French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux·FranceFrench Grand PrixhistoryTyres: DunlopGrand Prix de France 1961
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Pts / timePts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 52 | 2:14:17.500 | 12 | 9 2:14:17.500 |
| 2 | 12 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 52 | +0.100 | 9 | 6 +0.100 |
| 3 | 8 | Jim Clark Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 52 | +1:01.100 | 5 | 4 +1:01.100 |
| 4 | 6 | Innes Ireland Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 52 | +1:10.300 | 10 | 3 +1:10.300 |
| 5 | 4 | Bruce McLaren Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 52 | +1:41.800 | 8 | 2 +1:41.800 |
| 6 | 22 | Graham Hill BRM · Climax | BRMClimax | 52 | +1:41.900 | 6 | 1 +1:41.900 |
| 7 | 10 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 52 | +3:15.400 | 13 | +3:15.400 |
| 8 | 42 | Roy Salvadori Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 51 | +1 lap | 15 | +1 lap |
| 9 | 16 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 50 | +2 laps | 1 | +2 laps |
| 10 | 30 | Henry Taylor Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 49 | +3 laps | 25 | +3 laps |
| 11 | 46 | Michael May Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 48 | +4 laps | 22 | +4 laps |
| 12 | 36 | Masten Gregory Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 43 | +9 laps | 16 | +9 laps |
| 13 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper · Maserati | CooperMaserati | 42 | +10 laps | 23 | +10 laps |
| 14 | 38 | Ian Burgess Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 42 | +10 laps | 24 | +10 laps |
| 15 | 18 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 40 | Oil pressure | 3 | Oil pressure |
| DNF | 26 | Stirling Moss Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 31 | Brakes | 4 | Brakes |
| DNF | 48 | Willy Mairesse Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 27 | Engine | 20 | Engine |
| DNF | 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 23 | Overheating | 17 | Overheating |
| DNF | 28 | Lucien Bianchi Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | 21 | Overheating | 19 | Overheating |
| DNF | 20 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 18 | Engine | 2 | Engine |
| DNF | 34 | Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso · OSCA | De TomasoOSCA | 15 | Engine | 26 | Engine |
| DNF | 2 | Jack Brabham Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 14 | Oil pressure | 14 | Oil pressure |
| DNF | 52 | Bernard Collomb Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 6 | Engine | 21 | Engine |
| DNF | 40 | John Surtees Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 4 | Accident | 7 | Accident |
| DNF | 24 | Tony Brooks BRM · Climax | BRMClimax | 4 | Overheating | 11 | Overheating |
| DNF | 44 | Jackie Lewis Cooper · Climax | CooperClimax | 4 | Overheating | 18 | Overheating |
| DNS | 46 | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | Practice only | – | Practice only | |
| DNS | 28 | Juan Manuel Bordeu Lotus · Climax | LotusClimax | Practice only | – | Practice only |