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1961 Grand Prix of France

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Formula One race number 4 of 8
Sunday, July 2, 1961 at Circuit de Reims, Reims, France
52 laps on a 8.302 kilometer street course (431.704 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:14:17.5
Average speed: 192.892 kph
Pole time: 144.9 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: .1 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1961 Formula One results / 1961 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	12	50	Giancarlo Baghetti	FISA	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	52	2:14:17.5	7	9
2	5	12	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	52	+0.1	4	6
3	9	8	Jimmy Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	52	+61.0	0	4
4	10	6	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	52	+70.3	0	3
5	8	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55 / Climax 1.5 L4	52	+101.8	0	2
6	6	22	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57 / Climax 1.5 L4	52	+101.9	0	1
7	13	10	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	52	+195.4	1	0
8	15	42	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	51	+1 lap	0	0
9	1	16	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	50	+2 laps	32	0
10	25	30	Henry Taylor	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	49	+3 laps	0	0
11	22	46	Michael May	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	48	+4 laps	0	0
12	16	36	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	43	+9 laps	0	0
13	23	32	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper T51 / Maserati 1.5 L4	42	+10 laps	0	0
14	24	38	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus Mk18 / Climax 1.5 L4	42	+10 laps	0	0
ret	3	18	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	40	oil pressure	3	0
ret	4	26	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	31	brakes	0	0
ret	20	48	Willy Mairesse	Team Lotus	Lotus 21 / Climax 1.5 L4	27	engine	0	0
ret	17	14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718 / Porsche 1.5 B4	23	overheating	0	0
ret	19	28	Lucien Bianchi	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	21	overheating	0	0
ret	2	20	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156 / Ferrari 178	18	engine	5	0
ret	26	34	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Serenissima	De Tomaso F1 / Osca	15	engine	0	0
ret	14	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55 / Climax 1.5 L4	14	oil pressure	0	0
ret	21	52	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	6	engine	0	0
ret	7	40	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	4	crash	0	0
ret	11	24	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57 / Climax 1.5 L4	4	overheating	0	0
ret	18	44	Jackie Lewis	H&L Motors	Cooper T53 / Climax 1.5 L4	4	overheating	0	0
dns	27	28	Juan Manuel Bordeu	UDT-Laystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21 / Climax 1.5 L4	0	did not start	0	0

Fastest Lap: 203.176 kph by Phil Hill

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Phil Hill	1	12	12
Wolfgang von Trips	13	17	5
Phil Hill	18	37	20
Richie Ginther	38	40	3
Giancarlo Baghetti	41	43	3
Jo Bonnier	44	44	1
Giancarlo Baghetti	45	45	1
Dan Gurney	46	46	1
Giancarlo Baghetti	47	47	1
Dan Gurney	48	49	2
Giancarlo Baghetti	50	50	1
Dan Gurney	51	51	1
Giancarlo Baghetti	52	52	1