XLVII Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
2 July 1961 - Reims: 431.700 km (8.302 km x 52 laps)
l 50 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 156 '01' 2:l4:17.5 = 192.874 km/h
2 12 Dan Gurney Porsche 718 '204' 2:14:17.6
3 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 21 '932' 2:15:18.6
4 6 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 21 '933' 2:15:27.6
5 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-11-61' 2:15:59.3
6 22 Graham Hill BRM-Climax P48/57 '571' 2:15:59.4
7 10 Jo Bonnier Porsche 718 '203' 2:17:32.9
8 42 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-2-61' 51 laps
9 16 Phil Hill Ferrari 156 '02' 50 laps
10 30 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 18/21 '916' 49 laps
11 46 Michael May Lotus-Climax 18 '914' 48 laps
12 36 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-3-61' 43 laps
13 32 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati T51 42 laps
14 38 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 18 '908' 42 laps
15 18 Richie Ginther Ferrari 156 '4' 40 laps (not running at finish)
Fastest Lap: Phil Hill, Ferrari, 2:27.1 = 203.169 km/h
Did Not Finish
24 Tony Brooks BRM-Climax P48/57 '572' 4 laps/Head gasket
40 John Surtees Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-1-61' 4 laps/Accident
44 Jack Lewis Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-6-61' 4 laps/Overheating
52 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax T53 'FI-9-61' 6 laps/Valve
2 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax T55 'FI-10-61' 14 laps/Oil pressure
34 Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-OSCA 'F1-001' 15 laps/Engine
20 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 156 '05' 18 laps/Piston
28 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 18/21 '917' 21 laps/Overheating
14 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 718 '201' 23 laps/Overheating
48 Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax 21 '930' 27 laps/Engine
26 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 18/21 '912' 31 laps/Brake pipe
Did Not Appear
14 Hans Hermann Porsche 718 withdrawn
46 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson-Maserati withdrawn
48 Willy Mairesse Emeryson-Maserati withdrawn
54 Brian Naylor JBW-Maserati car not ready
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Starting Grid
Richie Ginther Wolfgang von Trips Phil Hill
Ferrari Dino 156 #18 Ferrari Dino 156 #20 Ferrari Dino 156 #16
2:26.8 2:26.4 2:24.9
Jim Clark Stirling Moss
Lotus 21-Climax #8 Lotus 18/21-Climax #26
2:29:0 2:27.6
Bruce McLaren John Surtees Graham Hill
Cooper T55-Climax #4 Cooper T53P-Climax #40 BRM P48/57-Climax #22
2:29.4 2:29.1 2:29.1
Innes Ireland Dan Gurney
Lotus 21-Climax #6 Porsche 718 #12
2:29.8 2:29.6
Jo Bonnier Giancarlo Baghetti Tony Brooks
Porsche 718 #10 Ferrari Dino 156 #50 BRM P48/57-Climax #24
2:30.5 2:30.5 2:29.9
Roy Salvadori Jack Brabham
Cooper T53P-Climax #42 Cooper T55-Climax #2
2:31.2 2:31.0
Jackie Lewis Carel Godin de Beaufort Masten Gregory
Cooper T53P-Climax #44 Porsche 718 #14 Cooper T53P-Climax #36
2:32.0 2:31.8 2:31.3
Willy Mairesse Lucien Bianchi
Lotus 21-Climax #48 Lotus 18/21-Climax #28
2:35.8 2:33.4
Maurice Trintignant Michael May Bernard Collomb
Cooper T51-Maserati #32 Lotus 18-Climax #46 Cooper T53P-Climax #52
2:38.8 2:37.9 2:36.8
Henry Taylor Ian Burgess
Lotus 18/21-Climax #30 Lotus 18-Climax #38
2:40.3 2:39.7
Giorgio Scarlatti
de Tomaso F1-001-OSCA #34
2:47.1