1961 MotoGP

10 Grands Prix. Gary Hocking heads the published standings with 48 points on a MV Agusta.

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Races10

Winners3different race winners

Riders classified130in the published standings

Makers7

Calendar every race, in order

Date	Race	Circuit	Winner	Maker	Pole	Fastest lap
1961-05-14	West German Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-05-21	French Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Circuit de Charade	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-06-12	Isle of Man TT · Grand Prix	Snaefell Mountain	Mike Hailwood	Norton	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-06-24	Dutch TT · Grand Prix	Assen	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-07-02	Belgian Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-07-30	East German Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-08-12	Ulster Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Dundrod	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-09-03	Nations Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Monza	Mike Hailwood	Norton	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-09-17	Swedish Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Råbelövsbanan	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	—	· Gary Hocking
1961-10-15	Argentine Grand Prix · Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Jorge Kissling	Matchless	—	· Juan Carlos Salatino

Riders’ standings published

Pos	Rider	Maker	Points
1	Gary Hocking	MV Agusta	48
2	Mike Hailwood	Norton	40
3	Frank Perris	Norton	16
4	Bob McIntyre	Norton	14
5	Alistair King	Norton	13
6	Bert Schneider	Norton	9
7	Jorge Kissling	Matchless	8
8	Ron Langston	Matchless	7
9	Juan Carlos Salatino	Norton	6
10	Paddy Driver	Norton	5
11	Mike Duff	Matchless	5
12	Hans-Günter Jäger	BMW	4
13	Tom Phillis	Norton	4
14	Antoine Paba	Norton	4
15	John Farnsworth	Matchless	3
16	Phil Read	Norton	3
17	Gyula Marsovszky	Norton	3
18	Alberto Pagani	Norton	3
18	Juan Perkins	Norton	3
20	Jack Findlay	Norton	3
21	Ernst Hiller	BMW	2
22	Peter Chatterton	Norton	2
23	Fritz Masserli	Matchless	2
24	Eduardo Salatino	Norton	2
25	Peter Pawson	Matchless	1
26	Roland Föll	Matchless	1
27	Lothar John	BMW	1
28	Ron Miles	Norton	1
29	Tom Thorp	Norton	1
30	Anssi Resko	Norton	1
31	Horacio Costas	Norton	1
31	Tony Godfrey	Norton	1
33	Karl Hoppe	Norton	0
34	Tommy Robb	Matchless	0
35	Roy Ingram	Norton	0
36	Vernon Cottle	Norton	0
37	Rudi Thalhammer	Norton	0
38	Tommy Robinson	Norton	0
39	Raphaël Orinel	Norton	0
40	Trevor Pound	Norton	0
41	Jacques Insermini	Norton	0
42	Louis Bernagozzi	Norton	0
43	Rudolf Gläser	Norton	0
44	Edy Lenz	Norton	0
45	Ellis Boyce	Norton	0
46	Rene Goetz	BSA	0
46	Klaus Hamelmann	Norton	0
48	Heinz Kauert	Matchless	0
48	Toni Schmitz	Norton	0
50	Georges Comy	Norton	0
50	Fred Stevens	Norton	0
50	Roberto Vigorito	Norton	0
53	Peter Horton	Norton	0
53	Jack Bullock	Norton	0
55	Alf Shaw	Norton	0
56	Geoffrey Tanner	Norton	0
57	Dan Shorey	Norton	0
58	Joachim Claus	Norton	0
58	Bruno Hofmann	Norton	0
58	Benedetto Zambotti	Gilera	0
61	Anton Elbersen	BMW	0
61	Sven-Olov Gunnarsson	Norton	0
61	Tommy Holmes	Matchless	0
61	Emanuele Maugliani	Gilera	0
61	Johannes Müller	Norton	0
61	Jules Nies	Norton	0
67	Joop Vegelzang	Norton	0
68	Bror-Erland Carlsson	Matchless	0
69	Alfonz Breznik	Gilera	0
69	Jimmy Jones	Norton	0
71	John Brown	Norton	0
71	Anthony Horton	Norton	0
71	Brian Setchell	Norton	0
74	Campbell Donaghy	BSA	0
74	Derek Powell	Matchless	0
76	Martin Brosnan	Norton	0
76	Bill Smith	Matchless	0
78	Dennis Craig	Matchless	0
79	George Catlin	Matchless	0
80	Billy McCosh	Matchless	0
81	Monty Buxton	Norton	0
82	Don Chapman	Norton	0
83	Mike O'Rourke	Norton	0
84	George Purvis	Matchless	0
85	Arthur Wheeler	Matchless	0
86	Harold Riley	BSA	0
87	Den Jarman	AJS	0
88	Derek Minter	Norton	0
89	Louis Carr	Norton	0
90	Alan Dugdale	Matchless	0
91	Ronald Cousins	Norton	0
92	Geoff Eccles	BSA	0
93	Dave Wildman	AJS	0
94	Billy Andersson	AJS	0
95	Albert Moule	Norton	0
96	Bill Robertson	AJS	0
97	John Simmonds	Matchless	0
98	Maurice Gittins	Norton	0
None	Hugh Anderson	Norton	0
None	John Hartle	Norton	0
None	William van Leeuwen	Norton	0
None	Hans Pesl	Norton	0
None	Chris Anderson	Norton	0
None	R. Bennett	Norton	0
None	Richard Brinnand	Norton	0
None	Ralph Bryans	Norton	0
None	Roly Capner	BSA	0
None	Fred Chase	Norton	0
None	Artemio Cirelli	Gilera	0
None	Gianfranco Demeniconi	Norton	0
None	Graham Downes	Matchless	0
None	Peter Evans	Matchless	0
None	Harry Grant	BSA	0
None	Alois Huber	BMW	0
None	Len Ireland	Norton	0
None	Pierre James	Norton	0
None	Vasco Loro	Norton	0
None	Giuseppe Mantelli	Gilera	0
None	Peter Middleton	Norton	0
None	Gilberto Milani	Norton	0
None	George Northwood	Norton	0
None	Karl Recktenwald	Norton	0
None	Ralph Rensen	Norton	0
None	Ladislaus Richter	Norton	0
None	Renzo Rossi	Gilera	0
None	Derek Russell	Norton	0
None	Walter Scheimann	Norton	0
None	Douglas Smith	Matchless	0
None	Graham Smith	Norton	0
None	Lewis Young	Norton	0

Manufacturers

No manufacturers’ table in the archive for this season.