Pit Lane F1
1961 Season - Round 4 - 1961-07-02
Giancarlo Baghetti won the 1961 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Dan Gurney (Porsche) second and Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) third. The win came from P12 on the grid.
Henry Taylor (Lotus-Climax) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1961 French Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 12 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Innes Ireland |
| Lotus-Climax |
| 10 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 13 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 25 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 16 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 23 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | 24 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 3 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 16 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | Overheating | 0 |
| 19 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 19 | Overheating | 0 |
| 20 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-Osca | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 14 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 23 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 25 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 11 | Overheating | 0 |
| 26 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 18 | Overheating | 0 |
| 27 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 28 | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 29 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 30 | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
