1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 13th competitive motorcycle season, with eleven Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
2 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Hockenheim Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ernst Degner Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
3 Flag of France French Grand Prix Clermont-Ferrand Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
5 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
6 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
7 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East German Grand Prix Sachsenring Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ernst Degner Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
8 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
9 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ernst Degner Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Report
10 Flag of Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Kristianstad Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Report
11 Flag of Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Flag of Argentina Jorge Kissling Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 48 7
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom Norton / MV Agusta 40 2
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Norton 16 0
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Norton 14 0
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Alistair King United Kingdom Norton 13 0
6 Flag of Austria Bert Schneider Austria Norton 9 0
7 Flag of Argentina Jorge Kissling Argentina Matchless 8 1
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Langston United Kingdom Matchless 7 0
9 Flag of Argentina Juan Carlos Salatino Argentina Norton 6 0
10 Flag of South Africa Paddy Driver South Africa Norton 5 0
11 Flag of Canada Mike Duff Canada Matchless 5 0
12 Flag of West Germany Hans-Günter Jäger West Germany BMW 4 0
= Flag of France Antoine Paba France Norton 4 0
= Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Australia Norton 4 0
15 Flag of Switzerland Gyula Marsovsky Switzerland Norton 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom John Farnsworth United Kingdom Norton 3 0
= Flag of Italy Alberto Pagani Italy Norton 3 0
= Flag of Argentina Juan Perkins Argentina Norton 3 0
20 Flag of Australia Jack Findlay Australia Norton 3 0
21 Flag of West Germany Ernst Hiller West Germany BMW 2 0
= Flag of Switzerland Fritz Messerli Switzerland Matchless 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Chatterton United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Argentina Eduardo Salatino Argentina Norton 2 0
25 Flag of West Germany Lothar John West Germany BMW 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Roland Föll West Germany Matchless 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Tony Godfrey United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of Australia Ron Miles Australia Norton 1 0
= Flag of Finland Anssi Resko Finland Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Thorp United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of New Zealand Peter Pawson New Zealand Norton 1 0
= Flag of Uruguay Horacio Costa Uruguay Norton 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 32 4
2 Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 26 2
3 Flag of Czechoslovakia Gustav Havel Czechoslovakia Jawa 19 0
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom Norton 13 1
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Bianchi 10 0
6 Flag of Austria Rudi Thalhammer Austria Norton 7 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ralph Rensen United Kingdom Norton 7 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Alistair King United Kingdom Bianchi 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom MV Agusta 6 0
10 Flag of Italy Ernesto Brambilla Italy Bianchi 5 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom AJS 5 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Robb United Kingdom AJS 4 0
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Minter United Kingdom Norton 3 0
14 Flag of West Germany Hans Pesl West Germany Norton 2 0
= Flag of Italy Silvio Grassetti Italy Benelli 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ron Langston United Kingdom AJS 2 0
17 Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Perris United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Canada Mike Duff Canada AJS 2 0
19 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Ingram United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of Austria Bert Schneider Austria Norton 1 0
= Flag of New Zealand Hugh Anderson New Zealand Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom Honda 44 4
2 Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 38 2
3 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 36 2
4 Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 29 1
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Honda 14 1
6 Flag of Italy Tarquinio Provini Italy Morini 10 0
7 Flag of Italy Silvio Grassetti Italy Benelli 10 0
8 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking Rhodesia MV Agusta 8 1
9 Flag of Japan Fumio Ito Japan Yamaha 7 0
10 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 6 0
11 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 6 0
= Flag of Czechoslovakia Frantisek Stastny Czechoslovakia Jawa 6 0
13 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ernst Degner East Germany MZ 3 0
= Flag of Japan Sadao Shimazaki Japan Honda 3 0
15 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Hans Fischer East Germany MZ 3 0
16 Flag of Japan Naomi Taniguchi Japan Honda 2 0
17 Flag of the United Kingdom Dan Shorey United Kingdom NSU 1 0
= Flag of Japan Yoshikazu Sunako Japan Yamaha 1 0
= Flag of the German Democratic Republic Werner Musiol East Germany MZ 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Australia Tom Phillis Australia Honda 44 4
2 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ernst Degner East Germany MZ 42 3
3 Flag of Switzerland Luigi Taveri Switzerland Honda 29 2
4 Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Jim Redman Rhodesia Honda 28 0
5 Flag of Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi Japan Honda 24 1
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hailwood United Kingdom EMC / Honda 16 1
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Shepherd United Kingdom MZ 12 0
8 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Walter Brehme East Germany MZ 7 0
9 Flag of Japan Teisuke Tanaka Japan Honda 6 0
10 Flag of Japan Sadao Shimazaki Japan Honda 5 0
= Flag of the German Democratic Republic Werner Musiol East Germany MZ 5 0
12 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Hans Fischer East Germany MZ 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Phil Read United Kingdom EMC 3 0
= Flag of Hungary László Szabó Hungary MZ 3 0
15 Flag of the United Kingdom John Grace United Kingdom Bultaco 2 0
= Flag of Sweden Ulf Svensson Sweden Ducati 2 0
= Flag of Japan Naomi Taniguchi Japan Honda 2 0
18 Flag of the United Kingdom Rex Avery United Kingdom EMC 2 0
19 Flag of Spain Ricardo Quintanilla Spain Bultaco 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ralph Rensen United Kingdom Bultaco 1 0
= Flag of Argentina Héctor Pochettino Argentina Bultaco 1 0