F1RACE LAB
FORMULA 1, EXAMINED.
AN INDEPENDENT DATA PROJECT
VERSION 3.9 · DATA EDITION
06 / 1961 / THE CHAMPIONSHIP

The bigger picture.

Explore 1961 Formula 1 championship, results and season statistics.

Drivers.

AFTER ROUND 8
Drivers championship
PosDriverPointsWinsGap
1Phil HillFerrari342—
2Wolfgang von TripsFerrari332−1
3Stirling MossLotus-Climax / Ferguson212−13
4Dan GurneyPorsche210−13
5Richie GintherFerrari160−18
6Innes IrelandLotus-Climax121−22
7Jim ClarkLotus-Climax110−23
8Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax110−23
9Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari91−25
10Tony BrooksBRM60−28
11Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax40−30
12John SurteesCooper-Climax40−30
13Jackie LewisCooper-Climax30−31
14Olivier GendebienEmeryson / Ferrari / Lotus-Climax30−31
15Jo BonnierPorsche30−31
16Graham HillBRM30−31
17Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax20−32
Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati00−34
Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche00−34
Lorenzo BandiniCooper-Maserati00−34
Cliff AllisonLotus-Climax00−34
Roger PenskeCooper-Climax00−34
Hans HerrmannPorsche00−34
Peter RyanLotus-Climax00−34
Masten GregoryCooper-Climax / Lotus-Climax00−34
Henry TaylorLotus-Climax00−34
Tim ParnellLotus-Climax00−34
Hap SharpCooper-Climax00−34
Tony MaggsLotus-Climax00−34
Michael MayLotus-Climax00−34
Ian BurgessLotus-Climax / Cooper-Climax00−34
Renato PirocchiCooper-Climax / Cooper-Maserati00−34
Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax00−34
Tony MarshLotus-Climax00−34
Keith GreeneGilby00−34
Gerry AshmoreLotus-Climax00−34
Wolfgang SeidelLotus-Climax00−34
Jim HallLotus-Climax00−34
Lloyd RubyLotus-Climax00−34
Gaetano StarrabbaLotus-Maserati00−34
Willy MairesseLotus-Climax / Ferrari00−34
Ricardo RodríguezFerrari00−34
Walt HansgenCooper-Climax00−34
Lucien BianchiEmeryson / Lotus-Climax00−34
Bernard CollombCooper-Climax00−34
Jack FairmanFerguson / Cooper-Climax00−34
Nino VaccarellaDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo00−34
Ken MilesLotus-Climax00−34
Giorgio ScarlattiDe Tomaso-Osca00−34
Brian NaylorJBW00−34
Edgar BarthPorsche00−34
Juan Manuel BordeuLotus-Climax00−34
Roberto BussinelloDe Tomaso-Alfa Romeo00−34
Massimo NatiliCooper-Maserati00−34
Peter MonteverdiMBM00−34
Roberto LippiDe Tomaso-Osca00−34
Geoff DukeCooper-Climax00−34
John Campbell-JonesCooper-Climax00−34
Alfonso ThieleCooper-Climax00−34
Ernesto PrinothLotus-Climax00−34
Menato BoffaCooper-Climax00−34

Constructors.

AFTER ROUND 8
Constructors championship
PosConstructorPointsWinsGap
1Ferrari455—
2Lotus-Climax353−10
3Porsche220−23
4Cooper-Climax140−31
5BRM70−38
Cooper-Maserati00−45
Gilby00−45
Lotus-Maserati00−45
Ferguson00−45
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo00−45
De Tomaso-Osca00−45
JBW00−45
Emeryson00−45
MBM00−45

A championship in motion.

POINTS / ROUND

Official championship totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.