page_title: 1961 Formula One season
section_title: Teams and drivers
hierarchical_section_title: 1961 Formula One season / Teams and drivers
caption_attribution_description: Phil Hill (left) and Jackie Stewart (right) at the 1991 United States Grand Prix.
context_page_description: The 1961 Formula One season was the 15th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, which were contested concurrently from 14 May to 8 October over an eight race series. The season also included numerous non-championship races for Formula One cars.
  Phil Hill of Ferrari won his only Drivers' Championship after his teammate and rival Wolfgang von Trips was killed at the Italian Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the season. Ferrari won its first F1 manufacturers' title.
context_section_description: The following teams and drivers competed in the 1961 FIA World Championship.
caption: American Phil Hill (pictured in 1991) won the Drivers' Championship, driving for Ferrari
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