Season
1961
Race
4. French Grand Prix
1961 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 49.2542, 3.93083
- Altitude
- 88 m
- Race number
- 98
R
02/07/1961 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 52 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 12 | +11 | 52 | 2:14:17.500 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 5 | +3 | 52 | 2:14:17.600 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 9 | +6 | 52 | 2:15:18.500 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax | 10 | +6 | 52 | 2:15:27.800 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +3 | 52 | 2:15:59.300 | 2 | Finished | — | |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | = | 52 | 2:15:59.400 | 1 | Finished | — | |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 13 | +6 | 52 | 2:17:32.900 | 0 | Finished | — | |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper-Climax | 15 | +7 | 51 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | -8 | 50 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Henry Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 25 | +15 | 49 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Michael May | Lotus-Climax | 22 | +11 | 48 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Masten Gregory | Cooper-Climax | 16 | +4 | 43 | — | 0 | +9 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper-Maserati | 23 | +10 | 42 | — | 0 | +10 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Ian Burgess | Lotus-Climax | 24 | +10 | 42 | — | 0 | +10 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 3 | -12 | 40 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 16 | Stirling Moss | Lotus-Climax | 4 | -12 | 31 | — | 0 | Brakes | — | |
| 17 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus-Climax | 20 | +3 | 27 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | -1 | 23 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 19 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus-Climax | 19 | = | 21 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 20 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | -18 | 18 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 21 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso-Osca | 26 | +5 | 15 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 22 | Jack Brabham | Cooper-Climax | 14 | -8 | 14 | — | 0 | Oil pressure | — | |
| 23 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper-Climax | 21 | -2 | 6 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 24 | John Surtees | Cooper-Climax | 7 | -17 | 4 | — | 0 | Accident | — | |
| 25 | Tony Brooks | BRM | 11 | -14 | 4 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 26 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper-Climax | 18 | -8 | 4 | — | 0 | Overheating | — | |
| 27 | Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-Climax | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | |
| 28 | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Lotus-Climax | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | |
| 29 | Hans Herrmann | Porsche | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | |
| 30 | Olivier Gendebien | Emeryson | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — | |
| 31 | Brian Naylor | JBW | 0 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — |