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

Manufacturers Championship

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] United States SEB Italy TGA West Germany NÜR France LMS Italy PES Total
1 Italy Ferrari 8 8 (6) 8 (4) 24
2 Italy Maserati 3 8 3 (2) 14
3 Germany Porsche 2 6 (1) (2) 3 11
4 Italy O.S.C.A. 1 1

The cars

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

References
  1. Previous FIA Championship Winners, World Sports Car Championship (Makes), FIA Yearbook, 1974
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