Round 4 · 1961
French Grand Prix
WinnerBAGFerrari · from P12
PoleHIL
Fastest lap2:27.100Hill
Biggest gain+15Taylor P25→P10
Retirements11of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 12 | +11 | 52 | 2:14:17.500 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney GUR | Porsche | 9 | +7 | 52 | +0.100 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 5 | +2 | 52 | +1:01.100 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Innes Ireland IRE | Team Lotus | 10 | +6 | 52 | +1:10.300 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren MCL | Cooper | 8 | +3 | 52 | +1:41.800 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Graham Hill HIG | BRM | 6 | 0 | 52 | +1:41.900 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier BON | Porsche | 13 | +6 | 52 | +3:15.400 | — | |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori SAV | Cooper | 15 | +7 | 51 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Phil Hill HIL | Ferrari | 1 | -8 | 50 | +2 laps FL | — | |
| 10 | Henry Taylor TAO | Team Lotus | 25 | +15 | 49 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Michael May MAM | Team Lotus | 22 | +11 | 48 | +4 laps | — | |
| 12 | Masten Gregory GRG | Cooper | 16 | +4 | 43 | +9 laps | — | |
| 13 | Cooper | 23 | +10 | 42 | +10 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Ian Burgess BUR | Team Lotus | 24 | +10 | 42 | +10 laps | — | |
| 15 | Richie Ginther GIN | Ferrari | 3 | -12 | 40 | +12 laps | — | |
| — | Stirling Moss MSS | Team Lotus | 4 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 14 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Tony Brooks BRK | BRM | 11 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | De Tomaso | 26 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | |||
| — | Ferrari | 2 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | |||
| — | Porsche | 17 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | |||
| — | Lucien Bianchi BIH | Team Lotus | 19 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Willy Mairesse MAW | Team Lotus | 20 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | John Surtees SUE | Cooper | 7 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Jackie Lewis LEW | Cooper | 18 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Bernard Collomb COA | Cooper | 21 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Reims-Gueux
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | French Grand Prix | Jack Brabham BRB | Cooper | 1 |
| 1959 | French Grand Prix | Tony Brooks BRK | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1958 | French Grand Prix | Mike Hawthorn HAO | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1956 | French Grand Prix | Peter Collins COL | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1954 | French Grand Prix | Mercedes (1954–55) | 1 | |
| 1953 | French Grand Prix | Mike Hawthorn HAO | Ferrari | 7 |
| 1951 | French Grand Prix | Luigi Fagioli FAG | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 7 |
| 1950 | French Grand Prix | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 1 |