F1 Championship leaders
Drivers’ Championship
| # | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
| 0 |
| 3 | Belgium | (USA) Phil Hill | 1 |
| 4 | France | (USA) Phil Hill | 1 |
| 5 | Britain | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 2 |
| 6 | Germany | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 4 |
| 7 | Italy | (USA) Phil Hill | 1 |
| 8 | USA | (USA) Phil Hill | 1 |
- First time as championship leader
- Phil Hill
- Wolfgang von Trips (first German driver to lead the championship)
- Last time as championship leader
- Phil Hill
- Stirling Moss
- Wolfgang von Trips
- First time as championship leader since…
- 1958 for Stirling Moss
- First time as championship leader by a…
- American driver since 1954
- British driver since 1958
- Last time as championship leader by a…
- American driver until 1971
- German driver until 1994
Constructors’ Championship
| # | Grand Prix | Leader | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Lotus-Climax | 2 |
| 2 | Netherlands | Ferrari | 2 |
| 3 | Belgium | Ferrari | 10 |
| 4 | France | Ferrari | 14 |
| 5 | Britain | Ferrari | 22 |
| 6 | Germany | Ferrari | 14 |
| 7 | Italy | Ferrari | 16 |
| 8 | USA | Ferrari | 8 |
- First time as championship leader
- Lotus
- Last time as championship leader
- No constructor led the championship for the last time in 1961
- First time as championship leader since…
- 1958 for Ferrari