Season
1961
Race
4. French Grand Prix
1961 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 49.2542, 3.93083
- Altitude
- 88 m
- Race number
- 98
Race winner
Winning driver
9.0 pts
- Race
- 9.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Ferrari
9.0 pts
- Race
- 9.0 pts
Drivers
- Giancarlo Baghetti 9.0 pts
- Phil Hill 0.0 pts
- Richie Ginther 0.0 pts
- Wolfgang von Trips 0.0 pts
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 19 | 1 |
| 2 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 1 | 0 |
| — | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| — | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| — | Graham Hill | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Cliff Allison | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Tony Brooks | BRM | 0 | 0 |
| — | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| — | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 0 | 0 |
| — | Trevor Taylor | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Lorenzo Bandini | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Tony Marsh | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| — | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 0 |
Constructor standings before the race
| Position | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Cooper-Climax | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Porsche | 3 | 0 |
| — | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 0 |
| — | BRM | 0 | 0 |