F1 fastest laps
Fastest laps
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | Monte Carlo |
| |
| 2 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 3 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | (USA) Richie Ginther | Ferrari |
| 4 | France | Reims | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 5 | Britain | Aintree | (GBR) Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax |
| 6 | Germany | Nurburgring | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 7 | Italy | Monza | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari |
| 8 | USA | Watkins Glen | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
- First fastest lap (drivers)
- Giancarlo Baghetti
- Jim Clark
- Richie Ginther
- Last fastest lap (drivers)
- Giancarlo Baghetti
- Tony Brooks
- Phil Hill
- Stirling Moss
- First fastest lap (constructors)
- No constructor set their first fastest lap in 1961
- Last fastest lap (constructors)
- No constructor set their last fastest lap in 1961
- First fastest lap since…
- 1959 for Tony Brooks
- Last fastest lap until…
- 1963 for Ferrari
- 1964 for Jack Brabham
- 1966 for Richie Ginther
- First fastest lap by a…
- Italian driver since 1957
- Last fastest lap by a…
- Australian driver until 1964
- Italian driver until 1966