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[edit]
Schedule with results[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
The following models contributed to the nett points totals of their respective manufacturers in the 1961 World Sports Car Championship.
- Ferrari 250 TR61 & Ferrari 246 SP
- Maserati Tipo 61 & Maserati Tipo 63
- Porsche 718 RS61
- O.S.C.A. S1600