List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Vuelta a España
# List of teams and cyclists in the 1961 Vuelta a España

For the 1961 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 100 riders; 50 finished the race.

## By rider

Legend :

| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta |
| - | - |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Time |
| 1 | Frans De Mulder | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | DNF | — |
| 2 | Jan Adriaensens | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | 17 | + 24' 43" |
| 3 | Constant De Keyser | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | 31 | + 1h 14' 40" |
| 4 | Lucien Mathys | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | DNF | — |
| 5 | Jef Lahaye | Netherlands | Groene Leeuw | 23 | + 40' 20" |
| 6 | Arthur Decabooter | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | DNF | — |
| 7 | Alfons Sweeck | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | DNF | — |
| 8 | André Messelis | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | 11 | + 8' 29" |
| 9 | Marcel Seynaeve | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | 19 | + 26' 49" |
| 10 | René Van Meenen | Belgium | Groene Leeuw | DNF | — |
| 11 | François Mahé | France | France | 2 | + 51" |
| 12 | Jean Dotto | France | France | DNF | — |
| 13 | Marcel Rohrbach | France | France | DNF | — |
| 14 | André Le Dissez | France | France | DNF | — |
| 15 | Claude Sauvage | France | France | 40 | + 1h 43' 08" |
| 16 | Gérard Thiélin | France | France | DNF | — |
| 17 | Louis Bisilliat | France | France | DNF | — |
| 18 | Raymond Hoorelbeke | France | France | 33 | + 1h 32' 56" |
| 19 | Francis Pipelin | France | France | 38 | + 1h 36' 34" |
| 20 | Guy Ignolin | France | France | DNF | — |
| 21 | Alves Barbosa | Portugal | Portugal | 18 | + 25' 58" |
| 22 | José Carlos Sousa Cardoso | Portugal | Portugal | 24 | + 43' 52" |
| 23 | Carlos Carvalho [pt] | Portugal | Portugal | 44 | + 1h 54' 38" |
| 24 | Henrique Castro | Portugal | Portugal | 49 | + 3h 03' 05" |
| 25 | Antonio Baptista | Portugal | Portugal | DNF | — |
| 26 | Martins Almeida | Portugal | Portugal | DNF | — |
| 27 | José Pacheco | Portugal | Portugal | DNF | — |
| 28 | Jorge Corvo [pt] | Portugal | Portugal | DNF | — |
| 29 | Sergio Pascoa | Portugal | Portugal | 48 | + 2h 33' 02" |
| 30 | Antonio Pisco | Portugal | Portugal | DNF | — |
| 31 | Piet Damen | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 32 | Albert Edmond | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 33 | Piet Van De Brekel | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 34 | Jan Hugens | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 35 | Dick Enthoven | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 36 | Huub Zilverberg | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 37 | Mik Snijder | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 38 | René Lotz | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 39 | Ab Sluis | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 40 | Lambertus van de Ven | Netherlands | Netherlands | DNF | — |
| 41 | Arturo Sabbadin | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | 13 | + 12' 46" |
| 42 | Georges Mortiers | Belgium | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 43 | Roberto Falaschi | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 44 | Guillaume Michiels | Belgium | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 45 | Antonio Accorsi | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | 29 | + 1h 04' 01" |
| 46 | Renato Giusti | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 47 | Giovanni Sensi | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 48 | Giovanni Veruchi | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 49 | Marino Franceschetto | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 50 | Tristano Tinarelli | Italy | Philco-Magni-Torpado | DNF | — |
| 51 | Miguel Pacheco | Spain | Licor 43 | 12 | + 10' 03" |
| 52 | Fernando Manzaneque | Spain | Licor 43 | 7 | + 5' 47" |
| 53 | Carmelo Morales Erostarbe | Spain | Licor 43 | 9 | + 7' 38" |
| 54 | Luis Otaño | Spain | Licor 43 | 21 | + 32' 39" |
| 55 | Miguel Chacón | Spain | Licor 43 | DNF | — |
| 56 | René Marigil | Spain | Licor 43 | 16 | + 20' 30" |
| 57 | Ángel Guardiola Ortiz [ca] | Spain | Licor 43 | 20 | + 30' 01" |
| 58 | Antonio Carreras | Spain | Licor 43 | DNF | — |
| 59 | Emilio Hernan Diaz | Spain | Licor 43 | 27 | + 56' 32" |
| 60 | Esteban Martín Jiménez | Spain | Licor 43 | 46 | + 2h 12' 38" |
| 61 | Antonio Karmany | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 8 | + 6' 07" |
| 62 | José Segú | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | DNF | — |
| 63 | Benigno Aspuru [fr] | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 50 | + 3h 18' 31" |
| 64 | Marcel Queheille | France | Kas–Royal Asport | 26 | + 50' 44" |
| 65 | Manuel Martín Piñera | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 45 | + 1h 59' 24" |
| 66 | Francisco Gabica | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 30 | + 1h 04:20" |
| 67 | Juan Campillo García | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 15 | + 16' 48" |
| 68 | Eusebio Vélez | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | DNF | — |
| 69 | Rogelio Hernández Santibáñez | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 32 | + 1h 19' 50" |
| 70 | Antonio Jiménez Quiles | Spain | Kas–Royal Asport | 22 | + 36' 02" |
| 71 | José Pérez Francés | Spain | Ferrys | 3 | + 2' 23" |
| 72 | Julio San Emeterio | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 73 | Antonio Bertrán | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 74 | Juan Escola [ca] | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 75 | Emilio Cruz Díaz | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 76 | Alberto Sant [ca] | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 77 | Vicente Aznar | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 78 | Juan Antonio Belmonte Prados [ca] | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 79 | Manuel Perez Perez | Spain | Ferrys | DNF | — |
| 80 | Jesús Loroño | Spain | Ferrys | 10 | + 7' 47" |
| 81 | Jesús Galdeano | Spain | Faema | 25 | + 47' 20" |
| 82 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Spain | Faema | 5 | + 3' 13" |
| 83 | José Gómez del Moral | Spain | Faema | DNF | — |
| 84 | José Herrero Berrendero | Spain | Faema | 47 | + 2h 24' 44" |
| 85 | Gabriel Mas | Spain | Faema | 35 | + 1h 29' 17" |
| 86 | Francisco Moreno Martínez | Spain | Faema | 37 | + 1h 35' 45" |
| 87 | Salvador Rosa Gómez [ca] | Spain | Faema | 42 | + 1h 48' 31" |
| 88 | Angelino Soler | Spain | Faema | 1 | 77h 36' 17" |
| 89 | Antonio Suárez | Spain | Faema | 4 | + 2' 47" |
| 90 | Salvador Botella | Spain | Faema | 14 | + 13' 57" |
| 91 | Vicente Iturat | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 6 | + 5:29" |
| 92 | Gabriel Company | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 28 | + 56' 41" |
| 93 | Aniceto Utset | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 41 | + 1h 45' 14" |
| 94 | José Luis Talamillo | Spain | Catigene [ca] | DNF | — |
| 95 | Antonio Barrutia | Spain | Catigene [ca] | DNF | — |
| 96 | José Martín Colmenarejo | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 39 | + 1h 38' 18" |
| 97 | Adolfo Bello | Spain | Catigene [ca] | DNF | — |
| 98 | Julio Jiménez | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 36 | + 1h 29' 25" |
| 99 | José Manuel Quesada Nortes [ca] | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 34 | + 1h 25' 41" |
| 100 | Ángel Rodríguez López [es] | Spain | Catigene [ca] | 43 | + 1h 51' 00" |
