1961 Formula 1 drivers' standings

Final standings after 8 rounds.

Phil Hill won the 1961 drivers' championship with 34 points.

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2	34
2	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2	33
3	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax, Ferguson	2	21
4	Dan Gurney	Porsche	0	21
5	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	0	16
6	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	1	12
7	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	0	11
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	0	11
9	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	1	9
10	Tony Brooks	BRM	0	6
11	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	0	4
12	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax	0	4
13	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax	0	3
14	Olivier Gendebien	Emeryson, Ferrari, Lotus-Climax	0	3
15	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	0	3
16	Graham Hill	BRM	0	3
17	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax	0	2
-	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati	0	0
-	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	0	0
-	Lorenzo Bandini	Cooper-Maserati	0	0
-	Cliff Allison	Lotus-Climax	0	0
-	Roger Penske	Cooper-Climax	0	0
-	Hans Herrmann	Porsche	0	0
-	Peter Ryan	Lotus-Climax	0	0
-	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax, Lotus-Climax	0	0