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1961 Season - Overview
The 1961 season was reduced to eight GPs | The Indianapolis 500 was dropped from the 1961 calendar and made way for the US GP at Watkins Glen | Wolfgang von Trips became the first German to win a Formula One race at the 1961 Dutch GP | Italy's Giancarlo Baghetti became the only driver since 1950 to win a race on debut at the 1961 French GP | Ferrari won five out of eight races in 1961 with Lotus bagging the other three | Ferrari won its first Constructors' title in 1961 | Phil Hill became the first American F1 champion
FACTFILE
No. of teams:
10
No. of Drivers:
54
No. of Races:
8
No. of Race Winners:
5
Most no. of Fastest Laps:
Phil Hill - 2 times
winning driver
1
Phil Hill
34
2
Wolfgang von Trips
33
3
Stirling Moss
21
4
Dan Gurney
21
5
Richie Ginther
16
Complete Standings
winning constructor
1
Ferrari
40
2
Lotus
32
3
Porsche
22
4
Cooper
14
5
BRM
7
Complete Standings
1961 FORMULA ONE - Calendar
NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
May 14
Monaco
S.Moss
Lotus
1
May 14
Monaco
S.Moss
Lotus
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Monte Carlo
S.Moss
S.Moss
R.Ginther
,
S.Moss
- 1:36.3
2
May 22
Netherlands
v Trips
Ferrari
2
May 22
Netherlands
von Trips
Ferrari
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Zandvoort
P.Hill
von Trips
J.Clark
- 1'35.5
3
Jun 18
Belgium
P.Hill
Ferrari
3
Jun 18
Belgium
P.Hill
Ferrari
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Spa-Francorchamps
P.Hill
P.Hill
R.Ginther
- 3'59.8
4
Jul 02
France
G.Baghetti
Ferrari
4
Jul 02
France
G.Baghetti
Ferrari
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Reims
P.Hill
G.Baghetti
P.Hill
- 2'27.1
5
Jul 15
Great Britain
v Trips
Ferrari
5
Jul 15
Great Britain
von Trips
Ferrari
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Aintree
P.Hill
von Trips
T.Brooks
- 1'57.8
6
Aug 06
Germany
S.Moss
Lotus
6
Aug 06
Germany
S.Moss
Lotus
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Nurburgring
P.Hill
S.Moss
P.Hill
- 8'57.8
7
Sep 10
Italy
P.Hill
Ferrari
7
Sep 10
Italy
P.Hill
Ferrari
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Monza
von Trips
P.Hill
G.Baghetti
- 2'48.4
8
Oct 08
USA
I.Ireland
Lotus
8
Oct 08
USA
I.Ireland
Lotus
Circuit
Qualifying
Race
Fastest Lap
Watkins Glen
J.Brabham
I.Ireland
J.Brabham
- 1'18.2
1961 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS
BRM
Graham Hill
Tony Brooks
Cooper
Bernard Collomb
Bruce McLaren
Hap Sharp
Ian Burgess
Jack Brabham
Jack Fairman
Jackie Lewis
John Surtees
Lorenzo Bandini
Massimo Natili
Masten Gregory
Maurice Trintignant
Renato Pirocchi
Roger Penske
Roy Salvadori
Walt Hansgen
De Tomaso
Giorgio Scarlatti
Nino Vaccarella
Roberto Bussinello
Roberto Lippi
Ferguson
Jack Fairman
Stirling Moss
Ferrari
Giancarlo Baghetti
Olivier Gendebien
Phil Hill
Ricardo Rodriguez
Richie Ginther
Willy Mairesse
Wolfgang von Trips
Gilby
Keith Greene
JBW
Brian Naylor
Lotus
Cliff Allison
Gaetano Starrabba
Gerry Ashmore
Henry Taylor
Ian Burgess
Innes Ireland
Jim Clark
Jim Hall
Lloyd Ruby
Lucien Bianchi
Masten Gregory
Michael May
Olivier Gendebien
Peter Ryan
Stirling Moss
Tim Parnell
Tony Maggs
Tony Marsh
Trevor Taylor
Willy Mairesse
Wolfgang Seidel
Porsche
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Dan Gurney
Hans Herrmann
Jo Bonnier
TOP PERFORMERS IN 1961
According to stats...
The 1961 season was reduced to eight GPs
The Indianapolis 500 was dropped from the 1961 calendar and made way for the US GP at Watkins Glen
Wolfgang von Trips became the first German to win a Formula One race at the 1961 Dutch GP
Italy's Giancarlo Baghetti became the only driver since 1950 to win a race on debut at the 1961 French GP
Ferrari won five out of eight races in 1961 with Lotus bagging the other three
Ferrari won its first Constructors' title in 1961
Phil Hill became the first American F1 champion
DRIVER TRIVIA
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Drivers with most retirements in the 1961 season.
Jack
Brabham
(6)
Graham
Hill
(5)
John
Surtees
(4)
Stirling
Moss
(4)
Innes
Ireland
(3)
Lucien
Bianchi
(3)
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