1961 Formula 1 season
8 races
Drivers' champion
Phil Hill
Ferrari · 34 pts · 2 wins
Constructors' champion
Ferrari
45 pts · 5 wins
Race winners
| Rd | Grand Prix | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco | Stirling Moss |
| 2 | Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort | Wolfgang von Trips |
| 3 | Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Phil Hill |
| 4 | French Grand PrixReims-Gueux | Giancarlo Baghetti |
| 5 | British Grand PrixAintree | Wolfgang von Trips |
| 6 | German Grand PrixNürburgring | Stirling Moss |
| 7 | Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza | Phil Hill |
| 8 | United States Grand PrixWatkins Glen | Innes Ireland |
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Innes Ireland | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Tony Brooks | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Jack Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | John Surtees | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Jackie Lewis | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Olivier Gendebien | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Graham Hill | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Roy Salvadori | 0 | 2 |
| - | Maurice Trintignant | 0 | 0 |
| - | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 0 | 0 |
| - | Lorenzo Bandini | 0 | 0 |
| - | Cliff Allison | 0 | 0 |
| - | Roger Penske | 0 | 0 |
| - | Hans Herrmann | 0 | 0 |
| - | Peter Ryan | 0 | 0 |
| - | Masten Gregory | 0 | 0 |
| - | Henry Taylor | 0 | 0 |
| - | Tim Parnell | 0 | 0 |
| - | Hap Sharp | 0 | 0 |
| - | Tony Maggs | 0 | 0 |
| - | Michael May | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ian Burgess | 0 | 0 |
| - | Renato Pirocchi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Trevor Taylor | 0 | 0 |
| - | Tony Marsh | 0 | 0 |
| - | Keith Greene | 0 | 0 |
| - | Gerry Ashmore | 0 | 0 |
| - | Wolfgang Seidel | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jim Hall | 0 | 0 |
| - | Lloyd Ruby | 0 | 0 |
| - | Gaetano Starrabba | 0 | 0 |
| - | Willy Mairesse | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ricardo Rodríguez | 0 | 0 |
| - | Walt Hansgen | 0 | 0 |
| - | Lucien Bianchi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Bernard Collomb | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jack Fairman | 0 | 0 |
| - | Nino Vaccarella | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ken Miles | 0 | 0 |
| - | Giorgio Scarlatti | 0 | 0 |
| - | Brian Naylor | 0 | 0 |
| - | Edgar Barth | 0 | 0 |
| - | Juan Manuel Bordeu | 0 | 0 |
| - | Roberto Bussinello | 0 | 0 |
| - | Massimo Natili | 0 | 0 |
| - | Peter Monteverdi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Roberto Lippi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Geoff Duke | 0 | 0 |
| - | John Campbell-Jones | 0 | 0 |
| - | Alfonso Thiele | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ernesto Prinoth | 0 | 0 |
| - | Menato Boffa | 0 | 0 |
Constructors' championship
| Pos | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 45 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Porsche | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | BRM | 0 | 7 |
| - | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| - | Gilby | 0 | 0 |
| - | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ferguson | 0 | 0 |
| - | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | 0 |
| - | JBW | 0 | 0 |
| - | Emeryson | 0 | 0 |
| - | MBM | 0 | 0 |
Data from the Jolpica/Ergast F1 API.