F1 season
Season info
| Season no. | 12 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Driver and constructor entries
The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1961 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.
- BRM (works team)
- (GBR) Tony Brooks (All)
- (GBR) Graham Hill (All)
- Cooper (works team)
- (AUS) Jack Brabham (All)
- (NZL) Bruce McLaren (All)
- Cooper (privateers)
- (GBR) John Surtees (All)
- (USA) Masten Gregory (1-5)
- (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (1, 3-4, 6-7)
- (GBR) Jackie Lewis (3-7) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (3, 5-7) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Roy Salvadori (4-8)
- (FRA) Bernard Collomb (4, 6) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Massimo Natili (5, 7) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Ian Burgess (6)
- (GBR) Jack Fairman (7)
- (ITA) Renato Pirocchi (7) (Rookie)
- (USA) Walt Hansgen (8) (Rookie)
- (USA) Roger Penske (8) (Rookie)
- (USA) Hap Sharp (8) (Rookie)
- De Tomaso (privateers)
- (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (4)
- (ITA) Roberto Bussinello (7) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Roberto Lippi (7) (Rookie)
- (ITA) Nino Vaccarella (7) (Rookie)
- Emeryson (privateers)
- (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (1)
- (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (1)
- (BEL) Andre Pilette (7)
- Ferguson (privateer)
- (GBR) Jack Fairman (5)
- Ferrari (works team)
- (USA) Richie Ginther (1-7)
- (USA) Phil Hill (1-7)
- (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (1-7)
- (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (3)
- (BEL) Willy Mairesse (6)
- (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (7) (Rookie) (first Mexican driver to enter a World Championship race)
- Ferrari (privateer)
- (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (4-5, 7) (Rookie)
- Gilby (works team)
- (GBR) Keith Greene (5)
- JBW (works team)
- (GBR) Brian Naylor (7)
- Lotus (works team)
- (GBR) Jim Clark (All)
- (GBR) Innes Ireland (1, 3-8)
- (GBR) Trevor Taylor (2) (Rookie)
- (BEL) Willy Mairesse (4)
- Lotus (privateer)
- (GBR) Stirling Moss (All)
- (GBR) Cliff Allison (1, 3)
- (GBR) Henry Taylor (1, 4-5, 7)
- (CHE) Michael May (1, 4, 6) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Ian Burgess (2-5)
- (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (3-5)
- (GBR) Tony Marsh (3, 5-6) (Rookie)
- (DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (3, 5-7)
- (BEL) Willy Mairesse (3)
- (ZAF) Tony Maggs (5-6) (Rookie) (first South African driver to enter a World Championship race)
- (GBR) Gerry Ashmore (5-7) (Rookie)
- (GBR) Tim Parnell (5, 7) (Rookie)
- (USA) Masten Gregory (7-8)
- (ITA) Gaetano Starrabba (7) (Rookie)
- (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (8)
- (USA) Jim Hall (8)
- (USA) Lloyd Ruby (8)
- (CAN) Peter Ryan (8) (Rookie) (first Canadian driver to enter a World Championship race)
- Porsche (works team)
- (SWE) Jo Bonnier (All)
- (USA) Dan Gurney (All)
- (DEU) Hans Herrmann (1, 6)
- Porsche (privateers)
- (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (2-7)
- (DEU) Hans Herrmann (2)
- Final season (drivers)
- Cliff Allison
- Tony Brooks
- Jack Fairman
- Olivier Gendebien
- Hans Herrmann
- Tony Marsh
- Michael May
- Stirling Moss
- Massimo Natili
- Brian Naylor
- Renato Pirocchi
- Lloyd Ruby
- Peter Ryan
- Giorgio Scarlatti
- Gaetano Starrabba
- Henry Taylor
- Wolfgang von Trips
- First entry (drivers) since…
- 1956 for Andre Pilette
- 1959 for Tim Parnell and Trevor Taylor
- Last entry (drivers) until…
- 1963 for Tim Parnell and Andre Pilette
- 1964 for Walt Hansgen
- 1965 for Roberto Bussinello
- Debut season (constructors)
- De Tomaso
- Ferguson (only season)
- Gilby
- Final season (constructors)
- Ferguson
- JBW
- First entry (constructors) since…
- 1956 for Emeryson
Maiden wins
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) | Netherlands |
| Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari) | France |
| Innes Ireland (Lotus) | USA |
Maiden podium finishes
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari) | France |
| Constructor | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Porsche (Dan Gurney) | France |
Maiden pole positions
| Driver | Grand Prix |
|---|---|
| Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) | Italy |