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