1961 F1 World Championship Season

Season

Season info

Season

Races

Drivers’ Champion

Phil Hill (only title; 6th different World Champion, 1st American champion)

Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari (1st title; 3rd different World Champion constructor)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Jack Brabham

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Cooper

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Standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

Qualifying

Qualifying stats

Season stats

Calendar

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Monaco	Monte Carlo	14 May
2	Netherlands	Zandvoort	22 May
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	18 June
4	France	Reims	02 July
5	Britain	Aintree	15 July
6	Germany	Nurburgring	06 August
7	Italy	Monza	10 September
8	USA	Watkins Glen	08 October

Race results

No.	Grand Prix	Result
1	Monaco	Result
2	Netherlands	Result
3	Belgium	Result
4	France	Result
5	Britain (constructors’ title decider)	Result
6	Germany	Result
7	Italy (drivers’ title decider)	Result
8	USA	Result

Driver and constructor entries

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

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