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