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| Oversigt | Kører VM | Konstruktør VM | |
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| Her er stillingen i kørernes mesterskab, 1961. | |||
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| Placering | Kører | Team | Point |
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| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 34 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 30 |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 21 |
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| 4 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 12 |
| - | Stirling Moss | Lotus | 12 |
| 6 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 11 |
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| 7 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 10 |
| - | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 10 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 9 |
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| 10 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 6 |
| 11 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | 4 |
| - | John Surtees | Cooper | 4 |
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| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 |
| - | Olivier Gendebien | Ferrari | 3 |
| - | Graham Hill | BRM | 3 |
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| - | Jack Lewis | Cooper | 3 |
| 17 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 2 |
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