Team
Cooper-Climax
1961 season
- Championships
- 0
- Race starts
- 51
- Finished races
- 26
- Did not finish
- 25
- Did not start
- 0
- Disqualified
- 0
- Podiums
- 1
- Wins
- 0
- Points finishes
- 12
| Driver | Championship position | Race starts | Finished | DNF | Podiums | Wins | Points finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce McLaren | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jack Brabham | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Surtees | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackie Lewis | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roy Salvadori | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roger Penske | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hap Sharp | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Hansgen | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Fairman | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Thiele | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Menato Boffa | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Burgess | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Collomb | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masten Gregory | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renato Pirocchi | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Duke | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Campbell-Jones | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |