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Home / Seasons / 1961 F1 World Championship Season / Driver Standings

1961 F1 driver standings

Standings

Constructor standings
#DriverMCONLDBELFRAGBRDEUITAUSAPoints
1(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)3219231 34 (38)
2(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)4R12R12R 33
3(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus, Ferguson)148RDSQ/R1RR21
=(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)51062772221
5(USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari)25315R38R 16
6(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)DNS R410RR112
7(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)103123R4R711
=(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)612R5863411
9(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)   1R R 9
10(GBR) Tony Brooks (BRM)13R913R9R536
11(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)R6RR4RRR4
=(GBR) John Surtees (Cooper)11R75RR5RR4
13(BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Emeryson, Ferrari, Lotus)DNQ 4    113
=(GBR) Jackie Lewis (Cooper)  9RR94 3
=(SWE) Jo Bonnier (Porsche)12R11775RR63
=(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)R8R6RRR53
17(GBR) Roy Salvadori (Cooper)   86106R2
 (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Cooper)7 R13 R9  
 (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (Porsche) 1411R16147  
 (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (Cooper)  R 12R8  
 (GBR) Cliff Allison (Lotus)8        
 (USA) Roger Penske (Cooper)       8 
 (DEU) Hans Herrmann (Porsche)915   13   
 (CAN) Peter Ryan (Lotus)       9 
 (USA) Masten Gregory (Cooper, Lotus)DNQDNS101211 R11/R 
 (GBR) Henry Taylor (Lotus)DNQ  10R 11  
 (GBR) Tim Parnell (Lotus)    R 10  
 (USA) Hap Sharp (Cooper)       10 
 (ZAF) Tony Maggs (Lotus)    1311   
 (CHE) Michael May (Lotus)R  11 DNS   
 (GBR) Ian Burgess (Lotus, Cooper) DNSDNS141412   
 (ITA) Renato Pirocchi (Cooper)      12  
 (GBR) Trevor Taylor (Lotus) 13       
 (GBR) Tony Marsh (Lotus)  DNS R15   
 (GBR) Keith Greene (Gilby)    15    
 (GBR) Gerry Ashmore (Lotus)    R16R  
 (DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (Lotus)  DNS 17RR  
 (FRA) Bernard Collomb (Cooper)   R NC   
 (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (Emeryson, Lotus)DNQ RRR    
 (BEL) Willy Mairesse (Lotus, Ferrari)  RR R   
 (GBR) Jack Fairman (Ferguson, Cooper)    DSQ R  
 (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (De Tomaso)   R     
 (ITA) Massimo Natili (Cooper)    R    
 (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (Ferrari)      R  
 (ITA) Gaetano Starrabba (Lotus)      R  
 (ITA) Nino Vaccarella (De Tomaso)      R  
 (ITA) Roberto Bussinello (De Tomaso)      R  
 (GBR) Brian Naylor (JBW)      R  
 (ITA) Roberto Lippi (De Tomaso)      R  
 (USA) Jim Hall (Lotus)       R 
 (USA) Lloyd Ruby (Lotus)       R 
 (USA) Walt Hansgen (Cooper)       R 
 (BEL) Andre Pilette (Emeryson)      DNQ  
#DriverMCONLDBELFRAGBRDEUITAUSAPoints
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Table key, points system and championship rules
  • Highlight: Rookie
  • Bold: pole position
  • Underline: fastest lap
  • Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
  • DNQ: Did not qualify
  • NC: Not classified
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • DNS: Did not start

The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:

  • 1st (9)
  • 2nd (6)
  • 3rd (4)
  • 4th (3)
  • 5th (2)
  • 6th (1)

Only the best five results counted towards the championship.

Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Race to the title

The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1961. Reigning world champion Jack Brabham, who finished 11th, is also shown.

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