F1 season
| Season | 12th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Races | 8 |
| 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 |
Calendar
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | |
| 2 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | |
| 3 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | |
| 4 |  France | Reims | |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | |
| 6 |  Germany | Nurburgring | |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | |
| 8 | USA | Watkins Glen |
Race results
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)
