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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

winning constructor

1
Ferrari
Ferrari
   
 
 40
2 Lotus
32
3 Porsche
22
4 Cooper
14
5 BRM
7
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1961 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
May 14
Monaco
 S.Moss
 Lotus


3
Jun 18
Belgium
 P.Hill
 Ferrari

4
Jul 02
France
 G.Baghetti
 Ferrari


6
Aug 06
Germany
 S.Moss
 Lotus

7
Sep 10
Italy
 P.Hill
 Ferrari

8
Oct 08
USA
 I.Ireland
 Lotus

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
Jack
Brabham (6)
Graham Hill
Graham
Hill (5)
John Surtees
John
Surtees (4)
Stirling Moss
Stirling
Moss (4)
Innes Ireland
Innes
Ireland (3)
Lucien Bianchi
Lucien
Bianchi (3)