List of 1961 motorsport champions

1961 motorsport champions
Previous: 1960	Next: 1962

This list of 1961 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Some titles may be from single events.

Motorcycle racing

Series	Rider	refer
500cc World Championship	Gary Hocking	1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship
250cc World Championship	Mike Hailwood
125cc World Championship	Tom Phillis
Motocross World Championship	500cc: Sten Lundin	1961 Motocross World Championship
	250cc: Dave Bickers
Speedway World Championship	Ove Fundin	1961 Individual Speedway World Championship

Open wheel racing

Series	Driver	refer
Formula One World Championship	Phil Hill	1961 Formula One season
	Constructors: Ferrari
Australian Drivers' Championship	Bill Patterson	1961 Australian Drivers' Championship
Campionato Italiano	"Geki"
	Teams: Scuderia Madunina
East German Formula Junior Championship	Willy Lehmann	1961 East German Formula Junior Championship
South African Formula One Championship	Syd van der Vyver	1961 South African Formula One Championship
USAC National Championship	A. J. Foyt	1961 USAC Championship Car season
Formula Three
John Davy Formula Junior (British F3)	Bill Moss	1961 British Formula Three Championship
BRSCC Formula Junior (British F3)	Mike Ledbrook
Motor Racing Formula Junior (British F3)	Trevor Taylor
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Ants Seiler	1961 Soviet Formula 3 Championship

Rallying

Series	Drivers	Season article
British Rally Championship	Bill Bengry	1961 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: David Skeffington
Estonian Rally Championship	Kalju Nurme	1961 Estonian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Aadu Viik
European Rally Championship	Hans-Joachim Walter	1961 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Ewald Stock
Finnish Rally Championship	Rauno Aaltonen	1961 Finnish Rally Championship
Italian Rally Championship	Luigi Marsaglia	1961 Italian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Giovanni Prada Moroni
	Manufacturers: Fiat
South African National Rally Championship	Pieter Muhl
	Co-Drivers: Reinhard Muhl
Spanish Rally Championship	Juan Fernández
	Co-Drivers: Ramón Grifoll

Sports car and GT

Series	Driver	refer
World Sportscar Championship	Ferrari	1961 World Sportscar Championship season
USAC Road Racing Championship	Ken Miles	1961 USAC Road Racing Championship season
SCCA National Sports Car Championship	D Modified: Roger Penske	1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
	E Modified: Bob Holbert
Australian GT Championship	Frank Matich	1961 Australian GT Championship

Stock car racing

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series	Ned Jarrett	1961 NASCAR Grand National Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series	Eddie Gray	1961 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series
ARCA Racing Series	Harold Smith	1961 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	1961 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship	Paul Goldsmith	1961 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Touring car

Series	Driver	refer
Australian Touring Car Championship	Bill Pitt	1961 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship	John Whitmore	1961 British Saloon Car Championship

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing