1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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Gary Hocking, the 1961 350cc and 500cc World Champion.
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Mike Hailwood (pictured in 1967) won his first out of 9 World Championship titles in the 250cc class in 1961.
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Tom Phillis won the title in the 125cc class.
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.
1961 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Standings[]
Scoring system[]
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 |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings[]
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Bold – Pole |
350cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 32 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 26 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 19 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Bianchi | 10 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Austria | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 7 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Bianchi | 6 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Italy | Bianchi | 5 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 5 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS | 4 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
West Germany | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | Benelli | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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Canada | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
19 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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Austria | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 44 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda | 38 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 36 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 29 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Honda | 14 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 10 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Italy | Benelli | 10 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() |
Japan | Yamaha | 7 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MZ | 6 | 0 | |
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Czechoslovakia | Jawa | 6 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 3 | 0 | |
15 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
17 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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Japan | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | |
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East Germany | MZ | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Australia | Honda | 44 | 4 | |
2 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 42 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
Switzerland | Honda | 29 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
Rhodesia | Honda | 28 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 24 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | EMC / Honda | 16 | 1 | |
7 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MZ | 12 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 7 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Japan | Honda | 5 | 0 | |
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East Germany | MZ | 5 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
East Germany | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | EMC | 3 | 0 | |
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Hungary | MZ | 3 | 0 | |
15 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Bultaco | 2 | 0 | |
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Sweden | Ducati | 2 | 0 | |
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Japan | Honda | 2 | 0 | |
18 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | EMC | 2 | 0 | |
19 | ![]() |
Spain | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Bultaco | 1 | 0 | |
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Argentina | Bultaco | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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