The 1961 World Sportscar Championship was the ninth season of
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World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.
The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and No ...
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
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manufacturer
Ferrari
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Season schedule and results
Schedule with 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.
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
The Maserati Tipo 60/61 (commonly referred to as the Maserati Birdcage) are a series of sports racing cars produced between 1959 and 1961 by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati for privateers racing in sports car events including the 24 Hours ...
& Maserati Tipo 63
* Porsche 718 RS61
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Details
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* O.S.C.A.
O.S.C.A. (Officine Specializzate Costruzione Automobili—Fratelli Maserati S.p.A.) was an Italian manufacturer of racing and sports cars established 1947 in San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, by the Maserati brothers, and closed down in 1967. The ...
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References
External links
1961 World Sportscar Championship race results at wspr-racing.com
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World Sportscar Championship seasons
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