1961 season · Cooper-Climax
Bruce McLaren
8th in the championship · 11 points · Average finish P4.5
8th in the championship · 11 points · Average finish P4.5
| RoundR | Event | GridG | ResultFin | Pts | Fastest lap | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco GP | 7 | DNF | 1 | — | Lapped |
| 2 | Dutch GP | 13 | DNF | 0 | — | Lapped |
| 3 | Belgian GP | 15 | DNF | 0 | — | Ignition |
| 4 | French GP | 8 | P5 | 2 | — | Finished |
| 5 | British GP | 14 | DNF | 0 | — | Lapped |
| 6 | German GP | 12 | P6 | 1 | — | Finished |
| 7 | Italian GP | 14 | P3 | 4 | — | Finished |
| 8 | United States GP | 4 | P4 | 3 | — | Finished |
Highest 6th · Final 8th
| RoundR | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 6th |
| 2 | 1 | 7th |
| 3 | 1 | 9th |
| 4 | 3 | 10th |
| 5 | 3 | 11th |
| 6 | 4 | 10th |
| 7 | 8 | 8th |
| 8 | 11 | 8th |
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| Round | Event | Pos | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco GP | 7 | 1:39.8 | — | — |
| 2 | Dutch GP | 15 | 1:38.2 | — | — |
| 3 | Belgian GP | 15 | 4:17.4 | — | — |
| 4 | French GP | 8 | 2:29.4 | — | — |
| 5 | British GP | 14 | 2:01 | — | — |
| 6 | German GP | 12 | 9:13 | — | — |
| 7 | Italian GP | 14 | 2:53.4 | — | — |
| 8 | United States GP | 4 | 1:18.2 | — | — |
Grid position compared with the classified finish
| Round | Grid | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Metric | McLaren | Jack Brabham |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 11th |
| Points | 11 | 4 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 1 |
| Average finish | 8 | 16.1 |
| Qualifying H2H | 2 | 6 |
| Race H2H | 5 | 3 |
| Metric | McLaren | John Surtees |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 12th |
| Points | 11 | 4 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 8 | 15.3 |
| Qualifying H2H | 3 | 5 |
| Race H2H | 5 | 3 |
| Metric | McLaren | Jackie Lewis |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 13th |
| Points | 7 | 3 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 8.4 | 14.8 |
| Qualifying H2H | 4 | 1 |
| Race H2H | 4 | 1 |
| Metric | McLaren | Roy Salvadori |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 17th |
| Points | 10 | 2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 5.2 | 8.6 |
| Qualifying H2H | 4 | 1 |
| Race H2H | 4 | 1 |
| Metric | McLaren | Masten Gregory |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 25th |
| Points | 2 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| Qualifying H2H | 2 | 2 |
| Race H2H | 3 | 1 |
| Metric | McLaren | Bernard Collomb |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 45th |
| Points | 3 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 5.5 | 21 |
| Qualifying H2H | 2 | 0 |
| Race H2H | 2 | 0 |
| Metric | McLaren | Hap Sharp |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 28th |
| Points | 3 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 4 | 10 |
| Qualifying H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Race H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Metric | McLaren | Ian Burgess |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 31st |
| Points | 1 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 6 | 12 |
| Qualifying H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Race H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Metric | McLaren | Jack Fairman |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 46th |
| Points | 4 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 3 | 24 |
| Qualifying H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Race H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Metric | McLaren | Roger Penske |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 22nd |
| Points | 3 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 4 | 8 |
| Qualifying H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Race H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Metric | McLaren | Walt Hansgen |
|---|---|---|
| Championship | 8th | 43rd |
| Points | 3 | 0 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 | 0 |
| Poles | 0 | 0 |
| Average finish | 4 | 19 |
| Qualifying H2H | 1 | 0 |
| Race H2H | 1 | 0 |