Drivers Standings
| 1961 Drivers Standings | ||||||||||
| # | Driver | Constructor | Points | Races | Wins | Podiuns | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Fastest laps |
| 1 | Ferrari | 34 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 33 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | Ferguson-Climax & Lotus-Climax | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Porsche | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ferrari | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Lotus-Climax | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Lotus-Climax | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cooper-Climax | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ferrari | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | BRM-Climax | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Emeryson-Maserati & Ferrari & Lotus-Climax | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Porsche | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | BRM-Climax | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Porsche | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Porsche | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Cooper-Climax & Lotus-Climax | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | Cooper-Climax & Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Gilby-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | JBW-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Cooper-Climax & Ferguson-Climax | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Emeryson-Maserati & Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Ferrari & Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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