1961 F1 World Championship STANDINGS
Until 1991 only each driver's best results counted towards the title. These totals include every scoring finish, so the order can differ from the official 1961 championship.
HILL won by 1 point from von Trips8 Grands Prix, 5 different winners.
09172634 pts
Season
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Drivers' championship
Grand Prix wins, podiums, poles, retirements and average finish.
PosDriverWinsPodiumsPolesDNFsAvgPoints
- 1Phil HILLUSAFerrari26503.034Leader
- 2Wolfgang VON TRIPSDEUFerrari24132.033−1
- 3Stirling MOSSGBRRRC Walker22153.521−13
- 4Dan GURNEYUSAPorsche03005.121−13
- 5Richie GINTHERUSAFerrari03026.016−18
- 6Innes IRELANDGBRTeam Lotus11035.012−22
- 7Jim CLARKGBRTeam Lotus02026.511−23
- 8Bruce MCLARENNZLCooper01016.311−23
- 9Giancarlo BAGHETTIITAFISA / Sant Ambroeus11021.09−25
- 10Tony BROOKSGBRBRM01038.76−28
- 11John SURTEESGBRReg Parnell00057.04−30
- 12Jack BRABHAMAUSCooper00165.04−30
- 13Jackie LEWIS GBRH&L Motors00027.33−31
- 14Olivier GENDEBIENBELBRP00017.53−31
- 15Graham HILLGBRBRM00056.33−31
- 16Jo BONNIERSWEPorsche00038.03−31
- 17Roy SALVADORIGBRReg Parnell00017.52−32
- 18Michael MAY CHEColonia000111.00−34
- 19Trevor TAYLOR GBRTeam Lotus000013.00−34
- 20Lorenzo BANDINIITACentro Sud000210.00−34
- 21Bernard COLLOMB FRABernard Collomb0002—0−34
- 22Tony MAGGSZAFLouise Bryden Bown000012.00−34
- 23Tim PARNELL GBRTim Parnell000110.00−34
- 24Gerry ASHMORE GBRGerry Ashmore000216.00−34
- 25Massimo NATILI ITACentro Sud0001—0−34
- 26Renato PIROCCHI ITAPescara000012.00−34
- 27Gaetano STARRABBAITAGaetano Starraba0001—0−34
- 28Nino VACCARELLAITASerenissima0001—0−34
- 29Ricardo RODRIGUEZ MEXFerrari0001—0−34
- 30Roberto BUSSINELLOITADe Tomaso0001—0−34
- 31Roberto LIPPI ITASettecolli0001—0−34
- 32Roger PENSKE USAJohn M. Wyatt III00008.00−34
- 33Peter RYANCANJ. Wheeler Autosport00009.00−34
- 34Hap SHARP USAHap Sharp000010.00−34
- 35Maurice TRINTIGNANTFRASerenissima00029.70−34
- 36Walt HANSGENUSAMomo0001—0−34
- 37Jack FAIRMANGBRFred Tuck Cars0002—0−34
- 38Hans HERRMANNDEUPorsche000012.30−34
- 39Wolfgang SEIDELDEUColonia000217.00−34
- 40Giorgio SCARLATTI ITASerenissima0001—0−34
- 41Masten GREGORYUSABRP000211.00−34
- 42Brian NAYLOR GBRJBW0001—0−34
- 43Carel Godin DE BEAUFORT NLDMaarsbergen000112.40−34
- 44Tony MARSH GBRTony Marsh000115.00−34
- 45Cliff ALLISONGBRBRP00008.00−34
- 46Ian BURGESS GBRCamoradi000013.30−34
- 47Henry TAYLORGBRBRP000110.50−34
- 48Lloyd RUBY USAJ. Frank Harrison0001—0−34
- 49Lucien BIANCHIBELBRP0003—0−34
- 50Willy MAIRESSEBELFerrari0003—0−34
- 51Keith GREENE GBRGilby 000015.00−34
- 52Jim HALL USAJim Hall0001—0−34
Championship totals add up every point scored, including sprints. Win, podium, pole, average finish and recent-form figures count Grands Prix only. Classifications may be revised after an event. Updated Oct 17, 2026.