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Head to head · 1961
Compare two drivers from this season side by side.
Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
FERPhil Hill
34 points
Constructors' champion
FERFerrari
45 points
Classified drivers
61
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
14
Total constructors in standings
Standings
Select a driver to view their complete season statistics.
Position
1Driver
Phil Hill
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 156
Points
34
Wins
2
Nationality
American
Position
2Driver
Wolfgang von Trips
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 156
Points
33
Wins
2
Nationality
German
Position
3Driver
Stirling Moss
Constructor
Lotus-Climax, Ferguson
Car · P99
Points
21
Wins
2
Nationality
British
Position
4Driver
Dan Gurney
Constructor
Porsche
Car · 718 / 787
Points
21
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
5Driver
Richie Ginther
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 156
Points
16
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
6Driver
Innes Ireland
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
12
Wins
1
Nationality
British
Position
7Driver
Jim Clark
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
8Driver
Bruce McLaren
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
New Zealander
Position
9Driver
Giancarlo Baghetti
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 156
Points
9
Wins
1
Nationality
Italian
Position
10Driver
Tony Brooks
Constructor
BRM
Car · P48/57
Points
6
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
11Driver
Jack Brabham
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
Australian
Position
12Driver
John Surtees
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
13Driver
Jackie Lewis
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
14Driver
Olivier Gendebien
Constructor
Emeryson, Ferrari, Lotus-Climax
Car · 61, 156
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
15Driver
Jo Bonnier
Constructor
Porsche
Car · 718 / 787
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
Swedish
Position
16Driver
Graham Hill
Constructor
BRM
Car · P48/57
Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
17Driver
Roy Salvadori
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
2
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Maurice Trintignant
Constructor
Cooper-Maserati
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Driver
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Constructor
Porsche
Car · 718 / 787
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Dutch
Position
—Driver
Lorenzo Bandini
Constructor
Cooper-Maserati
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Cliff Allison
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Roger Penske
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Hans Herrmann
Constructor
Porsche
Car · 718 / 787
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Driver
Peter Ryan
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Canadian
Position
—Driver
Masten Gregory
Constructor
Cooper-Climax, Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Henry Taylor
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Tim Parnell
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Hap Sharp
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Tony Maggs
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
South African
Position
—Driver
Michael May
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
—Driver
Ian Burgess
Constructor
Lotus-Climax, Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Renato Pirocchi
Constructor
Cooper-Climax, Cooper-Maserati
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Trevor Taylor
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Tony Marsh
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Keith Greene
Constructor
Gilby
Car · 61
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Gerry Ashmore
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Wolfgang Seidel
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Driver
Jim Hall
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Lloyd Ruby
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Gaetano Starrabba
Constructor
Lotus-Maserati
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Willy Mairesse
Constructor
Lotus-Climax, Ferrari
Car · 156
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
—Driver
Ricardo Rodríguez
Constructor
Ferrari
Car · 156
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Mexican
Position
—Driver
Walt Hansgen
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
—Driver
Lucien Bianchi
Constructor
Emeryson, Lotus-Climax
Car · 61
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Belgian
Position
—Driver
Bernard Collomb
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Driver
Jack Fairman
Constructor
Ferguson, Cooper-Climax
Car · P99
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Nino Vaccarella
Constructor
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Ken Miles
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Giorgio Scarlatti
Constructor
De Tomaso-Osca
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Brian Naylor
Constructor
JBW
Car · 59
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Edgar Barth
Constructor
Porsche
Car · 718 / 787
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
German
Position
—Driver
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
—Driver
Roberto Bussinello
Constructor
De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Massimo Natili
Constructor
Cooper-Maserati
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Peter Monteverdi
Constructor
MBM
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
—Driver
Roberto Lippi
Constructor
De Tomaso-Osca
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Geoff Duke
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
John Campbell-Jones
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Driver
Alfonso Thiele
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Ernesto Prinoth
Constructor
Lotus-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Driver
Menato Boffa
Constructor
Cooper-Climax
Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Nationality | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FER Phil Hill HIL | Ferrari 156 | American | 34 | 2 |
| 2 | FER | Ferrari 156 | German | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | LOT | Lotus-Climax, Ferguson P99 | British | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | POR Dan Gurney GUR | Porsche 718 / 787 | American | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | FER | Ferrari 156 | American | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | LOT | Lotus-Climax | British | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | LOT Jim Clark CLA | Lotus-Climax | British | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | COO | Cooper-Climax | New Zealander | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | FER | Ferrari 156 | Italian | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | BRM Tony Brooks BRO | BRM P48/57 | British | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | COO Jack Brabham BRA | Cooper-Climax | Australian | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | COO John Surtees SUR | Cooper-Climax | British | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | COO Jackie Lewis LEW | Cooper-Climax | British | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | EME | Emeryson, Ferrari, Lotus-Climax 61, 156 | Belgian | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | POR Jo Bonnier BON | Porsche 718 / 787 | Swedish | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | BRM Graham Hill HIL | BRM P48/57 | British | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | COO | Cooper-Climax | British | 2 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Maserati | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | POR | Porsche 718 / 787 | Dutch | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Maserati | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO Roger Penske PEN | Cooper-Climax | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | POR | Porsche 718 / 787 | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Peter Ryan RYA | Lotus-Climax | Canadian | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Climax, Lotus-Climax | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Henry Taylor TAY | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Tim Parnell PAR | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO Hap Sharp SHA | Cooper-Climax | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Tony Maggs MAG | Lotus-Climax | South African | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Michael May MAY | Lotus-Climax | Swiss | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Ian Burgess BUR | Lotus-Climax, Cooper-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Climax, Cooper-Maserati | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Tony Marsh MAR | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | GIL Keith Greene GRE | Gilby 61 | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Jim Hall HAL | Lotus-Climax | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Lloyd Ruby RUB | Lotus-Climax | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Maserati | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax, Ferrari 156 | Belgian | 0 | 0 |
| — | FER | Ferrari 156 | Mexican | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO Walt Hansgen HAN | Cooper-Climax | American | 0 | 0 |
| — | EME | Emeryson, Lotus-Climax 61 | Belgian | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Climax | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | FER Jack Fairman FAI | Ferguson, Cooper-Climax P99 | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | DE_ | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT Ken Miles MIL | Lotus-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | DE_ | De Tomaso-Osca | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | JBW Brian Naylor NAY | JBW 59 | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | POR Edgar Barth BAR | Porsche 718 / 787 | German | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax | Argentine | 0 | 0 |
| — | DE_ | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Maserati | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | MBM | MBM | Swiss | 0 | 0 |
| — | DE_ | De Tomaso-Osca | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO Geoff Duke DUK | Cooper-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Climax | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO | Cooper-Climax | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | LOT | Lotus-Climax | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | COO Menato Boffa BOF | Cooper-Climax | Italian | 0 | 0 |