brooks (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper (works team)
Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham (All)
New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper (privateers)
United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees (All)
USA flag lazyload Masten Gregory (1-5)
France flag lazyload Maurice Trintignant (1, 3-4, 6-7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie Lewis (3-7)
Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo Bandini (3, 5-7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Roy Salvadori (4-8)
France flag lazyload Bernard Collomb (4, 6)
Italy flag lazyload Massimo Natili (5, 7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian Burgess (6)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jack Fairman (7)
Italy flag lazyload Renato Pirocchi (7)
USA flag lazyload Walt Hansgen (8)
USA flag lazyload Roger Penske (8)
USA flag lazyload Hap Sharp (8)
Italy flag lazyload De Tomaso (privateers)
Italy flag lazyload Giorgio Scarlatti (4)
Italy flag lazyload Roberto Bussinello (7)
Italy flag lazyload Roberto Lippi (7)
Italy flag lazyload Nino Vaccarella (7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Emeryson (privateers)
Belgium flag lazyload Lucien Bianchi (1)
Belgium flag lazyload Olivier Gendebien (1)
Belgium flag lazyload Andre Pilette (7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ferguson (privateer)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jack Fairman (5)
Italy flag lazyload Ferrari (works team)
USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther (1-7)
USA flag lazyload Phil Hill (1-7)
Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang von Trips (1-7)
Belgium flag lazyload Olivier Gendebien (3)
Belgium flag lazyload Willy Mairesse (6)
Mexico flag lazyload Ricardo Rodriguez (7)
Italy flag lazyload Ferrari (privateer)
Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo Baghetti (4-5, 7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Gilby (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Keith Greene (5)
United Kingdom flag lazyload JBW (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Naylor (7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (works team)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes Ireland (1, 3-8)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor Taylor (2)
Belgium flag lazyload Willy Mairesse (4)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus (privateer)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Stirling Moss (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Cliff Allison (1, 3)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Henry Taylor (1, 4-5, 7)
Switzerland flag Michael May (1, 4, 6)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ian Burgess (2-5)
Belgium flag lazyload Lucien Bianchi (3-5)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tony Marsh (3, 5-6)
Germany flag lazyload Wolfgang Seidel (3, 5-7)
Belgium flag lazyload Willy Mairesse (3)
South Africa flag lazyload Tony Maggs (5-6)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Gerry Ashmore (5-7)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tim Parnell (5, 7)
USA flag lazyload Masten Gregory (7-8)
Italy flag lazyload Gaetano Starrabba (7)
Belgium flag lazyload Olivier Gendebien (8)
USA flag lazyload Jim Hall (8)
USA flag lazyload Lloyd Ruby (8)
Canada flag lazyload Peter Ryan (8)
Germany flag lazyload Porsche (works team)
Sweden flag lazyload Jo Bonnier (All)
USA flag lazyload Dan Gurney (All)
Germany flag lazyload Hans Herrmann (1, 6)
Germany flag lazyload Porsche (privateers)
Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de Beaufort (2-7)
Germany flag lazyload Hans Herrmann (2)

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