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Australian Drivers Championship 1961 standings
Championship points standings for the Australian Drivers Championship 1961
| Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | 
| Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.5 | 51 |
2. |
| Lex Davison | Ecurie Australie, B. S. Stillwell | Aston Martin DBR4 Cooper T51 | Aston Martin 3.0 Coventry Climax 2.2 | 15 |
3. |
| Bib Stillwell | Cooper T51 Cooper T53 | Coventry Climax 2.5 Coventry Climax 2.5 | 12 |
4. |
| Stan Jones | Stan Jones Motors | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.5 | 12 |
5. |
| Alec Mildren | Cooper T51 Cooper T51 | Maserati 2.8 Maserati 2.5 | 11 |
6. |
| Doug Green | Reimann Motors | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari 3.0 | 7 |
6. |
| John Youl | J. Youl, Scuderia Veloce | Cooper T51 Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.2 Coventry Climax 2.5 | 7 |
8. |
| David McKay | Scuderia Veloce | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.5 | 6 |
9. |
| Jack Ayres | Cooper Mk.V | Ford 1.1 | 5 |
9. |
| Austin Miller | A. Miller | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.3 | 5 |
11. |
| Arnold Glass | Capitol Motors | Cooper T45 | Maserati 2.5 | 4 |
12. |
| Lionel Beattie | Repco Holden Sports | Holden | 3 |
12. |
| Bruce Coventry | Lotus 18 | Ford 1.1 | 3 |
14. |
| Murray Trenberth | Alta F2 | Holden 2.5 | 2 |
15. |
| Bob Annear | Pegasus | Holden s/c | 2 |
15. |
| Noel Barnes | MG TC Special | MG 1.5 | 2 |
17. |
| Eddie Clay | Cooper T23 | Bristol 2.2 | 1 |
18. |
| John Roxburgh | Cooper T45 | Coventry Climax 2.0 | 1 |
18. |
| Jim Ward | Alta GP-2 | Alta 1.5 s/c | 1 |
| John Ampt | Cooper T38 | Jaguar 3.8 | 0 |
| Ray Barfield | Aston Martin DB3S | Lagonda 3.0 | 0 |
| 
| Helene Bittner | Vitesse | Ford 1.2 | 0 |
| Jack Brabham | Ecurie Vitesse | Cooper T53 | Coventry Climax 2.5 | 0 |
| Tom Corcoran | Scuderia Veloce | Lola FJ | Ford 1.0 | 0 |
| Len Deaton | Cooper T43 | Ford 1.0 | 0 |
| Trevor Ellis | Austin 8 Special | Austin 0.9 s/c | 0 |
| Noel Hall | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.2 | 0 |
| Alan Jack | Brifield Motors | Cooper T39 | Coventry Climax 1.5 | 0 |
| Des Kelly | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari 2.5 | 0 |
| Jack Myers | Thunderbird | Triumph 1.3 s/c | 0 |
| John Newmarch | Ricardian Special | Holden 2.4 | 0 |
| Keith Rilstone | Zephyr Special | Ford 2.6 s/c | 0 |
| Roy Salvadori | Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.5 | 0 |
| Glyn Scott | Glyn Scott Motors | Cooper T43 Cooper T43 | Coventry Climax 1.5 Coventry Climax 1.7 | 0 |
| Vin Smith | Alpha | Peugeot | 0 |
| Lex Sternberg | Cooper T43 | Coventry Climax 1.5 | 0 |
| Doug Whiteford | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 Cooper T51 | Coventry Climax 2.2 Coventry Climax 2.5 | 0 |
| Peter Wilkinson | Elfin Streamliner | Ford 1.2 | 0 |
|---|
| Driver | Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most race wins |
| Bill Patterson | 3 |
| Most pole positions |
| Bill Patterson | 2 |
| Most podium positions |
| Bill Patterson | 4 |
| Most podium positions without a win |
| Bib Stillwell | 2 |
|
| Stan Jones | 2 | |
| Most fastest race laps |
| Bill Patterson | 2 |
Nationality of participating drivers
| % | Country | Drivers | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97.4% | Australia |
| Bill Patterson, Lex Davison, Bib Stillwell, Stan Jones, Alec Mildren, Glyn Scott, David McKay, Arnold Glass, John Roxburgh, Doug Whiteford, John Youl, John Ampt, Austin Miller, Bruce Coventry, Bob Annear, Alan Jack, Doug Green, Eddie Clay, Des Kelly, Helene Bittner, Jack Ayres, Lionel Beattie, Jim Ward, Jack Brabham, Jack Myers, John Newmarch, Keith Rilstone, Len Deaton, Lex Sternberg, Murray Trenberth, Noel Barnes, Noel Hall, Peter Wilkinson, Ray Barfield, Tom Corcoran, Trevor Ellis, Vin Smith | 37 |
| 2.6% | Great Britain |
| Roy Salvadori | 1 |
Individual driver statistics for the 1961 Australian Drivers Championship
| Driver | Age | Races | Wins | Podiums | Poles | Fastest laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampt, John |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annear, Bob |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayres, Jack |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barfield, Ray |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnes, Noel |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beattie, Lionel |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bittner, Helene |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brabham, Jack |
| 35 y/o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clay, Eddie |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corcoran, Tom |
| n/a | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coventry, Bruce |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davison, Lex |
| 38 y/o | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Deaton, Len |
| n/a | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis, Trevor |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glass, Arnold |
| 34 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green, Doug |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hall, Noel |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack, Alan |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones, Stan |
| 38 y/o | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kelly, Des |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McKay, David |
| 40 y/o | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mildren, Alec |
| 45 y/o | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miller, Austin |
| 37 y/o | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myers, Jack |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newmarch, John |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patterson, Bill |
| 37 y/o | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rilstone, Keith |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roxburgh, John |
| 29 y/o | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvadori, Roy |
| 39 y/o | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott, Glyn |
| 35 y/o | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Vin |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sternberg, Lex |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stillwell, Bib |
| 33 y/o | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenberth, Murray |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ward, Jim |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whiteford, Doug |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilkinson, Peter |
| n/a | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youl, John |
| n/a | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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