1961 French Grand Prix
| Date | |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Reims, 52 laps |
| Round | 4 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1961 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +11 | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari (privateer) | 52 | 2hr 14m 17.500s | 9 |
| 2 | +7 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Porsche | 52 | +0.100s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1m 01.100s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1m 10.300s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 52 | +1m 41.800s | 2 |
| 6 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 52 | +1m 41.900s | 1 | |
| 7 | +6 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 52 | +3m 15.400s | |
| 8 | +7 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 51 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -8 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari | 50 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +15 | (GBR) Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 49 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +11 | (CHE) Michael May | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 48 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | +4 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 43 | +9 laps | |
| 13 | +10 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 42 | +10 laps | |
| 14 | +10 | (GBR) Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 42 | +10 laps | |
| 15 | -12 | (USA) Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 40 | DNF | |
| R | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-OSCA (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Richie Ginther ended lap 40 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:24.900
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (USA) Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 2 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 3 | (USA) Richie Ginther | Ferrari |
| 4 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM-Climax |
| 7 | (GBR) John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 8 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Porsche |
| 10 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
| 11 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax |
| 12 | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 13 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| 14 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 15 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 18 | (GBR) Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 19 | (BEL) Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 20 | (BEL) Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax |
| 21 | (FRA) Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 22 | (CHE) Michael May | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 23 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 24 | (GBR) Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 25 | (GBR) Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 26 | (ITA) Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-OSCA (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (USA) Phil Hill | 19 |
| 2 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 18 |
| 3 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 12 |
| 4 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 12 |
| 5 | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | 9 |
| 6 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 9 |
| 7 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 8 |
| 8 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 3 |
| 10 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 3 |
| 11 | (GBR) John Surtees | 2 |
| 12 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 1 |
| = | (GBR) Graham Hill | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Giancarlo Baghetti
- Bernard Collomb
- De Tomaso
- Last start
- Michael May
- Giorgio Scarlatti
- Wins
- 1st and only for Giancarlo Baghetti (28th different winner, 6th Italian driver; first Italian winner since 1956 and last until 1964)
- 33rd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 3rd for Dan Gurney (first for Porsche)
- 3rd for Jim Clark
- 1st and only for Giancarlo Baghetti (76th different podium finisher, 12th Italian driver)
- 118th for Ferrari
- 10th for Lotus (7th constructor to score ten podiums)
- 1st for Porsche (20th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 4th for Phil Hill
- 35th for Ferrari
- 1-2 start
- 19th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 5th for Phil Hill
- 33rd for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 7th for Phil Hill
- 4th for Richie Ginther
- 3rd for Wolfgang von Trips
- Points finishes
- 1st for Giancarlo Baghetti (113th different point scorer, 17th Italian driver)