Season 1961 · Round 4

French Grand Prix

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1961-07-02 · Reims-Gueux · France · French Grand Prix · 52Lap · 431.704km
32 Giancarlo Baghetti
Ferrari 2:14:17.500
Team win 9pt P1 · P9 · P15 · P20
12 Dan Gurney
Porsche +0.100
14 Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax +1:01.000
Fastest Lap
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DNF
11
Stirling Moss L31 Willy Mairesse L27 Carel Godin de Beaufort L23 Lucien Bianchi L21 Wolfgang von Trips L18 Giorgio Scarlatti L15 Jack Brabham L14 Bernard Collomb L6 John Surtees L4 Tony Brooks L4 +1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 6/10 60%
Closest finish · all-time P6
Circuit Info
Reims-Gueux Reims, France
52Lap 431.704km 11 races held (1950–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P4 Jack Brabham 3 wins · → Nigel Mansell -1
P7 Dan Gurney 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
P7 Jim Clark 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
Starts
P1 Graham Hill 17 starts · GP #1
P6 Maurice Trintignant 13 starts · → David Coulthard -1
P12 Jack Brabham 12 starts · → Giancarlo Fisichella -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 L52 Baghetti · P12 → P1 · +11 12 Baghetti BAG 1 Baghetti BAG Gurney · P5 → P2 · +3 5 Gurney GUR 2 Gurney GUR Clark · P9 → P3 · +6 9 Clark CLA 3 Clark CLA Ireland · P10 → P4 · +6 10 Ireland IRE 4 Ireland IRE McLaren · P8 → P5 · +3 8 McLaren MCL 5 McLaren MCL Hill · P6 → P6 6 Hill HIL 6 Hill HIL Bonnier · P13 → P7 · +6 13 Bonnier BON 7 Bonnier BON Salvadori · P15 → P8 · +7 15 Salvadori SAL 8 Salvadori SAL Hill · P1 → P9 · -8 1 Hill HIL 9 Hill HIL Taylor · P25 → P10 · +15 25 Taylor TAY 10 Taylor TAY May · P22 → P11 · +11 22 May MAY 11 May MAY Gregory · P16 → P12 · +4 16 Gregory GRE 12 Gregory GRE Trintignant · P23 → P13 · +10 23 Trintignant TRI 13 Trintignant TRI Burgess · P24 → P14 · +10 24 Burgess BUR 14 Burgess BUR Ginther · P3 → P15 · -12 3 Ginther GIN 15 Ginther GIN Moss · P4 → retired L31 Moss · retired L31 4 Moss MOS R Moss MOS Mairesse · P20 → retired L27 Mairesse · retired L27 20 Mairesse MAI R Mairesse MAI de Beaufort · P17 → retired L23 de Beaufort · retired L23 17 de Beaufort DE R de Beaufort DE Bianchi · P19 → retired L21 Bianchi · retired L21 19 Bianchi BIA R Bianchi BIA von Trips · P2 → retired L18 von Trips · retired L18 2 von Trips VON R von Trips VON Scarlatti · P26 → retired L15 Scarlatti · retired L15 26 Scarlatti SCA R Scarlatti SCA Brabham · P14 → retired L14 Brabham · retired L14 14 Brabham BRA R Brabham BRA Collomb · P21 → retired L6 Collomb · retired L6 21 Collomb COL R Collomb COL Surtees · P7 → retired L4 Surtees · retired L4 7 Surtees SUR R Surtees SUR Brooks · P11 → retired L4 Brooks · retired L4 11 Brooks BRO R Brooks BRO Lewis · P18 → retired L4 Lewis · retired L4 18 Lewis LEW R Lewis LEW Seidel · pit lane → P27 · +5 — Seidel SEI 27 Seidel SEI Bordeu · pit lane → P28 · +5 — Bordeu BOR 28 Bordeu BOR Herrmann · pit lane → P29 · +5 — Herrmann HER 29 Herrmann HER Gendebien · pit lane → P30 · +5 — Gendebien GEN 30 Gendebien GEN Naylor · pit lane → P31 · +5 — Naylor NAY 31 Naylor NAY
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 32 Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 12 52 2:14:17.500 9
2 12 Dan Gurney Porsche 5 52 +0.100 6
3 14 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 9 52 +1:01.000 4
4 15 Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax 10 52 +1:10.300 3
5 2 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8 52 +1:41.800 2
6 4 Graham Hill BRM 6 52 +1:41.900 1
7 11 Jo Bonnier Porsche 13 52 +3:15.400
8 19 Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax 15 51 +1 Lap
9 2 Phil Hill Ferrari 1 50 +2 Laps
10 20 Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax 25 49 +3 Laps
11 70 Michael May Lotus-Climax 22 48 +4 Laps
12 22 Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax 16 43 +9 Laps
13 48 Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati 23 42 +10 Laps
14 30 Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax 24 42 +10 Laps
15 6 Richie Ginther Ferrari 3 40 Oil pressure
R 7 Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax 4 31 Brakes
R 6 Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax 20 27 Engine
R 74 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 17 23 Overheating
R 32 Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax 19 21 Overheating
R 4 Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari 2 18 Engine
R 34 Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-Osca 26 15 Engine
R 1 Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax 14 14 Oil pressure
R 38 Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax 21 6 Engine
R 18 John Surtees Cooper-Climax 7 4 Accident
R 5 Tony Brooks BRM 11 4 Overheating
R 60 Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax 18 4 Overheating
W 56 Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax 0 0 Withdrew
W Juan Manuel Bordeu Lotus-Climax 0 0 Withdrew
W 11 Hans Herrmann Porsche 0 0 Withdrew
W 21 Olivier Gendebien Emeryson 0 0 Withdrew
W 14 Brian Naylor JBW 0 0 Withdrew
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Phil Hill
2
4 Wolfgang von Trips
3
6 Richie Ginther
4
7 Stirling Moss
5
12 Dan Gurney
6
4 Graham Hill
7
18 John Surtees
8
2 Bruce McLaren
9
14 Jim Clark
10
15 Innes Ireland
11
5 Tony Brooks
12
32 Giancarlo Baghetti
13
11 Jo Bonnier
14
1 Jack Brabham
15
19 Roy Salvadori
16
22 Masten Gregory
17
74 Carel Godin de Beaufort
18
60 Jackie Lewis
19
32 Lucien Bianchi
20
6 Willy Mairesse
21
38 Bernard Collomb
22
70 Michael May
23
48 Maurice Trintignant
24
30 Ian Burgess
25
20 Henry Taylor
26
34 Giorgio Scarlatti
PIT
56 Wolfgang Seidel pit lane start
PIT
Juan Manuel Bordeu pit lane start
PIT
11 Hans Herrmann pit lane start
PIT
21 Olivier Gendebien pit lane start
PIT
14 Brian Naylor pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15