The 1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 13th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 23 April, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 15 October.
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of four were counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | Frantisek Stastny | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 26 | 2 | |
3 | Gustav Havel | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 19 | 0 | |
4 | Phil Read | United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 1 | |
5 | Bob McIntyre | United Kingdom | Bianchi | 10 | 0 | |
6 | Rudi Thalhammer | Austria | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
= | Ralph Rensen | United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
8 | Alistair King | United Kingdom | Bianchi | 6 | 0 | |
= | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
10 | Ernesto Brambilla | Italy | Bianchi | 5 | 0 | |
= | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | AJS | 5 | 0 | |
12 | Tommy Robb | United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
13 | Derek Minter | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
14 | Hans Pesl | West Germany | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
= | Silvio Grassetti | Italy | Benelli | 2 | 0 | |
= | Ron Langston | United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Frank Perris | United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
= | Mike Duff | Canada | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
19 | Roy Ingram | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | Bert Schneider | Austria | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | Honda | 44 | 4 | |
2 | Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda | 38 | 2 | |
3 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 36 | 2 | |
4 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 29 | 1 | |
5 | Bob McIntyre | United Kingdom | Honda | 14 | 1 | |
6 | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Morini | 10 | 0 | |
7 | Silvio Grassetti | Italy | Benelli | 10 | 0 | |
8 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | |
9 | Fumio Ito | Japan | Yamaha | 7 | 0 | |
10 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
11 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 6 | 0 | |
= | Frantisek Stastny | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 6 | 0 | |
13 | Ernst Degner | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
= | Sadao Shimazaki | Japan | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
15 | Hans Fischer | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
16 | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Dan Shorey | United Kingdom | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
= | Yoshikazu Sunako | Japan | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | |
= | Werner Musiol | East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda | 44 | 4 | |
2 | Ernst Degner | East Germany | MZ | 42 | 3 | |
3 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 29 | 2 | |
4 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 28 | 0 | |
5 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 24 | 1 | |
6 | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | EMC / Honda | 16 | 1 | |
7 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 12 | 0 | |
8 | Walter Brehme | East Germany | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
9 | Teisuke Tanaka | Japan | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
10 | Sadao Shimazaki | Japan | Honda | 5 | 0 | |
= | Werner Musiol | East Germany | MZ | 5 | 0 | |
12 | Hans Fischer | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
= | Phil Read | United Kingdom | EMC | 3 | 0 | |
= | László Szabó | Hungary | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
15 | John Grace | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
= | Ulf Svensson | Sweden | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
= | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
18 | Rex Avery | United Kingdom | EMC | 2 | 0 | |
19 | Ricardo Quintanilla | Spain | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
= | Ralph Rensen | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
= | Héctor Pochettino | Argentina | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |
The 1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 13th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eleven Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 23 April, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Argentine Grand Prix on 15 October.
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 23 April | Spanish Grand Prix | Montjuïc circuit | Tom Phillis | Gary Hocking | Fath / Wohlgemuth | Report | ||
2 | 14 May | West German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Ernst Degner | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Frantisek Stastny | Gary Hocking | Deubel / Hörner | Report |
3 | 21 May | French Grand Prix | Charade Circuit | Tom Phillis | Tom Phillis | Gary Hocking | Scheidegger / Burkhardt | Report | |
4 | 12 June | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell Mountain | Mike Hailwood | Mike Hailwood | Phil Read | Mike Hailwood | Deubel / Hörner | Report |
5 | 24 June | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Tom Phillis | Mike Hailwood | Gary Hocking | Gary Hocking | Deubel / Hörner | Report |
6 | 2 July | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | Luigi Taveri | Jim Redman | Gary Hocking | Scheidegger / Burkhardt | Report | |
7 | 30 July | East German Grand Prix | Sachsenring | Ernst Degner | Mike Hailwood | Gary Hocking | Gary Hocking | Report | |
8 | 12 August | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Bob McIntyre | Gary Hocking | Gary Hocking | Report | |
9 | 3 September | Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Ernst Degner | Jim Redman | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Report | |
10 | 17 September | Swedish Grand Prix | Råbelövsbanan | Luigi Taveri | Mike Hailwood | Frantisek Stastny | Gary Hocking | Report | |
11 | 15 October | Argentine Grand Prix | Buenos Aires | Tom Phillis | Tom Phillis | Jorge Kissling | Report |
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, while in the Sidecars, the best of four were counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | Frantisek Stastny | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 26 | 2 | |
3 | Gustav Havel | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 19 | 0 | |
4 | Phil Read | United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 1 | |
5 | Bob McIntyre | United Kingdom | Bianchi | 10 | 0 | |
6 | Rudi Thalhammer | Austria | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
= | Ralph Rensen | United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
8 | Alistair King | United Kingdom | Bianchi | 6 | 0 | |
= | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
10 | Ernesto Brambilla | Italy | Bianchi | 5 | 0 | |
= | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | AJS | 5 | 0 | |
12 | Tommy Robb | United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
13 | Derek Minter | United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
14 | Hans Pesl | West Germany | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
= | Silvio Grassetti | Italy | Benelli | 2 | 0 | |
= | Ron Langston | United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Frank Perris | United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
= | Mike Duff | Canada | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
19 | Roy Ingram | United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | Bert Schneider | Austria | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
= | Hugh Anderson | New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | Honda | 44 | 4 | |
2 | Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda | 38 | 2 | |
3 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 36 | 2 | |
4 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 29 | 1 | |
5 | Bob McIntyre | United Kingdom | Honda | 14 | 1 | |
6 | Tarquinio Provini | Italy | Morini | 10 | 0 | |
7 | Silvio Grassetti | Italy | Benelli | 10 | 0 | |
8 | Gary Hocking | Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | |
9 | Fumio Ito | Japan | Yamaha | 7 | 0 | |
10 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
11 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 6 | 0 | |
= | Frantisek Stastny | Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 6 | 0 | |
13 | Ernst Degner | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
= | Sadao Shimazaki | Japan | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
15 | Hans Fischer | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
16 | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
17 | Dan Shorey | United Kingdom | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
= | Yoshikazu Sunako | Japan | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | |
= | Werner Musiol | East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 |
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Phillis | Australia | Honda | 44 | 4 | |
2 | Ernst Degner | East Germany | MZ | 42 | 3 | |
3 | Luigi Taveri | Switzerland | Honda | 29 | 2 | |
4 | Jim Redman | Rhodesia | Honda | 28 | 0 | |
5 | Kunimitsu Takahashi | Japan | Honda | 24 | 1 | |
6 | Mike Hailwood | United Kingdom | EMC / Honda | 16 | 1 | |
7 | Alan Shepherd | United Kingdom | MZ | 12 | 0 | |
8 | Walter Brehme | East Germany | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
9 | Teisuke Tanaka | Japan | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
10 | Sadao Shimazaki | Japan | Honda | 5 | 0 | |
= | Werner Musiol | East Germany | MZ | 5 | 0 | |
12 | Hans Fischer | East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
= | Phil Read | United Kingdom | EMC | 3 | 0 | |
= | László Szabó | Hungary | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
15 | John Grace | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
= | Ulf Svensson | Sweden | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
= | Naomi Taniguchi | Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
18 | Rex Avery | United Kingdom | EMC | 2 | 0 | |
19 | Ricardo Quintanilla | Spain | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
= | Ralph Rensen | United Kingdom | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
= | Héctor Pochettino | Argentina | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |