1961 French Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 4 of 8 in the 1961 Formula One season. | ||
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| Date | June 18, 1961 | |
| Official name | XLVIIe Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. | |
| Location | Reims-Gueux Reims France |
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| Course | Street circuit/Racing facility 5.158 mi / 8.302 km |
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| Distance | 52 laps, 268.248 mi / 431.704 km | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Phil Hill |
Ferrari |
| Time | 2.24.9 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Phil Hill |
Ferrari |
| Time | 2.27.1 on lap 20 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Giancarlo Baghetti |
Ferrari |
| Second | Dan Gurney |
Porsche |
| Third |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
The 1961 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 July 1961 at Reims-Gueux.
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). This was Baghetti's only World Championship race win.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Giancarlo Baghetti |
Ferrari | 52 | 2:14:17.5 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Dan Gurney |
Porsche | 52 | +0.1 secs | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1:01.0 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1:10.3 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 52 | +1:41.8 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Graham Hill |
BRM-Climax | 52 | +1:41.9 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 |  Jo Bonnier |
Porsche | 52 | +3:15.4 | 13 | |
| 8 | 42 | Roy Salvadori |
Cooper-Climax | 51 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 16 | Phil Hill |
Ferrari | 50 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 10 | 30 | Henry Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | 49 | +3 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 46 |  Michael May |
Lotus-Climax | 48 | +4 Laps | 22 | |
| 12 | 36 | Masten Gregory |
Cooper-Climax | 43 | +9 Laps | 16 | |
| 13 | 32 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Cooper-Maserati | 42 | +10 Laps | 23 | |
| 14 | 38 | Ian Burgess |
Lotus-Climax | 42 | +10 Laps | 24 | |
| 15 | 18 | Richie Ginther |
Ferrari | 40 | Oil Pressure | 3 | |
| Ret | 26 | Stirling Moss |
Lotus-Climax | 31 | Brakes | 4 | |
| Ret | 48 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Willy Mairesse |
Lotus-Climax | 27 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 23 | Overheating | 17 | |
| Ret | 28 | Lucien Bianchi |
Lotus-Climax | 21 | Overheating | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Wolfgang von Trips |
Ferrari | 18 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 34 | Giorgio Scarlatti |
De Tomaso-Osca | 15 | Engine | 26 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Jack Brabham |
Cooper-Climax | 14 | Oil Pressure | 14 | |
| Ret | 52 | Bernard Collomb |
Cooper-Climax | 6 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 40 | John Surtees |
Cooper-Climax | 4 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 24 | Tony Brooks |
BRM-Climax | 4 | Overheating | 11 | |
| Ret | 44 | Jackie Lewis |
Cooper-Climax | 4 | Overheating | 18 | |
| DNS | 46 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Lotus-Climax | Practice only - May's car | |||
| DNS | T |  Juan Manuel Bordeu |
Lotus-Climax | Practice only - UDT Laystall T-car | |||
| WD | 14 | Hans Herrmann |
Porsche | Entry taken by de Beaufort | |||
| WD | 46 | Olivier Gendebien |
Emeryson-Maserati | Entry taken by May | |||
| WD | 54 | Brian Naylor |
JBW-Maserati | Car not ready |
[edit] Notes
- Lap Leaders: Phil Hill 32 laps (1-12, 18-37); Wolfgang von Trips 5 laps (13-17); Richie Ginther 3 laps (38-40); Giancarlo Baghetti 7 laps (41-43, 45, 47, 50, 52); Jo Bonnier 1 lap (44); Dan Gurney 4 laps (46, 48-49, 51).
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1961 season |
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