Results 1961
World Championship
| Pos. | Rider | Num. | Motorcycle | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike HAILWOOD | Honda | GBR | 44 | ||
| 2 | Tom PHILLIS | Honda | AUS | 38 | ||
| 3 | Jim REDMAN | Honda | RHO | 36 | ||
| 4 | Kuninitsu TAKAHASHI | Honda | JPN | 29 | ||
| 5 | Bob McINTYRE | Honda | GBR | 14 | ||
| 6 | Tarquinio PROVINI | Morini | ITA | 10 | ||
| 7 | Silvio GRASSETTI | Benelli | ITA | 10 | ||
| 8 | Gary HOCKING | MV Agusta | RHO | 8 | ||
| 9 | Fumio ITO | Yamaha | JPN | 7 | ||
| 10 | Alan SHEPHERD | MZ | GBR | 6 | ||
| 11 | Franta STASTNY | Jawa | TCH | 6 | ||
| 12 | Luigi TAVERI | Honda | SWI | 6 | ||
| 13 | Sadao SHIMAZAKI | Honda | JPN | 3 | ||
| 14 | Ernst DEGNER | MZ | GER | 3 | ||
| 15 | Gunter FISCHER | MZ | GER | 3 | ||
| 16 | Naomi TANIGUCHI | Honda | JPN | 2 | ||
| 17 | Yoshikazu SUNAKO | Yamaha | JPN | 1 | ||
| 18 | Werner MUSIOL | MZ | GER | 1 | ||
| 19 | Dan SHOREY | NSU | GBR | 1 |