1961 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1961 World Sportscar Championship 1960 1962 The 1961 World Sportscar Championship was the ninth season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It was contested over a five race series,Previous FIA Championship Winners, World Sports Car Championship (Makes), FIA Yearbook, 1974 which ran from 25 March to 15 August 1961. The title was won by Italian manufacturer Ferrari. Season schedule and results thumb|Ferrari won the 1961 World Sports Car Championship with their 250 TR61 (pictured) and 246 SP models thumb|Maserati placed second with their Tipo 61 (pictured) and Tipo 63 models thumb|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 HillBelgium 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 TripsBelgium 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 GregoryUnited 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 HillBelgium 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 BandiniItaly 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 Manufacturer USA SEB ITA TGA West Germany NÜR FRA LMS ITA 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. Ferrari 250 TR61 & Ferrari 246 SP Maserati Tipo 61 & Maserati Tipo 63 Porsche 718 RS61 O.S.C.A. S1600 References External links 1961 World Sportscar Championship race results, www.wspr-racing.com, as archived at web.archive.org 1961 World Sportscar Championship points tables, www.wspr-racing.com, as archived at web.archive.org World Sportscar Championship 1961, www.racingsportscars.com 1961 World Sportscar Championship, www.dlg.speedfreaks.org Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World