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1961 French Grand Prix

Round
4/8
Date
Jul 2, 1961 at 00:00 CET
Location
Reims, France
Circuit
Circuit length
8.302 m
Race distance
431.704 km (52 laps)
Baghetti
Winner
2:14:17.500
Winning time
Hill
Pole position
Hill
Fastest lap
2:27.100
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #50 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:14:17.500 12th 52 9
2 #12 Dan Gurney Porsche +0.100 9th 52 6
3 #8 Jim Clark Lotus +1:01.100 5th 52 4
4 #6 Innes Ireland Lotus +1:10.300 10th 52 3
5 #4 Bruce McLaren Cooper +1:41.800 8th 52 2
6 #22 Graham Hill BRM +1:41.900 6th 52 1
7 #10 Jo Bonnier Porsche +3:15.400 13th 52
8 #42 Roy Salvadori Cooper +1 lap 15th 51
9 #16 Phil Hill Ferrari +2 laps 1st 50
10 #30 Henry Taylor Lotus +3 laps 25th 49
11 #46 Michael May Lotus +4 laps 22nd 48
12 #36 Masten Gregory Cooper +9 laps 16th 43
13 #32 Maurice Trintignant Cooper +10 laps 23rd 42
14 #38 Ian Burgess Lotus +10 laps 24th 42
15 #18 Richie Ginther Ferrari Oil pressure 3rd 40
DNF #26 Stirling Moss Lotus Brakes 4th 31
DNF #48 Willy Mairesse Lotus Engine 20th 27
DNF #14 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche Overheating 17th 23
DNF #28 Lucien Bianchi Lotus Overheating 19th 21
DNF #20 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari Engine 2nd 18
DNF #34 Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso Engine 26th 15
DNF #2 Jack Brabham Cooper Oil pressure 14th 14
DNF #52 Bernard Collomb Cooper Engine 21st 6
DNF #40 John Surtees Cooper Accident 7th 4
DNF #24 Tony Brooks BRM Overheating 11th 4
DNF #44 Jackie Lewis Cooper Overheating 18th 4
DNS #46 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus Practice only
DNS #28 Juan Manuel Bordeu Lotus Practice only
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #16 Phil Hill Ferrari 2:24.900
2 #20 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2:26.400 +1.500
3 #18 Richie Ginther Ferrari 2:26.800 +1.900
4 #26 Stirling Moss Lotus 2:27.600 +2.700
5 #8 Jim Clark Lotus 2:29.000 +4.100
6 #22 Graham Hill BRM 2:29.100 +4.200
7 #40 John Surtees Cooper 2:29.100 +4.200
8 #4 Bruce McLaren Cooper 2:29.400 +4.500
9 #12 Dan Gurney Porsche 2:29.600 +4.700
10 #6 Innes Ireland Lotus 2:29.800 +4.900
11 #24 Tony Brooks BRM 2:29.900 +5.000
12 #50 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 2:30.500 +5.600
13 #10 Jo Bonnier Porsche 2:30.500 +5.600
14 #2 Jack Brabham Cooper 2:31.000 +6.100
15 #42 Roy Salvadori Cooper 2:31.200 +6.300
16 #36 Masten Gregory Cooper 2:31.300 +6.400
17 #14 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:31.800 +6.900
18 #44 Jackie Lewis Cooper 2:32.000 +7.100
19 #28 Lucien Bianchi Lotus 2:33.400 +8.500
20 #48 Willy Mairesse Lotus 2:35.800 +10.900
21 #52 Bernard Collomb Cooper 2:36.800 +11.900
22 #46 Michael May Lotus 2:37.900 +13.000
23 #32 Maurice Trintignant Cooper 2:38.800 +13.900
24 #38 Ian Burgess Lotus 2:39.700 +14.800
25 #30 Henry Taylor Lotus 2:40.300 +15.400
26 #34 Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso 2:47.100 +22.200
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #16 Phil Hill Ferrari 2:27.100

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Phil Hill Ferrari 1 3 19
2 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 1 2 18 -1
3 Stirling Moss Lotus 1 1 12 -7
4 Richie Ginther Ferrari 0 2 12 -7
5 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 1 1 9 -10
6 Dan Gurney Porsche 0 1 9 -10
7 Jim Clark Lotus 0 2 8 -11
8 Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 0 0 3 -16
9 Innes Ireland Lotus 0 0 3 -16
10 Bruce McLaren Cooper 0 0 3 -16
11 John Surtees Cooper 0 0 2 -17
12 Jack Brabham Cooper 0 0 1 -18
13 Graham Hill BRM 0 0 1 -18
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Ferrari Ferrari 3 8 30
2 Lotus Climax 1 3 16 -14
3 Porsche Porsche 0 1 9 -21
4 Cooper Climax 0 0 6 -24
5 BRM Climax 0 0 1 -29

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1964 #22 Dan Gurney Graham Hill Jack Brabham 2:11.400 - Jack Brabham Jim Clark
1963 #18 Jim Clark Tony Maggs Graham Hill 2:21.600 - Jim Clark Jim Clark
1962 #30 Dan Gurney Tony Maggs Richie Ginther 2:16.900 - Graham Hill Jim Clark
1960 #16 Jack Brabham Olivier Gendebien Bruce McLaren 2:17.500 - Jack Brabham Jack Brabham
1959 #24 Tony Brooks Phil Hill Jack Brabham 2:22.800 - Stirling Moss Tony Brooks
1958 #4 Mike Hawthorn Stirling Moss Wolfgang von Trips 2:24.900 - Mike Hawthorn Mike Hawthorn
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1953 #16 Mike Hawthorn Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González 2:41.100 - Juan Manuel Fangio Alberto Ascari
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1951 #8 Luigi Fagioli José Froilán González Luigi Villoresi 2:27.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
1950 #6 Juan Manuel Fangio Luigi Fagioli Peter Whitehead 2:35.600 - Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio
The 1961 French Grand Prix started Jul 2, 1961 on Reims-Gueux in Reims, France. Phil Hill started from pole position with Wolfgang von Trips next to him. Richie Ginther started from third place.

In 2 hour, 14 minutes and 17 seconds Giancarlo Baghetti finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Dan Gurney in second and Jim Clark in third place.

After the 1961 French Grand Prix, Phil Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 19 points. Hill is 1 points ahead of Wolfgang von Trips.