Grand Prix Sepeda Motor musim 1961

Grand Prix Sepeda Motor musim 1961 adalah musim ke-13 Grand Prix Sepeda Motor F.I.M.. Musim terdiri dari sebelas balapan Grand Prix di lima kelas: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc dan Sidecars 500cc. Dimulai pada tanggal 23 April, dengan Grand Prix Spanyol dan diakhiri dengan Grand Prix Argentina pada tanggal 15 Oktober.

Ronde	Tanggal	Grand Prix	Sirkuit	Pemenang 125cc	Pemenang 250cc	Pemenang 350cc	Pemenang 500cc	Pemenang Sidecars 500cc	Laporan
1	23 April	Grand Prix Spanyol	Montjuïc Circuit	Tom Phillis	Gary Hocking			Fath / Wohlgemuth	Laporan
2	14 Mei	Grand Prix Jerman Barat	Hockenheimring	Ernst Degner	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Frantisek Stastny	Gary Hocking	Deubel / Hörner	Laporan
3	21 Mei	Grand Prix Prancis	Charade Circuit	Tom Phillis	Tom Phillis		Gary Hocking	Scheidegger / Burkhardt	Laporan
4	12 Juni	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood	Phil Read	Mike Hailwood	Deubel / Hörner	Laporan
5	24 Juni	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Tom Phillis	Mike Hailwood	Gary Hocking	Gary Hocking	Deubel / Hörner	Laporan
6	2 Juli	Grand Prix Belgia	Spa-Francorchamps	Luigi Taveri	Jim Redman		Gary Hocking	Scheidegger / Burkhardt	Laporan
7	30 Juli	Grand Prix Jerman Timur	Sachsenring	Ernst Degner	Mike Hailwood	Gary Hocking	Gary Hocking		Laporan
8	12 Agustus	Grand Prix Ulster	Dundrod Circuit	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Bob McIntyre	Gary Hocking	Gary Hocking		Laporan
9	3 September	Grand Prix Nations	Monza	Ernst Degner	Jim Redman	Gary Hocking	Mike Hailwood		Laporan
10	17 September	Grand Prix Swedia	Råbelövsbanan	Luigi Taveri	Mike Hailwood	Frantisek Stastny	Gary Hocking		Laporan
11	15 Oktober	Grand Prix Argentina	Buenos Aires	Tom Phillis	Tom Phillis		Jorge Kissling		Laporan

Poin diberikan kepada enam finis teratas di setiap balapan. Hanya yang terbaik dari enam balapan yang dihitung dalam kejuaraan 125cc, 250cc, 350cc dan 500cc, sedangkan di Sidecars, yang terbaik dari empat dihitung.

Pos Pembalap Motor GER FRA MAN HOL BEL DDR ULS NAC SWE ARG Poin 1 Gary Hocking MV Agusta 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 48 (56) 2 Mike Hailwood Norton / MV Agusta 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 40 (55) 3 Frank Perris Norton 2 5 Ret Ret 3 3 16 4 Bob McIntyre Norton 2 3 3 14 5 Alistair King Norton 4 3 2 Ret 13 6 Bert Schneider Norton 18 Ret 3 5 4 9 7 Jorge Kissling Matchless 1 8 8 Ron Langston Matchless 5 5 4 Ret 7 9 Juan Carlos Salatino Norton 2 6 10 Paddy Driver Norton Ret Ret 6 Ret 3 5 11 Mike Duff Matchless 14 4 10 5 5 12 Hans-Günter Jäger BMW / Norton 3 8 4 13 Tom Phillis Norton 3 Ret 4 14 Antoine Paba Norton 3 4 15 John Farnsworth Matchless / Norton 38 4 9 Ret 3 16 Phil Read Norton Ret 4 Ret 3 17 Gyula Marsovszky Norton 4 Ret 3 18 Alberto Pagani Norton 4 3 = Juan Perkins Norton 4 3 20 Jack Findlay Norton DNS DNS 8 5 8 6 Ret 3 21 Ernst Hiller BMW / Matchless 5 19 Ret 11 Ret 2 22 Peter Chatterton Norton 20 5 2 23 Fritz Masserli Matchless 5 44 2 24 Eduardo Salatino Norton 5 2 25 Peter Pawson Matchless / Norton 8 Ret 7 6 1 26 Roland Föll Matchless 8 6 Ret 11 1 27 Lothar John BMW 6 10 14 9 10 1 28 Ron Miles Norton 12 6 NEL 1 29 Tom Thorp Norton 13 6 1 30 Anssi Resko Norton / Matchless 6 11 1 31 Horacio Costas Norton 6 1 = Tony Godfrey Norton 6 1 33 Karl Hoppe Norton Ret 7 11 7 0 34 Tommy Robb Matchless Ret 7 8 0 35 Roy Ingram Norton 7 10 Ret 0 36 Vernon Cottle Norton 7 21 11 12 0 37 Rudi Thalhammer Norton 11 7 0 38 Tommy Robinson Norton 7 Ret 0 39 Raphaël Orinel Norton 7 0 40 Trevor Pound Norton 8 9 0 41 Jacques Insermini Norton 12 11 Ret 8 Ret 0 42 Louis Bernagozzi Norton 8 0 43 Rudolf Gläser Norton Ret Ret 15 9 Ret 0 44 Edy Lenz Norton 45 9 0 45 Ellis Boyce Norton 9 Ret 0 46 Rene Goetz BSA 9 0 = Klaus Hamelmann Norton 9 0 48 Heinz Kauert Matchless 10 Ret 0 = Toni Schmitz Norton Ret Ret 10 0 50 Georges Comy Norton 10 0 = Fred Stevens Norton 10 0 = Roberto Vigorito Norton 10 0 53 Peter Horton Norton 11 Ret 0 = Jack Bullock Norton 11 0 55 Alf Shaw Norton 41 12 0 56 Geoffrey Tanner Norton Ret Ret 12 0 57 Dan Shorey Norton Ret 12 0 58 Joachim Claus Norton 12 0 = Bruno Hofmann Norton 12 0 = Benedetto Zambotti Gilera 12 0 61 Anton Elbersen BMW 13 0 = Sven-Olov Gunnarsson Norton 13 0 = Tommy Holmes Matchless 13 0 = Emanuele Maugliani Gilera 13 0 = Johannes Müller Norton 13 0 = Jules Nies Norton 13 0 67 Joop Vegelzang Norton 14 15 0 68 Bror-Erland Carlsson Matchless / AJS Ret 14 0 69 Alfonz Breznik Gilera 14 0 = Jimmy Jones Norton 14 0 71 John Brown Norton 15 0 = Anthony Horton Norton 15 0 = Brian Setchell Norton 15 0 74 Campbell Donaghy BSA 16 0 = Derek Powell Matchless 16 0 76 Martin Brosnan Norton 17 0 = Bill Smith Matchless 17 0 78 Dennis Craig Matchless 37 18 0 79 George Catlin Matchless 19 0 80 Billy McCosh Matchless 22 0 81 Monty Buxton Norton 23 0 82 Don Chapman Norton 24 Ret 0 83 Mike O'Rourke Norton 25 0 84 George Purvis Matchless 26 0 85 Arthur Wheeler Matchless 27 0 86 Harold Riley BSA 28 0 87 Den Jarman AJS 29 0 88 Derek Minter Norton 30 0 89 Louis Carr Norton 31 0 90 Alan Dugdale Matchless 32 0 91 Ronald Cousins Norton 33 0 92 Geoff Eccles BSA 34 0 93 Dave Wildman AJS 35 0 94 Billy Andersson AJS 36 0 95 Albert Moule Norton 39 0 96 Bill Robertson AJS 40 0 97 John Simmonds Matchless 42 0 98 Maurice Gittins Norton 43 0 - Hugh Anderson Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - John Hartle Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - William Van Leeuwen Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - Hans Pesl Norton Ret Ret 0 - Chris Anderson Norton Ret 0 - R. Bennett Norton Ret 0 - Richard Brinnand Norton Ret 0 - Ralph Bryans Norton Ret 0 - Roly Capner BSA Ret 0 - Fred Chase Norton Ret 0 - Artemio Cirelli Gilera Ret 0 - Gianfranco Demeniconi Norton Ret 0 - Graham Downes Matchless Ret 0 - Peter Evans Matchless Ret 0 - Harry Grant BSA Ret 0 - Alois Huber BMW Ret 0 - Len Ireland Norton Ret 0 - Pierre James Norton Ret 0 - Vasco Loro Norton Ret 0 - Giuseppe Mantelli Gilera Ret 0 - Peter Middleton Norton Ret 0 - Gilberto Milani Norton Ret 0 - George Northwood Norton Ret 0 - Karl Recktenwald Norton Ret 0 - Ralph Rensen Norton Ret 0 - Ladislaus Richter Norton Ret 0 - Renzo Rossi Gilera Ret 0 - Derek Russell Norton Ret 0 - Walter Scheimann Norton Ret 0 - Douglas Smith Matchless Ret 0 - Graham Smith Norton Ret 0 - Lewis Young Norton Ret 0 Pos Pembalap Motor GER FRA MAN HOL BEL DDR ULS NAC SWE ARG Poin

Kunci Warna Hasil Emas Pemenang Perak Posisi kedua Perunggu Posisi ketiga Hijau Finis zona poin Biru Finis tanpa poin Finis tak terklasifikasi (NC) Ungu Turun balapan (Retired/DNF) Merah Tidak terkualifikasi (DNQ) Tidak lolos prakualifikasi (DNPQ) Hitam Didiskualifikasi (DSQ) Putih Tidak memulai balapan (DNS) Mengundurkan diri (WD) Lomba dibatalkan (C) Kosong Tidak latihan (DNP) Tidak datang (DNA) Dikecualikan (EX) Anotasi Arti Tebal Pole position Miring Lap tercepat

Pos	Pembalap	Negara	Mesin	Poin	Menang
1	Gary Hocking	Rhodesia	MV Agusta	32	4
2	Frantisek Stastny	Cekoslowakia	Jawa	26	2
3	Gustav Havel	Cekoslowakia	Jawa	19	0
4	Phil Read	Britania Raya	Norton	13	1
5	Bob McIntyre	Britania Raya	Bianchi	10	0
6	Rudi Thalhammer	Austria	Norton	7	0
=	Ralph Rensen	Britania Raya	Norton	7	0
8	Alistair King	Britania Raya	Bianchi	6	0
=	Mike Hailwood	Britania Raya	MV Agusta	6	0
10	Ernesto Brambilla	Italia	Bianchi	5	0
=	Alan Shepherd	Britania Raya	AJS	5	0
12	Tommy Robb	Britania Raya	AJS	4	0
13	Derek Minter	Britania Raya	Norton	3	0
14	Hans Pesl	Jerman Barat	Norton	2	0
=	Silvio Grassetti	Italia	Benelli	2	0
=	Ron Langston	Britania Raya	AJS	2	0
17	Frank Perris	Britania Raya	Norton	2	0
=	Mike Duff	Kanada	AJS	2	0
19	Roy Ingram	Britania Raya	Norton	1	0
=	Bert Schneider	Austria	Norton	1	0
=	Hugh Anderson	Selandia Baru	Norton	1	0

Pos	Pembalap	Negara	Mesin	Poin	Menang
1	Mike Hailwood	Britania Raya	Honda	44	4
2	Tom Phillis	Australia	Honda	38	2
3	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	36	2
4	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Jepang	Honda	29	1
5	Bob McIntyre	Britania Raya	Honda	14	1
6	Tarquinio Provini	Italia	Morini	10	0
7	Silvio Grassetti	Italia	Benelli	10	0
8	Gary Hocking	Rhodesia	MV Agusta	8	1
9	Fumio Ito	Jepang	Yamaha	7	0
10	Luigi Taveri	Swiss	Honda	6	0
11	Alan Shepherd	Britania Raya	MZ	6	0
=	Frantisek Stastny	Cekoslowakia	Jawa	6	0
13	Ernst Degner	Jerman Timur	MZ	3	0
=	Sadao Shimazaki	Jepang	Honda	3	0
15	Hans Fischer	Jerman Timur	MZ	3	0
16	Naomi Taniguchi	Jepang	Honda	2	0
17	Dan Shorey	Britania Raya	NSU	1	0
=	Yoshikazu Sunako	Jepang	Yamaha	1	0
=	Werner Musiol	Jerman Timur	MZ	1	0

Pos	Pembalap	Negara	Mesin	Poin	Menang
1	Tom Phillis	Australia	Honda	44	4
2	Ernst Degner	Jerman Timur	MZ	42	3
3	Luigi Taveri	Swiss	Honda	29	2
4	Jim Redman	Rhodesia	Honda	28	0
5	Kunimitsu Takahashi	Jepang	Honda	24	1
6	Mike Hailwood	Britania Raya	EMC / Honda	16	1
7	Alan Shepherd	Britania Raya	MZ	12	0
8	Walter Brehme	Jerman Timur	MZ	7	0
9	Teisuke Tanaka	Jepang	Honda	6	0
10	Sadao Shimazaki	Jepang	Honda	5	0
=	Werner Musiol	Jerman Timur	MZ	5	0
12	Hans Fischer	Jerman Timur	MZ	3	0
=	Phil Read	Britania Raya	EMC	3	0
=	László Szabó	Hungaria	MZ	3	0
15	John Grace	Britania Raya	Bultaco	2	0
=	Ulf Svensson	Swedia	Ducati	2	0
=	Naomi Taniguchi	Jepang	Honda	2	0
18	Rex Avery	Britania Raya	EMC	2	0
19	Ricardo Quintanilla	Spanyol	Bultaco	1	0
=	Ralph Rensen	Britania Raya	Bultaco	1	0
=	Héctor Pochettino	Argentina	Bultaco	1	0

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