F1 1961 season review
Phil Hill won the title with Ferrari: 34 points, 2 wins. Runner-up: Wolfgang Von Trips, 33 points.
Constructors' champion: Ferrari, 40 points, 5 wins.
8 races, 5 different winners, 2 winning teams.
Winners by round
First career wins
- Wolfgang Von Trips: Netherlands Grand Prix
- Giancarlo Baghetti: France Grand Prix
- Innes Ireland: United States Grand Prix
Teammate battles
- Ferrari: Phil Hill vs Wolfgang Von Trips, qualifying 6-1, races 4-3
- Lotus: Stirling Moss vs Jim Clark, qualifying 7-1, races 4-4
- Porsche: Dan Gurney vs Jo Bonnier, qualifying 3-5, races 7-1
- Cooper: Bruce McLaren vs Jack Brabham, qualifying 2-6, races 5-3
- BRM: Tony Brooks vs Graham Hill, qualifying 1-7, races 6-2