Formula 1 Standings 1961
53 drivers · 1961 season
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill Ferrari | 34 | Leader |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | 33 | −1 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | 21 | −13 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney Porsche | 21 | −13 |
| 5 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | 16 | −18 |
| 6 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | 12 | −22 |
| 7 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | 11 | −23 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 11 | −23 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari | 9 | −25 |
| 10 | Tony Brooks BRM-Climax | 6 | −28 |
| 11 | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | 4 | −30 |
| 12 | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | 4 | −30 |
| 13 | Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati | 3 | −31 |
| 14 | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | 3 | −31 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | 3 | −31 |
| 16 | Graham Hill BRM-Climax | 3 | −31 |
| 17 | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax | 2 | −32 |
| 18 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati | 0 | −34 |
| 19 | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | 0 | −34 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Bandini Cooper-Maserati | 0 | −34 |
| 21 | Cliff Allison Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 22 | Roger Penske Cooper-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 23 | Hans Herrmann Porsche | 0 | −34 |
| 24 | Peter Ryan Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 25 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 26 | Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 27 | Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 28 | Hap Sharp Cooper-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 29 | Tony Maggs Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 30 | Michael May Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 31 | Ian Burgess Cooper-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 32 | Renato Pirocchi Cooper-Maserati | 0 | −34 |
| 33 | Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 34 | Tony Marsh Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 35 | Keith Greene Gilby-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 36 | Gerry Ashmore Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 37 | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 38 | Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 39 | Lucien Bianchi Emeryson-Maserati | 0 | −34 |
| 40 | Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 41 | Jack Fairman Ferguson-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 42 | Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-OSCA | 0 | −34 |
| 43 | Massimo Natili Cooper-Maserati | 0 | −34 |
| 44 | Ricardo Rodríguez Ferrari | 0 | −34 |
| 45 | Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati | 0 | −34 |
| 46 | Nino Vaccarella De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | −34 |
| 47 | Roberto Bussinello De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | −34 |
| 48 | Brian Naylor JBW-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 49 | Roberto Lippi De Tomaso-OSCA | 0 | −34 |
| 50 | Jim Hall Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 51 | Lloyd Ruby Lotus-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 52 | Walt Hansgen Cooper-Climax | 0 | −34 |
| 53 | André Pilette Emeryson-Climax | 0 | −34 |
14 constructors · 1961 season
| Position | Constructors | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 40 | Leader |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 32 | −8 |
| 3 | Porsche | 22 | −18 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 14 | −26 |
| 5 | BRM-Climax | 7 | −33 |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | −40 |
| 7 | Gilby-Climax | 0 | −40 |
| 8 | Ferguson-Climax | 0 | −40 |
| 9 | De Tomaso-OSCA | 0 | −40 |
| 10 | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | −40 |
| 11 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | −40 |
| 12 | JBW-Climax | 0 | −40 |
| 13 | Emeryson-Maserati | 0 | −40 |
| 14 | Emeryson-Climax | 0 | −40 |
Who won the 1961 Formula 1 Championship?
Phil Hill (Ferrari) won the 1961 Formula 1 championship with 34 points. Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) finished second on 33 points, 1 point behind, with Stirling Moss (Lotus-Climax) third on 21 points. These are the final standings for the 1961 Formula 1 season.
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