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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

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2	Wolfgang von Trips	33
3	Stirling Moss	21
4	Dan Gurney	21
5	Richie Ginther	16

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


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2	Lotus	32
3	Porsche	22
4	Cooper	14
5	BRM	7

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1961 Season - Overview

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1961 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

1961 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

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