| «1961-08» | USA Grand Prix - IV United States Grand Prix |
| 1961-10-08 | Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - 100 laps × 3.701 km : 370.1 km |
| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari • Ferrari | (6) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | (6) | 8 | - | 40(52) |
| 2 | Lotus • Climax | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 8 | - | 8 | 32 |
| 3 | Porsche • Porsche | 2 | - | (1) | 6 | 2 | - | 6 | 6 | 22(23) |
| 4 | Cooper • Climax | (1) | (1) | 2 | 2 | 3 | (2) | 4 | 3 | 14(18) |
| 5 | BRM • Climax | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| - | Cooper • Maserati | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | Emeryson • Maserati | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | De Tomaso • OSCA | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | JBW • Maserati | - | - | |||||||
| - | Gilby • Climax | - | - | |||||||
| - | Ferguson • Climax | - | - | |||||||
| - | De Tomaso • Alfa Romeo | - | - | |||||||
| - | MBM • Porsche | - | - | |||||||
| - | De Tomaso • Conrero | - | - | |||||||
| - | Lotus • Maserati | - | - | |||||||
| - | JBW • Climax | - | - | |||||||
| - | Emeryson • Climax | - | - |
Points System
9-6-4-3-2-1 points for the top 6 places for Drivers' title.
Best 5 results count toward championship.
8-6-4-3-2-1 points for the first 6 places for Constructors' title.
Only the points of the highest-scoring driver for each constructor at each race (including privateer entries) are counted towards the Constructors' Championship.