1961 French Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 2 July 1961
Winner:	Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari
Pole position:	Phil Hill Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Phil Hill Ferrari
Circuit:	Reims, 52 laps
Round:	4 of 8

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+11	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari (P)	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 (P)	51	+1 lap
9	-8	Phil Hill	Ferrari	50	+2 laps
10	+15	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax (P)	49	+3 laps
11	+11	Michael May	Lotus-Climax (P)	48	+4 laps
12	+4	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	43	+9 laps
13	+10	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati (P)	42	+10 laps
14	+10	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax (P)	42	+10 laps
15	-12	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	40	DNF
R		Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	31	DNF
R		Willy Mairesse	Lotus-Climax	27	DNF
R		Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche (P)	23	DNF
R		Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax (P)	21	DNF
R		Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	18	DNF
R		Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso-OSCA (P)	15	DNF
R		Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	14	DNF
R		Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax (P)	6	DNF
R		John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	4	DNF
R		Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	4	DNF
R		Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	4	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:24.900
2	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:26.400
3	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	2:26.800
4	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:27.600
5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:29.000
6	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	2:29.100
7	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:29.100
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:29.400
9	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:29.600
10	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:29.800
11	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	2:29.900
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari (P)	2:30.500
13	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	2:30.500
14	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:31.000
15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:31.200
16	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax	2:31.300
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche (P)	2:31.800
18	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:32.000
19	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:33.400
20	Willy Mairesse	Lotus-Climax	2:35.800
21	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:36.800
22	Michael May	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:37.900
23	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati (P)	2:38.800
24	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:39.700
25	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:40.800
26	Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso-OSCA (P)	2:47.100

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Phil Hill	Ferrari	2:24.900
2	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2:26.400	1.500
3	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	2:26.800	1.900
4	Stirling Moss	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:27.600	2.700
5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:29.000	4.100
6	Graham Hill	BRM-Climax	2:29.100	4.200
7	John Surtees	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:29.100	4.200
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:29.400	4.500
9	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:29.600	4.700
10	Innes Ireland	Lotus-Climax	2:29.800	4.900
11	Tony Brooks	BRM-Climax	2:29.900	5.000
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari (P)	2:30.500	5.600
13	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	2:30.500	5.600
14	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	2:31.000	6.100
15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:31.200	6.300
16	Masten Gregory	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:31.300	6.400
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche (P)	2:31.800	6.900
18	Jackie Lewis	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:32.000	7.100
19	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:33.400	8.500
20	Willy Mairesse	Lotus-Climax	2:35.800	10.900
21	Bernard Collomb	Cooper-Climax (P)	2:36.800	11.900
22	Michael May	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:37.900	13.000
23	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper-Maserati (P)	2:38.800	13.900
24	Ian Burgess	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:39.700	14.800
25	Henry Taylor	Lotus-Climax (P)	2:40.800	15.900
26	Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso-OSCA (P)	2:47.100	22.200

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

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

Driver: Giancarlo Baghetti, Bernard Collomb

Constructor: De Tomaso

Last start

Driver: Michael May, Giorgio Scarlatti

Wins

Driver: 1st and only for Giancarlo Baghetti (28th different winner, 6th Italian driver)

Constructor: 33rd for Ferrari

Podiums

Driver: 3rd for Dan Gurney & Jim Clark, 1st and only for Giancarlo Baghetti (76th different podium finisher, 12th Italian driver)

Constructor: 118th for Ferrari, 10th for Lotus, 1st for Porsche (20th different podium finisher)

Poles

Driver: 4th for Phil Hill

Constructor: 35th for Ferrari

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 19th for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 5th for Phil Hill

Constructor: 33rd for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 7th for Phil Hill, 4th for Richie Ginther, 3rd for Wolfgang von Trips

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Giancarlo Baghetti (113th different point scorer, 17th Italian driver)

See also

• French Grand Prix
• Reims Circuit
• 1961 World Championship season