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1961 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Date2 July
Year1961
ImageCircuit-Reims-1954.png
Official nameXLVIIe Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
LocationReims
France
CourseStreet circuit/Racing facility
Course_mi5.158
Course_km8.302
Distance_laps52
Distance_mi268.248
Distance_km431.704
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverPhil Hill
Pole_CountryUSA
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time2.24.9
Fast_DriverPhil Hill
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time2.27.1
Fast_Lap20
Fast_CountryUS
First_DriverGiancarlo Baghetti
First_CountryItaly
First_TeamFerrari
Second_DriverDan Gurney
Second_CountryUS
Second_TeamPorsche
Third_DriverJim Clark
Third_CountryUK
Third_TeamLotus-Climax
Lapchart

France

The 1961 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 1961 at Reims. It was race 4 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

By winning the race, Giancarlo Baghetti became only the third driver to win his first World Championship race, the other two being Nino Farina, who won the first World Championship race (the 1950 British Grand Prix) and Johnnie Parsons, who won the 1950 Indianapolis 500 (the Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Championship from 1950 to 1960), though both Farina and Parsons had competed at future World Championship races before the creation of the championship, while this was Baghetti's first start at a major Grand Prix. This was Baghetti's only World Championship race win. He would never finish in the top 3 again.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q31234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Source:
16US Phil HillFerrari**2:24.9**No time2:30.0—
20Germany Wolfgang von TripsFerrari**2:26.4**No time2:28.7+1.5
18US Richie GintherFerrari2:27.42:27.0**2:26.8**+1.9
26UK Stirling MossLotus-Climax**2:27.6**2:31.02:32.3+2.7
8UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax2:30.32:33.7**2:29.0**+4.1
22UK Graham HillBRM-Climax**2:29.1**2:30.42:32.0+4.2
40UK John SurteesCooper-Climax2:33.32:32.2**2:29.1**+4.2
4New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax2:31.32:30.4**2:29.4**+4.5
12US Dan GurneyPorscheNo time2:31.1**2:29.6**+4.7
6UK Innes IrelandLotus-Climax2:30.22:30.5**2:29.8**+4.9
24UK Tony BrooksBRM-Climax2:32.32:31.6**2:29.9**+5.0
50Italy Giancarlo BaghettiFerrari2:30.92:30.9**2:30.5**+5.6
10Sweden Jo BonnierPorscheNo timeNo time**2:30.5**+5.6
2Australia Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax**2:31.0**2:33.12:33.0+6.1
42UK Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax**2:31.2**2:31.32:35.3+6.3
36US Masten GregoryCooper-Climax2:31.9**2:31.3**2:33.0+6.4
14Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorscheNo time2:33.2**2:31.8**+6.9
44UK Jackie LewisCooper-Climax2:33.0**2:32.0**No time+7.1
28Belgium Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax2:33.8†**2:33.4**2:34.2+8.5
48Belgium Willy MairesseLotus-ClimaxNo timeNo time**2:35.8**+10.9
52France Bernard CollombCooper-Climax2:39.1No time**2:36.8**+11.9
46Switzerland Michael MayLotus-ClimaxNo time2:40.2**2:37.9**+13.0
32France Maurice TrintignantCooper-MaseratiNo time**2:38.8**No time+13.9
38UK Ian BurgessLotus-Climax2:44.72:40.9**2:39.7**+14.8
30UK Henry TaylorLotus-ClimaxNo time†3:14.2**2:40.3**+15.4
34Italy Giorgio ScarlattiDe Tomaso-OscaNo time2:47.3**2:47.1**+22.2

† Bianchi was absent for the first day of qualifying. Taylor qualified on Day 1 with Bianchi's car, but French timekeepers only tied the laptimes of a given car to the driver listed alongside in the programme, and his laptime was attributed to Bianchi.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSWDWDDNA
50Italy **Giancarlo Baghetti****Ferrari**522:14:17.512**9**
12US **Dan Gurney****Porsche**52+0.15**6**
8UK **Jim Clark****Lotus-Climax**52+1:01.09**4**
6UK **Innes Ireland****Lotus-Climax**52+1:10.310**3**
4New Zealand **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**52+1:41.88**2**
22UK **Graham Hill****BRM-Climax**52+1:41.96**1**
10Sweden Jo BonnierPorsche52+3:15.413
42UK Roy SalvadoriCooper-Climax51+1 Lap15
16US Phil HillFerrari50+2 Laps1
30UK Henry TaylorLotus-Climax49+3 Laps25
46Switzerland Michael MayLotus-Climax48+4 Laps22
36US Masten GregoryCooper-Climax43+9 Laps16
32France Maurice TrintignantCooper-Maserati42+10 Laps23
38UK Ian BurgessLotus-Climax42+10 Laps24
18US Richie GintherFerrari40Oil Pressure3
26UK Stirling MossLotus-Climax31Brakes4
48Belgium Willy MairesseLotus-Climax27Engine20
14Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche23Overheating17
28Belgium Lucien BianchiLotus-Climax21Overheating19
20Germany Wolfgang von TripsFerrari18Engine2
34Italy Giorgio ScarlattiDe Tomaso-Osca15Engine26
2Australia Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax14Oil Pressure14
52France Bernard CollombCooper-Climax6Engine21
40UK John SurteesCooper-Climax4Accident7
24UK Tony BrooksBRM-Climax4Overheating11
44UK Jackie LewisCooper-Climax4Overheating18
46Germany Wolfgang SeidelLotus-ClimaxPractice only - May's car
28Argentina Juan Manuel BordeuLotus-ClimaxPractice only - UDT Laystall T-car
46Belgium Olivier GendebienEmeryson-MaseratiEntry taken by May
14Germany Hans HerrmannPorscheCar taken by de Beaufort
54UK Brian NaylorJBW-ClimaxCar not ready

Notes

  • This was the first Formula One World Championship podium for Porsche as a constructor and engine supplier.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1USA Phil Hill19
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2Germany Wolfgang von Trips18
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK Stirling Moss12
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4USA Richie Ginther12
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 255ITA Giancarlo Baghetti9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1Italy Ferrari30
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Lotus-Climax16
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 13Germany Porsche9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14UK Cooper-Climax6
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 15UK BRM-Climax1
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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References

  1. "1961 ACF GP Qualification".
  2. "1961 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "France 1961 - Championship • STATS F1".
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