1961 Grand Prix de France
Reims-Gueux · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 12 | 26 | 0.100 | 52 | 431.7 | Phil Hill |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 50 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 12 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | Porsche | 52 | +0.100s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 52 | +61.100s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | Climax | 52 | +70.300s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 52 | +101.800s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Graham Hill | BRM | Climax | 52 | +101.900s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | 10 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | Porsche | 52 | +195.400s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 15 | 42 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | Climax | 51 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 1 | 16 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | Ferrari | 50 | ★ | +2 laps | Finished | |
| 10 | 25 | 30 | Henry Taylor | Team Lotus | Climax | 49 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 22 | 46 | Michael May | Team Lotus | Climax | 48 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 16 | 36 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | Climax | 43 | +9 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 23 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | Maserati | 42 | +10 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 24 | 38 | Ian Burgess | Team Lotus | Climax | 42 | +10 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 3 | 18 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | Ferrari | 40 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 4 | 26 | Stirling Moss | Team Lotus | Climax | 31 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 20 | 48 | Willy Mairesse | Team Lotus | Climax | 27 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Porsche | 23 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 19 | 28 | Lucien Bianchi | Team Lotus | Climax | 21 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 2 | 20 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | Ferrari | 18 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 26 | 34 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso | OSCA | 15 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 14 | 2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper | Climax | 14 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 21 | 52 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper | Climax | 6 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 7 | 40 | John Surtees | Cooper | Climax | 4 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 11 | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM | Climax | 4 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | 18 | 44 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | Climax | 4 | — | Overheating | ||
| — | — | 46 | Wolfgang Seidel | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Practice only | |||
| — | — | 28 | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Practice only |