TOP DRIVERS OF THE 1961 SEASON

2
Second Place Driver

Wolfgang von Trips

1
First Place Driver

Phil Hill

3
Third Place Driver

Stirling Moss

Statistics

Drivers

  • Most Wins
    Stirling Moss(2)
  • Most Podiums
    Phil Hill (6)
  • Most Poles
    Phil Hill (5)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Dan Gurney (8)
  • Most DNFs
    Jack Brabham (6)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Constructors

  • Most Wins
    Ferrari(5)
  • Most Podiums
    Ferrari (14)
  • Most Poles
    Ferrari (6)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Cooper-Climax (21)
  • Most DNFs
    Lotus-Climax (26)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Drivers Championship Standings

Pos Driver Constructor Points Wins
1
American Phil Hill
Italian Ferrari
34.0 2
2
German Wolfgang von Trips
Italian Ferrari
33.0 2
3
British Stirling Moss
British Lotus-Climax
21.0 2
4
American Dan Gurney
German Porsche
21.0 0
5
American Richie Ginther
Italian Ferrari
16.0 0
6
British Innes Ireland
British Lotus-Climax
12.0 1
7
British Jim Clark
British Lotus-Climax
11.0 0
8
New Zealander Bruce McLaren
British Cooper-Climax
11.0 0
9
Italian Giancarlo Baghetti
Italian Ferrari
9.0 1
10
British Tony Brooks
British BRM
6.0 0
11
Australian Jack Brabham
British Cooper-Climax
4.0 0
12
British John Surtees
British Cooper-Climax
4.0 0
13
British Jackie Lewis
British Cooper-Climax
3.0 0
14
Belgian Olivier Gendebien
British Emeryson
3.0 0
15
Swedish Jo Bonnier
German Porsche
3.0 0
16
British Graham Hill
British BRM
3.0 0
17
British Roy Salvadori
British Cooper-Climax
2.0 0
18
French Maurice Trintignant
British Cooper-Maserati
0.0 0
19
Dutch Carel Godin de Beaufort
German Porsche
0.0 0
20
Italian Lorenzo Bandini
British Cooper-Maserati
0.0 0
21
British Cliff Allison
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
22
American Roger Penske
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
23
German Hans Herrmann
German Porsche
0.0 0
24
Canadian Peter Ryan
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
25
American Masten Gregory
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
26
British Henry Taylor
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
27
British Tim Parnell
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
28
American Hap Sharp
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
29
South African Tony Maggs
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
30
Swiss Michael May
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
31
British Ian Burgess
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
32
Italian Renato Pirocchi
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
33
British Trevor Taylor
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
34
British Tony Marsh
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
35
British Keith Greene
British Gilby
0.0 0
36
British Gerry Ashmore
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
37
German Wolfgang Seidel
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
38
American Jim Hall
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
39
American Lloyd Ruby
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
40
Italian Gaetano Starrabba
British Lotus-Maserati
0.0 0
41
Belgian Willy Mairesse
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
42
Mexican Ricardo Rodríguez
Italian Ferrari
0.0 0
43
American Walt Hansgen
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
44
Belgian Lucien Bianchi
British Emeryson
0.0 0
45
French Bernard Collomb
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
46
Italian Nino Vaccarella
Italian De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
0.0 0
47
British Ken Miles
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
48
Italian Giorgio Scarlatti
Italian De Tomaso-Osca
0.0 0
49
British Brian Naylor
British JBW
0.0 0
50
British Jack Fairman
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
51
German Edgar Barth
German Porsche
0.0 0
52
Argentine Juan Manuel Bordeu
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
53
Italian Roberto Bussinello
Italian De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
0.0 0
54
Italian Massimo Natili
British Cooper-Maserati
0.0 0
55
Swiss Peter Monteverdi
Swiss MBM
0.0 0
56
Italian Roberto Lippi
Italian De Tomaso-Osca
0.0 0
57
British Geoff Duke
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
58
British John Campbell-Jones
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
59
Belgian André Pilette
British Emeryson
0.0 0
60
American-Italian Alfonso Thiele
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0
61
Italian Ernesto Prinoth
British Lotus-Climax
0.0 0
62
Italian Menato Boffa
British Cooper-Climax
0.0 0

Constructors Championship Standings

Pos Constructor Points Wins
1
Italian Ferrari
45.0 5
2
British Lotus-Climax
35.0 3
3
German Porsche
22.0 0
4
British Cooper-Climax
14.0 0
5
British BRM
7.0 0
6
British Cooper-Maserati
0.0 0
7
British Gilby
0.0 0
8
British Lotus-Maserati
0.0 0
9
Italian De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
0.0 0
10
British Emeryson
0.0 0
11
Italian De Tomaso-Osca
0.0 0
12
British JBW
0.0 0
13
Swiss MBM
0.0 0

Driver Points Distribution

Constructor Points Distribution

Driver Points Evolution

Constructor Points Evolution

Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

May 14, 1961

Dutch Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix

May 22, 1961

Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

June 18, 1961

French Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

July 2, 1961

British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

July 15, 1961

German Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

Aug. 6, 1961

Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Sept. 10, 1961