1961 French Grand Prix
Appearance
1961 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 4 of 8 in the 1961 Formula One season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 2 July 1961 | ||
Official name | XLVIIe Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. | ||
Location |
Reims France | ||
Course | Street circuit/Racing facility | ||
Course length | 8.302 km (5.158 miles) | ||
Distance | 52 laps, 431.704 km (268.248 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 2.24.9 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 2.27.1 on lap 20 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Porsche | ||
Third | Lotus-Climax |
The 1961 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 July 1961 at Reims.
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), though both Farina and Parsons had competed at future World Championship races before the creation of the championship, while this was Baghetti's first start at a major Grand Prix. This was Baghetti's only World Championship race win. He would never finish in the top 3 again.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 50 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 52 | 2:14:17.5 | 12 | 9 |
2 | 12 | ![]() |
Porsche | 52 | +0.1 secs | 5 | 6 |
3 | 8 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1:01.0 | 9 | 4 |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 52 | +1:10.3 | 10 | 3 |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 52 | +1:41.8 | 8 | 2 |
6 | 22 | ![]() |
BRM-Climax | 52 | +1:41.9 | 6 | 1 |
7 | 10 | ![]() |
Porsche | 52 | +3:15.4 | 13 | |
8 | 42 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 51 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 50 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
10 | 30 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 49 | +3 Laps | 25 | |
11 | 46 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 48 | +4 Laps | 22 | |
12 | 36 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 43 | +9 Laps | 16 | |
13 | 32 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 42 | +10 Laps | 23 | |
14 | 38 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 42 | +10 Laps | 24 | |
15 | 18 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 40 | Oil Pressure | 3 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 31 | Brakes | 4 | |
Ret | 48 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 27 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Porsche | 23 | Overheating | 17 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 21 | Overheating | 19 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 18 | Engine | 2 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() |
De Tomaso-Osca | 15 | Engine | 26 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 14 | Oil Pressure | 14 | |
Ret | 52 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 6 | Engine | 21 | |
Ret | 40 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 4 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
BRM-Climax | 4 | Overheating | 11 | |
Ret | 44 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 4 | Overheating | 18 | |
DNS | 46 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | Practice only - May's car | |||
DNS | T | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | Practice only - UDT Laystall T-car | |||
WD | 14 | ![]() |
Porsche | Entry taken by de Beaufort | |||
WD | 46 | ![]() |
Emeryson-Maserati | Entry taken by May | |||
WD | 54 | ![]() |
JBW-Maserati | Car not ready | |||
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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).
- This was a very hot race, with air temperatures at 102°F (39°C) and track temperatures at 120°F (50°C).
- First F1 Grand Prix start for Bernard Collomb.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1961 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.