1961 World Sportscar Championship

The 1961 World Sportscar Championship was the ninth season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was contested over a five race series,[1] which ran from 25 March to 15 August 1961. The title was won by Italian manufacturer Ferrari.[1]

Season schedule and results

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Ferrari won the 1961 World Sports Car Championship with their 250 TR61 (pictured) and 246 SP models
 
Maserati placed second with their Tipo 61 (pictured) and Tipo 63 models
 
Porsche placed third with their 718 RS61 model (pictured)

Schedule with results

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Round Date Race Circuit Location Winning Team Winning Drivers Winning Car Results
1 March 25   12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida, United States   #14 Scuderia Ferrari   Phil Hill
  Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari 250 TR61 Results
2 April 30   Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie Cerda, Sicily, Italy   #162 Scuderia Ferrari   Wolfgang von Trips
  Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari 246 SP Results
3 May 28   1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   #1 Camoradi USA   Masten Gregory
  Lloyd Casner
Maserati Tipo 61 Results
4 June 10-11   24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, Sarthe, France   #10 Scuderia Ferrari   Phil Hill
  Olivier Gendebien
Ferrari 250 TR61 Results
5 August 15   4 Hours of Pescara Pescara Circuit Pescara, Italy   #4 Scuderia Centro Sud   Lorenzo Bandini
  Giorgio Scarlatti
Ferrari 250 TR61 Results

Manufacturers Championship

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Points were awarded to the top 6 places, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1, however manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car in each race, with no points awarded to places filled by other cars from the same manufacturer..

Only half points were awarded at the Pescara race as it was staged over a four-hour duration, which was less than the FIA’s minimum requirement of six hours or 1000km.

Only the best 3 results out of the 5 race season counted towards the championship totals of each manufacturer. Discarded points are shown within brackets.


Pos [1] Manufacturer [1]   SEB   TGA   NÜR   LMS   PES Total
1   Ferrari 8 8 (6) 8 (4) 24
2   Maserati 3 8 3 (2) 14
3   Porsche 2 6 (1) (2) 3 11
4   O.S.C.A. 1 1

The cars

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The following models contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers in the 1961 World Sports Car Championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Previous FIA Championship Winners, World Sports Car Championship (Makes), FIA Yearbook, 1974
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