| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 1961-05-14 |
| 2 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1961-05-22 |
| 3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1961-06-18 |
| 4 | French Grand Prix | Reims-Gueux | 1961-07-02 |
| 5 | British Grand Prix | Aintree | 1961-07-15 |
| 6 | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 1961-08-06 |
| 7 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1961-09-10 |
| 8 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 1961-10-08 |
| Pos | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 34 | 2 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax, Ferguson | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson, Ferrari, Lotus-Climax | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 0 |
| - | 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 |
| - | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| - | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| - | Hap Sharp | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| - | Tony Maggs | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| - | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 45 | 5 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 35 | 3 |
| 3 | Porsche | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | BRM | 7 | 0 |
| - | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| - | Gilby | 0 | 0 |
| - | Lotus-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ferguson | 0 | 0 |
| - | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| - | De Tomaso-Osca | 0 | 0 |
| - | JBW | 0 | 0 |
| - | Emeryson | 0 | 0 |
| - | MBM | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Driver | Pos | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRM | Tony Brooks | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Graham Hill | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cooper-Climax | Bruce McLaren | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Brabham | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| John Surtees | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jackie Lewis | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| Roy Salvadori | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| Roger Penske | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Masten Gregory | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Hap Sharp | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Cooper-Maserati | Maurice Trintignant | - | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Bandini | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ferrari | Phil Hill | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Wolfgang von Trips | 2 | 33 | 2 | |
| Richie Ginther | 5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
| Olivier Gendebien | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lotus-Climax | Stirling Moss | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Innes Ireland | 6 | 12 | 1 | |
| Jim Clark | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
| Olivier Gendebien | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cliff Allison | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Ryan | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Masten Gregory | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Taylor | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Parnell | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Maggs | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael May | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Porsche | Dan Gurney | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Jo Bonnier | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Carel Godin de Beaufort | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Hans Herrmann | - | 0 | 0 |