1961 / ROUND 4

French Grand Prix

1961-07-02 · Reims-Gueux

WinnerGiancarlo BaghettiPublished race classification

Official polePhil HillSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance431.704 km52 laps

Race entries28Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	12	12	52	2:14:17.500	9
2	Dan Gurney	Porsche	9	9	52	2:14:17.600	6
3	Jim Clark	Lotus	5	5	52	2:15:18.600	4
4	Innes Ireland	Lotus	10	10	52	2:15:27.800	3
5	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	8	8	52	2:15:59.300	2
6	Graham Hill	BRM	6	6	52	2:15:59.400	1
7	Jo Bonnier	Porsche	13	13	52	2:17:32.900	0
8	Roy Salvadori	Cooper	15	15	51	+1 lap	0
9	Phil Hill	Ferrari	1	1	50	+2 laps	0
10	Henry Taylor	Lotus	25	25	49	+3 laps	0
11	Michael May	Lotus	22	22	48	+4 laps	0
12	Masten Gregory	Cooper	16	16	43	+9 laps	0
13	Maurice Trintignant	Cooper	23	23	42	+10 laps	0
14	Ian Burgess	Lotus	24	24	42	+10 laps	0
15	Richie Ginther	Ferrari	3	3	40	Oil pressure	0
DNF	Stirling Moss	Lotus	4	4	31	Brakes	0
DNF	Willy Mairesse	Lotus	20	20	27	Engine	0
DNF	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	17	17	23	Overheating	0
DNF	Lucien Bianchi	Lotus	19	19	21	Overheating	0
DNF	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	2	2	18	Engine	0
DNF	Giorgio Scarlatti	De Tomaso	26	26	15	Engine	0
DNF	Jack Brabham	Cooper	14	14	14	Oil pressure	0
DNF	Bernard Collomb	Cooper	21	21	6	Engine	0
DNF	John Surtees	Cooper	7	7	4	Accident	0
DNF	Tony Brooks	BRM	11	11	4	Overheating	0
DNF	Jackie Lewis	Cooper	18	18	4	Overheating	0
DNS	Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus	—	—	—	Practice only	0
DNS	Juan Manuel Bordeu	Lotus	—	—	—	Practice only	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Phil Hill	2:24.900
2	Wolfgang von Trips	2:26.400
3	Richie Ginther	2:26.800
4	Stirling Moss	2:27.600
5	Jim Clark	2:29.000
6	Graham Hill	2:29.100
7	John Surtees	2:29.100
8	Bruce McLaren	2:29.400
9	Dan Gurney	2:29.600
10	Innes Ireland	2:29.800
11	Tony Brooks	2:29.900
12	Giancarlo Baghetti	2:30.500
13	Jo Bonnier	2:30.500
14	Jack Brabham	2:31.000
15	Roy Salvadori	2:31.200
16	Masten Gregory	2:31.300
17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2:31.800
18	Jackie Lewis	2:32.000
19	Lucien Bianchi	2:33.400
20	Willy Mairesse	2:35.800
21	Bernard Collomb	2:36.800
22	Michael May	2:37.900
23	Maurice Trintignant	2:38.800
24	Ian Burgess	2:39.700
25	Henry Taylor	2:40.300
26	Giorgio Scarlatti	2:47.100

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.