Grand Prix Sepeda Motor musim 1961

Grand Prix Sepeda Motor F.I.M. musim 1961
Sebelum:	1960	Sesudah:	1962

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.

Kalender

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

Klasemen

Sistem penilaian

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.

Posisi	1	2	3	4	5	6
Poin	8	6	4	3	2	1

Klasemen 500cc

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
Biru	Finis tak terklasifikasi (NC)
Ungu	Turun balapan (Retired/DNF)
Merah	Tidak terkualifikasi (DNQ)
Merah	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

Klasemen 350cc

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

Klasemen 250cc

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

Klasemen 125cc

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

Referensi

Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
"Situs Resmi MotoGP". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 29 November 2020. Diakses tanggal 6 Juli 2010.