1961 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 2 July 1961 |
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| 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 | |
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| 1 | +11 |  Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari (privateer) | 52 | 2hr 14m 17.500s | 9 |
| 2 | +7 |  Dan Gurney | Porsche | 52 | +0.100s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1m 01.100s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1m 10.300s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 52 | +1m 41.800s | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax | 52 | +1m 41.900s | 1 | |
| 7 | +6 |  Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 52 | +3m 15.400s | |
| 8 | +7 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 51 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -8 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 50 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +15 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 49 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +11 |  Michael May | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 48 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | +4 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 43 | +9 laps | |
| 13 | +10 |  Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) | 42 | +10 laps | |
| 14 | +10 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 42 | +10 laps | |
| 15 | -12 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 40 | DNF | |
| R | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
| R |  Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-OSCA (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | 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 | Phil Hill | Ferrari |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari |
| 4 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM-Climax |
| 7 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Porsche |
| 10 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
| 11 | Tony Brooks | BRM-Climax |
| 12 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche |
| 14 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax |
| 15 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 16 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 18 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 19 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 20 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax |
| 21 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 22 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 23 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati (privateer) |
| 24 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 25 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 26 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-OSCA (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1961 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | 19 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | 18 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | 12 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | 12 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 9 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | 9 |
| 7 | Jim Clark | 8 |
| 8 | Olivier Gendebien | 3 |
| = | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | 3 |
| 11 | John Surtees | 2 |
| 12 | Jack Brabham | 1 |
| = | Graham Hill | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 30 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 16 |
| 3 | Porsche | 9 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 6 |
| 5 | BRM-Climax | 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
- Qualifying 1-2
- 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)