| 1961 World Championships | |
| Location: | Lake Placid, New York |
| Previous: | Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 |
| Next: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1962 |
The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949.
| Pos | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes) | ||
| Silver | (Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant) | ||
| Bronze | (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura) |
Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands . Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman.
| Pos | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà) | ||
| Silver | (Stanley Benham, Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant, Chuck Pandolph) | ||
| Bronze | (Gunnar Åhs, Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg, Börje-Bengt Hedblom) |