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List of 1961 motorsport champions

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1961 motorsport champions
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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.

Open wheel racing

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

Sports car and GT

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

Touring car

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Series Driver refer
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Bill Pitt 1961 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship United Kingdom Sir John Whitmore 1961 British Saloon Car Championship

Stock car racing

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

Motorcycle racing

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Series Rider refer
500cc World Championship Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Gary Hocking 1961 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship
250cc World Championship United Kingdom Mike Hailwood
125cc World Championship Australia Tom Phillis
Motocross World Championship 500cc: Sweden Sten Lundin 1961 Motocross World Championship
250cc: United Kingdom Dave Bickers
Speedway World Championship Sweden Ove Fundin 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship

See also

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