1961 FIA Formula One World Championship

Title decided at Monza where Wolfgang von Trips was killed along with 15 spectators. Phil Hill became the first American champion.

Races

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Dates	Winner	Constructor	Pole	Fastest lap
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	—	Sir Stirling Moss	Team Lotus	Sir Stirling Moss	Sir Stirling Moss
2	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort	—	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	Phil Hill	Jim Clark
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	—	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Phil Hill	Richie Ginther
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	—	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	Phil Hill	Phil Hill
5	British Grand Prix	Aintree	—	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	Phil Hill	Tony Brooks
6	German Grand Prix	Nurburgring Nordschleife	—	Sir Stirling Moss	Team Lotus	Phil Hill	Phil Hill
7	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	—	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Wolfgang von Trips	Giancarlo Baghetti
8	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	—	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Sir Jack Brabham	Sir Jack Brabham

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Phil Hill	—	34
2	Wolfgang von Trips	—	33
3	Sir Stirling Moss	—	21
4	Dan Gurney	—	21
5	Richie Ginther	—	16
6	Innes Ireland	—	12
7	Jim Clark	—	11
8	Bruce McLaren	—	11
9	Giancarlo Baghetti	—	9
10	Tony Brooks	—	6
11	Sir Jack Brabham	—	4
12	John Surtees	—	4