French Grand Prix 1961

Reims-Gueux
Reims
2 July 1961
52 laps
431.7 km
8.302 km a lap

Pole positionPhil HillFerrari · 2:24.900
Fastest lapPhil Hill2:27.100
Winner started fromP12on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Giancarlo Baghetti	50	Ferrari	12	52	2:14:17.500	9
2	Dan Gurney	12	Porsche	9	52	+0.100	6
3	Jim Clark	8	Lotus · Climax	5	52	+1:01.100	4
4	Innes Ireland	6	Lotus · Climax	10	52	+1:10.300	3
5	Bruce McLaren	4	Cooper · Climax	8	52	+1:41.800	2
6	Graham Hill	22	BRM · Climax	6	52	+1:41.900	1
7	Jo Bonnier	10	Porsche	13	52	+3:15.400
8	Roy Salvadori	42	Cooper · Climax	15	51	+1 lap
9	Phil Hillfastest lap	16	Ferrari	1	50	+2 laps
10	Henry Taylor	30	Lotus · Climax	25	49	+3 laps
11	Michael May	46	Lotus · Climax	22	48	+4 laps
12	Masten Gregory	36	Cooper · Climax	16	43	+9 laps
13	Maurice Trintignant	32	Cooper · Maserati	23	42	+10 laps
14	Ian Burgess	38	Lotus · Climax	24	42	+10 laps
15	Richie Ginther	18	Ferrari	3	40	Oil pressure
DNF	Stirling Moss	26	Lotus · Climax	4	31	Brakes
DNF	Willy Mairesse	48	Lotus · Climax	20	27	Engine
DNF	Carel Godin de Beaufort	14	Porsche	17	23	Overheating
DNF	Lucien Bianchi	28	Lotus · Climax	19	21	Overheating
DNF	Wolfgang von Trips	20	Ferrari	2	18	Engine
DNF	Giorgio Scarlatti	34	De Tomaso · OSCA	26	15	Engine
DNF	Jack Brabham	2	Cooper · Climax	14	14	Oil pressure
DNF	Bernard Collomb	52	Cooper · Climax	21	6	Engine
DNF	John Surtees	40	Cooper · Climax	7	4	Accident
DNF	Tony Brooks	24	BRM · Climax	11	4	Overheating
DNF	Jackie Lewis	44	Cooper · Climax	18	4	Overheating
DNS	Wolfgang Seidel	46	Lotus · Climax	–		Practice only
DNS	Juan Manuel Bordeu	28	Lotus · Climax	–		Practice only

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	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	2:27.600	+2.700
5	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:29.000	+4.100
6	Graham Hill	BRM	2:29.100	+4.200
7	John Surtees	Cooper	2:29.100	+4.200
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:29.400	+4.500
9	Dan Gurney	Porsche	2:29.600	+4.700
10	Innes Ireland	Lotus	2:29.800	+4.900
11	Tony Brooks	BRM	2:29.900	+5.000
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	2:30.500	+5.600
13	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	2:30.500	+5.600
14	Jack Brabham	Cooper	2:31.000	+6.100
15	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	2:31.200	+6.300
16	Masten Gregory	Cooper	2:31.300	+6.400
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	2:31.800	+6.900
18	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	2:32.000	+7.100
19	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus	2:33.400	+8.500
20	Willy Mairesse	Lotus	2:35.800	+10.900
21	Bernard Collomb	Cooper	2:36.800	+11.900
22	Michael May	Lotus	2:37.900	+13.000
23	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	2:38.800	+13.900
24	Ian Burgess	Lotus	2:39.700	+14.800
25	Henry Taylor	Lotus	2:40.300	+15.400
26	Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso	2:47.100	+22.200

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Phil Hill	–	2:27.100

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 4
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
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	▲1
7	Jim Clark	8	▼2
8	Innes Ireland	3
8	Olivier Gendebien	3	▼2
10	Bruce McLaren	3	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 4
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	30
2	Lotus	16
3	Porsche	9	▲1
4	Cooper	6	▼1
5	BRM	1