Sports car world championship 1961
The 1961 World Sports Car Championship was the ninth season of this championship. It began on March 25th and ended on August 15th, 1961.
championship
In 1961 Ferrari was safe in the championship and reached the sixth brand world championship since the championship was introduced in 1953 . The Scuderia won three races, the Sebring 12 hour race , the Targa Florio and the Le Mans 24 hour race . When 4-hour race at Pescara of the remained Scuderia Centro Sud reported Ferrari 250TRI of Lorenzo Bandini and Giorgio Scarlatti victorious.
Only in the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring was there no overall Ferrari victory; there Masten Gregory and Lloyd Casner won in the Maserati Tipo 61 .
Racing calendar
| No. | date | Race name / circuit |
team | Overall winner | vehicle | championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25th March |
 Sebring 12-hour race( Sebring International Raceway ) |
 Sefac Automobile Ferrari
|
Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien
|
Ferrari 250TRI | Brands |
| 2 | April, 30th |
Targa Florio ( Piccolo circuito delle Madonie ) |
SEFAC Ferrari
|
 Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips Olivier Gendebien
|
Ferrari Dino 246SP | Brands |
| 3 | 28th of May |
1000 km race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburgring ) |
Camoradi USA
|
Masts Gregory Lloyd Casner
|
Maserati Tipo 61 | Brands |
| 4th | June 10-11 |
 24 Hours of Le Mans( Circuit des 24 Heures ) |
Scuderia Ferrari
|
Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien
|
Ferrari 250TRI / 61 | Brands |
| 5 | August 16 |
4-hour race of Pescara ( Circuito di Pescara ) |
Scuderia Centro Sud
|
Lorenzo Bandini Giorgio Scarlatti
|
Ferrari 250TRI | Brands |
Brand world championship for designers
Overall rating
| position | constructor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ferrari
|
8th | 8th | (6) | 8th | (4) | 24 |
| 2 |
Maserati
|
3 | 8th | 3 | (2) | 14th | |
| 3 |
Porsche
|
2 | 6th | (1) | (2) | 3 | 11 |
| 4th |
Osca
|
1 | 1 |
literature
- Alain Bienvenu: Endurance. 50 ans d'histoire. Volume 1: 1953-1963. Éditions ETAI, Boulogne-Billancourt 2004, ISBN 2-7268-9327-9 .
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .