French Grand Prix 1961
2 July 1961
Reims-Gueux, France
- Location
- Reims, France
- Laps
- 52
- Previous winners
- 1966Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco
- 1963Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
- 1960Jack BrabhamCooper-Climax
- 1959Tony BrooksFerrari
- 1958Mike HawthornFerrari
Starting Grid
- 1
Phil Hill
Ferrari
No time set
- 2
Wolfgang von Trips
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Richie Ginther
Ferrari
No time set
- 4
Stirling Moss
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 5
Dan Gurney
Porsche
No time set
- 6
Graham Hill
BRM
No time set
- 7
John Surtees
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 8
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 9
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 10
Innes Ireland
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 11
Tony Brooks
BRM
No time set
- 12
Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari
No time set
- 13
Jo Bonnier
Porsche
No time set
- 14
Jack Brabham
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 15
Roy Salvadori
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 16
Masten Gregory
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 17
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
No time set
- 18
Jackie Lewis
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 19
Lucien Bianchi
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 20
Willy Mairesse
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 21
Bernard Collomb
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 22
Michael May
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 23
Maurice Trintignant
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- 24
Ian Burgess
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 25
Henry Taylor
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 26
Giorgio Scarlatti
De Tomaso-Osca
No time set
- PIT
Wolfgang Seidel
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Hans Herrmann
Porsche
No time set
- PIT
Olivier Gendebien
Emeryson
No time set
- PIT
Brian Naylor
JBW
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +11 | Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari | 52 laps | 2:14:17.5 | 9pts |
| 2 | +3 | Dan Gurney Porsche | 52 laps | +0.1 | 6pts |
| 3 | +6 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | 52 laps | +1:01.0 | 4pts |
| 4 | +6 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | 52 laps | +1:10.3 | 3pts |
| 5 | +3 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 52 laps | +1:41.8 | 2pts |
| 6 | 0 | Graham Hill BRM | 52 laps | +1:41.9 | 1pts |
| 7 | +6 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | 52 laps | +3:15.4 | |
| 8 | +7 | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax | 51 laps | ||
| 9 | -8 | Phil Hill Ferrari | 50 laps | ||
| 10 | +15 | Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax | 49 laps | ||
| 11 | +11 | Michael May Lotus-Climax | 48 laps | ||
| 12 | +4 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | 43 laps | ||
| 13 | +10 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati | 42 laps | ||
| 14 | +10 | Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax | 42 laps | ||
| 15 | -12 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | 40 laps | ||
| R | - | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | 31 laps | ||
| R | - | Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax | 27 laps | ||
| R | - | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | 23 laps | ||
| R | - | Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax | 21 laps | ||
| R | - | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-Osca | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax | 6 laps | ||
| R | - | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Tony Brooks BRM | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | 4 laps | ||
| W | - | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Juan Manuel Bordeu Lotus-Climax | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Hans Herrmann Porsche | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Olivier Gendebien Emeryson | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Brian Naylor JBW | 0 laps |