1961 motorcycle world championship
500 cm³ world champion | |
Driver: | Gary Hocking |
Constructor: | MV Agusta |
350 cm³ world champion | |
Driver: | Gary Hocking |
Constructor: | MV Agusta |
250 cc world champion | |
Driver: | Mike Hailwood |
Constructor: | Honda |
125 cc world champion | |
Driver: | Tom Phillis |
Constructor: | Honda |
Team (500 cm³) world champions | |
Driver: |
Max Deubel Emil Hörner |
Constructor: | BMW |
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The 1961 motorcycle world championship season was the 13th in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship . Ten races were held in the class up to 500 cm³, seven in the classes up to 350 cm³, eleven in the classes up to 250 cm³ and up to 125 cm³ and six races for the sidecar .
Distribution of points
Scoring | ||||||
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space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th |
Points | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- The number of rated runs was calculated with an even number of races held by halving this number and then adding one. In six races, four went into the championship ranking.
- If an odd number of races was held, the number of runs was added by one and then halved. In seven races, four were therefore counted.
useful information
Deaths
- On April 30, 1961, the winners of the first World Championship run of the sidecar , Helmut Fath and co-driver Alfred Wohlgemuth, had a serious accident in the Eifel race on the Nürburgring. Wohlgemuth succumbed to his injuries, Fath was unable to start the season because of a long hospital stay.
- On June 16, 1961, the Briton Ralph Rensen had an accident in the senior TT race and died a little later from his serious neck injuries.
- The Australian Ron Miles died on the evening of August 9, 1961 from the injuries he had suffered on the same day in a fall during 350cc training for the Ulster Grand Prix.
500 cc class
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | 14.05. | 25th GP of Germany | Hockenheim | Gary Hocking | Frank Perris | Hans-Günter Jäger | Gary Hocking |
2 | 05/21 | French GP | Clermont-Ferrand | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Antoine Paba | Gary Hocking |
3 | 16.05. | 43rd Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course | Mike Hailwood | Bob McIntyre | Tom Phillis | Gary Hocking |
4th | June 24th | 31. Dutch TT | Aces | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Bob McIntyre | Gary Hocking |
5 | 02.07. | 34th Belgian GP | Spa Francorchamps | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Bob McIntyre | Gary Hocking |
6th | 07/30 | 4th GP of the GDR | Sachsenring | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Bert Schneider | Gary Hocking |
7th | 08/12 | 33rd Ulster GP | Dundrod | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Alastair King | Gary Hocking |
8th | 03.09. | 39th Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Mike Hailwood | Alastair King | Paddy Driver | Gary Hocking |
9 | 17.09. | Swedish GP | Kristianstad | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Frank Perris | Gary Hocking |
10 | 15.10. | Argentina GP | Buenos Aires | Jorge Kissling | Juan Carlos Salatino | Frank Perris | Juan Carlos Salatino |
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | MV Agusta | 48 (64) |
2 | Norton | 38 (60) |
3 | Matchless | 20th |
4th | BMW | 4th |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
350 cm³ class
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | 14.05. | 25th GP of Germany | Hockenheim | František Šťastný | Gustav Havel | Rudi Thalhammer | František Šťastný |
2 | 16.05. | 43rd Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course | Phil Read | Gary Hocking | Ralph Rensen | Gary Hocking |
3 | June 24th | 31. Dutch TT | Aces | Gary Hocking | Bob McIntyre | František Šťastný | Gary Hocking |
4th | 07/30 | 4th GP of the GDR | Sachsenring | Gary Hocking | František Šťastný | Bob McIntyre | Gary Hocking |
5 | 08/12 | 33rd Ulster GP | Dundrod | Gary Hocking | Alastair King | František Šťastný | Gary Hocking |
6th | 03.09. | 39th Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Gary Hocking | Mike Hailwood | Gustav Havel | Gary Hocking |
7th | 17.09. | Swedish GP | Kristianstad | František Šťastný | Gustav Havel | Tommy Robb | Gary Hocking |
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | MV Agusta | 32 (38) |
2 | Jawa | 26 (36) |
3 | Norton | 18 (22) |
4th | Bianchi | 16 |
5 | AJS | 9 |
6th | Benelli | 2 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
250 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | Honda | 60 (96) |
2 | Morini | 10 |
3 | Benelli | 10 |
4th | MZ | 9 |
5 | MV Agusta | 8th |
6th | Yamaha | 7th |
7th | Jawa | 6th |
8th | NSU | 1 |
125 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | Honda | 48 (74) |
2 | MZ | 42 (52) |
3 | EMC | 10 |
4th | Bultaco | 4th |
5 | Ducati | 2 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Carriages (500 cm³)
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | 04/23 | 11th Spanish GP | Montjuïc |
Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
Edgar Strub / Kurt Huber |
Helmut Fath / Alfred Wohlgemuth |
2 | 14.05. | 25th GP of Germany | Hockenheim |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
Otto Kölle / Dieter Hess |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
3 | 05/21 | French GP | Clermont-Ferrand |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
Edgar Strub / Kurt Huber |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
4th | 16.05. | 43rd Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
Pip Harris and Ray Campbell |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
5 | June 24th | 31. Dutch TT | Aces |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
Edgar Strub / Kurt Huber |
Jackie Beeton / Eddie Bulgin |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
6th | 02.07. | 34th Belgian GP | Spa Francorchamps |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
Max Deubel / Emil Hörner |
Pip Harris and Ray Campbell |
Fritz Scheidegger / Horst Burkhardt |
Driver ranking
1 | Max Deubel | Emil Horns | BMW | 30 (36) |
2 | Fritz Scheidegger | Horst Burkhardt | BMW | 28 (34) |
3 | Edgar Strub | Kurt Huber | BMW | 14th |
4th | August Rohsiepe | Lothar Böttcher | BMW | 10 (11) |
5 | Otto Kölle | Dieter Hess | BMW | 9 |
6th | Arsenius Butscher |
Manfred Ludwigkeit, Alfred Schmidt and Erika Butscher |
BMW | 9 |
7th | Helmut Fath | Alfred Wohlgemuth (†) | BMW | 8th |
8th | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | BMW | 8th |
9 | Jackie Beeton | Eddie Bulgin | Norton | 4th |
10 | Heinz Luthringshauser | Heiner Vester | BMW | 2 |
Charlie Freeman | Billie Nelson | Norton | 2 | |
Henry Curchod |
Roland Föll and Armand Beyeler |
BMW | 2 | |
Chris Vincent | John Thornton | BSA | 2 | |
14th | Jo Rogliardo | Marcel Godillot | BMW | 1 |
Loni Neussner | Fritz Reitmaier | BMW | 1 | |
16 | Colin Seeley | Wally Rawlings | Matchless | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | BMW | 32 (48) |
2 | Norton | 6th |
3 | BSA | 2 |
4th | Matchless | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Web links
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