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1961 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)2–––
2(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)2111
3(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)21––
4(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)1–––
5(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)1–––
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →
First-time winners
Giancarlo Baghetti
Innes Ireland
Wolfgang von Trips (first German winner)

For more information see 1961 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)6222
2(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)422–
3(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)3–3–
4(USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari)3–12
5(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)22––
6(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)2––2
7(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)11––
8(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)11––
9(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)1––1
10(GBR) Tony Brooks (BRM)1––1
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →
First-time podium finishers
Giancarlo Baghetti

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)51
2(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)11
3(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)1–
4(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)1–
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →
First-time polesitters
Wolfgang von Trips (first German polesitter)

For more information see 1961 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari)2–
2(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)2–
3(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)11
4(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)1–
5(GBR) Tony Brooks (BRM)1–
6(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)1–
7(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)1–
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Giancarlo Baghetti
Jim Clark
Richie Ginther

For more information see 1961 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)634 (38)6.33
2(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)5336.60
3(USA) Dan Gurney (Porsche)5214.20
4(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)5112.20
5(USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari)4164.00
6(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)3217.00
7(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)3113.67
8(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)2126.00
9(GBR) Tony Brooks (BRM)263.00
10(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)242.00
11(GBR) John Surtees (Cooper)242.00
12(SWE) Jo Bonnier (Porsche)231.50
13(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)231.50
14(GBR) Roy Salvadori (Cooper)221.00
15(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)199.00
16(BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Ferrari)133.00
17(GBR) Jackie Lewis (Cooper)133.00
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →
First-time point scorers
Giancarlo Baghetti
Jackie Lewis

Notes

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

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd3rd4th
1(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)55–––
2(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)413––
3(USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari)4–22–
4(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)211––
5(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)21–1–
6(SWE) Jo Bonnier (Porsche)2––11
7(MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (Ferrari)1–1––
8(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)1–1––
9(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)1––1–
10(BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Ferrari)1––1–
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →
First-time front row starters
Jim Clark
Olivier Gendebien
Ricardo Rodriguez (first Mexican front row starter)
Wolfgang von Trips

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper)6
2(GBR) Graham Hill (BRM)5
3(GBR) John Surtees (Cooper)5
4(GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus)4
5(BEL) Lucien Bianchi (Lotus)3
6(GBR) Tony Brooks (BRM)3
7(BEL) Willy Mairesse (Lotus, Ferrari)3
8(SWE) Jo Bonnier (Porsche)3
9(GBR) Innes Ireland (Lotus)3
10(DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari)3
11(GBR) Jackie Lewis (Cooper)2
12(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (Cooper)2
13(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Cooper)2
14(GBR) Gerry Ashmore (Lotus)2
15(ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (Ferrari)2
16(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)2
17(USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari)2
18(DEU) Wolfgang Seidel (Lotus)2
19(USA) Masten Gregory (Lotus)2
20(CHE) Michael May (Lotus)1
21(NZL) Bruce McLaren (Cooper)1
22(FRA) Bernard Collomb (Cooper)1
23(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (Porsche)1
24(ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti (De Tomaso)1
25(GBR) Tony Marsh (Lotus)1
26(ITA) Massimo Natili (Cooper)1
27(GBR) Tim Parnell (Lotus)1
28(GBR) Henry Taylor (Lotus)1
29(ITA) Roberto Bussinello (De Tomaso)1
30(GBR) Jack Fairman (Cooper)1
31(ITA) Roberto Lippi (De Tomaso)1
32(GBR) Brian Naylor (JBW)1
33(MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (Ferrari)1
34(ITA) Gaetano Starrabba (Lotus)1
35(ITA) Nino Vaccarella (De Tomaso)1
36(USA) Jim Hall (Lotus)1
37(USA) Walt Hansgen (Cooper)1
38(USA) Lloyd Ruby (Lotus)1
39(GBR) Roy Salvadori (Cooper)1
← 1960 Constructors 1962 →

Notes

  • Willy Mairesse retired from two race for Lotus and one for Ferrari.

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