1961 Formula One season

The 1961 Formula One season saw Phil Hill crowned as champion.
Season review
 Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report 1  Monaco Grand Prix May 14 Monaco  Stirling Moss  Lotus-Climax Report 2  Dutch Grand Prix May 22 Zandvoort  Wolfgang von Trips  Ferrari Report 3  Belgian Grand Prix June 18 Spa-Francorchamps  Phil Hill  Ferrari Report 4  French Grand Prix July 2 Reims  Giancarlo Baghetti  Ferrari Report 5  British Grand Prix July 15 Aintree  Wolfgang von Trips  Ferrari Report 6  German Grand Prix August 6 Nürburgring  Stirling Moss  Lotus-Climax Report 7  Italian Grand Prix September 10 Monza  Phil Hill  Ferrari Report 8  United States Grand Prix October 8 Watkins Glen  Innes Ireland  Lotus-Climax Report

1961 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos. Driver MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA Pts. 1  Phil Hill 3 2 1 9  2 3 1 34 (38) 2  Wolfgang von Trips 4 1 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 33 3  Stirling Moss 1 4 8  Ret Ret 1 Ret Ret 21 4  Dan Gurney 5 10  6 2 7  7  2 2 21 5  Richie Ginther 2 5 3 15  3 8  Ret 16 6  Innes Ireland Ret 4 10  NC Ret 1 12 7  Jim Clark 10  3 12  3 Ret 4 Ret 7  11 8  Bruce McLaren 6 12  Ret 5 8  6 3 4 11 9  Giancarlo Baghetti 1 Ret Ret 9 10  Tony Brooks 13  9  13  Ret 9  NC 5 3 6 11  Jack Brabham Ret 6 Ret Ret 4 NC Ret Ret 4 12  John Surtees 11  7  5 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 4 13  Jackie Lewis 9  Ret Ret 9  4 3 14  Olivier Gendebien DNQ 4 11  3 15  Joakim Bonnier 12  11  7  7  5 NC Ret 6 3 16  Graham Hill Ret 8  Ret 6 Ret NC Ret 5 3 17  Roy Salvadori 8  6 10  6 Ret 2 18  Maurice Trintignant 7  Ret 13  Ret 9  0 19  Carel Godin de Beaufort 14  11  Ret 16  14  7  0 20  Lorenzo Bandini Ret 12  NC 8  0 21  Cliff Allison 8  0 22  Roger Penske 8  0 23  Hans Herrmann 9  15  13  0 24  Peter Ryan 9  0 25  Masten Gregory DNQ 10  12  11  Ret Ret 0 26  Henry Taylor DNQ 10  Ret 11  0 27  Tim Parnell Ret 10  0 28  Hap Sharp 10  0 29  Tony Maggs 13  11  0 30  Michael May Ret 11  0 31  Ian Burgess DNQ 14  14  12  0 32  Renato Pirocchi 12  0 33  Trevor Taylor 13  0 34  Tony Marsh DNQ Ret 15  0 35  Keith Greene 15  0 36  Gerry Ashmore Ret 16  Ret 0 37  Wolfgang Seidel DNQ 17  NC Ret 0 —  Bernard Collomb Ret NC 0 —  Lucien Bianchi DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Willy Mairesse Ret Ret Ret 0 —  Jack Fairman DSQ Ret 0 —  Giorgio Scarlatti Ret 0 —  Massimo Natili Ret 0 —  Gaetano Starrabba Ret 0 —  Ricardo Rodríguez Ret 0 —  Nino Vaccarella Ret 0 —  Roberto Bussinello Ret 0 —  Brian Naylor Ret 0 —  Roberto Lippi Ret 0 —  Jim Hall Ret 0 —  Lloyd Ruby Ret 0 —  Walt Hansgen Ret 0 —  Andre Pilette DNQ 0 Pos. Driver MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER ITA USA Pts.
 Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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