The following is an overview of the events of 1961 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 26 February3rd Daytona 500 30 April45th Targa Florio 14 May19th Monaco Grand Prix 30 May45th Indianapolis 500 10–11 June29th 24 Hours of Le Mans 12–16 June43rd Isle of Man TT 19 November2nd Armstrong 500 19 November8th Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef19FebruaryAndy WallaceBritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().20AprilPaolo BarillaItalianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().23Pierluigi MartiniItalianRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().23JuneIan DuncanKenyanRally driver1994 Safari Rally winner.28JulyYannick DalmasFrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, -, ). World Endurance champion (1992).6DecemberManuel ReuterGermanRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner (, ).20Freddie SpencerAmericanMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (, ).
See also List of 1961 motorsport champions
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