1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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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.
Contents
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
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 | |
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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 | 23x15px Ricardo Quintanilla | 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
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