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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
Results
| 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
| 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 |
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| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | George Russell | 1:35.781 - Carlos Sainz Jr. | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | 1:36.404 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:32.740 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.225 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Jarno Trulli | 1:16.630 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:16.099 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:17.111 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.423 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Rubens Barrichello | 1:15.377 - Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso |
| 2003 | #4 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | 1:15.512 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | 1:15.045 - David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | 1:16.088 - David Coulthard | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2000 | #2 David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:19.479 - David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Mika Häkkinen | Rubens Barrichello | 1:19.227 - David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Mika Häkkinen | 1:17.523 - David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | 1:17.910 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | 1:18.610 - Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | David Coulthard | 1:20.218 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | 1:19.678 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | 1:19.256 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Martin Brundle | 1:17.070 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | 1:19.168 - Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Ivan Capelli | Ayrton Senna | 1:08.012 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | 1:12.090 - Maurício Gugelmin | Alain Prost |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | 1:11.737 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | 1:09.548 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.993 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:39.914 - Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | 1:05.257 - Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | 1:42.695 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | 1:40.075 - Riccardo Patrese | René Arnoux |
| 1981 | #15 Alain Prost | John Watson | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.140 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | 1:41.450 - Alan Jones | Jacques Laffite |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | 1:09.160 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | 1:48.560 - Carlos Reutemann | John Watson |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | 1:13.750 - Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:51.000 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:50.600 - Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | 1:00.000 - Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | 1:50.990 - Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | 2:53.900 - Chris Amon | Chris Amon |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:54.090 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | 3:00.750 - Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | 3:02.700 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | 2:11.500 - Pedro Rodríguez | Jochen Rindt |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:36.700 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | 2:11.300 - Lorenzo Bandini | Lorenzo Bandini |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | 3:18.900 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 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 |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | 2:22.400 - Luigi Musso | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | 2:25.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Manuel Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | 2:32.900 - Hans Herrmann | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | 2:41.100 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | 2:17.300 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 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.