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1961 Grand Prix of France qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Time (seconds) Speed (km/hr) 1   Phil Hill 16 2:24.900   206.261   2   Wolfgang von Trips 20 2:26.400   204.148   3   Richie Ginther 18 2:26.800   203.591   4   Stirling Moss 26 2:27.600   202.488   5   Jimmy Clark 8 2:29.600   199.781   6   Graham Hill 22 2:29.100   200.451   7   John Surtees 40 2:29.100   200.451   8   Bruce McLaren 4 2:29.400   200.048   9   Dan Gurney 12 2:29.000   200.585   10   Innes Ireland 6 2:29.800   199.514   11   Tony Brooks 24 2:29.900   199.381   12   Giancarlo Baghetti 50 2:30.500   198.586   13   Jo Bonnier 10 2:30.500   198.586   14   Jack Brabham 2 2:31.000   197.928   15   Roy Salvadori 42 2:31.200   197.667   16   Masten Gregory 36 2:31.300   197.536   17   Carel Godin de Beaufort 14 2:31.800   196.885   18   Jackie Lewis 44 2:32.000   196.626   19   Lucien Bianchi 28 2:33.400   194.832   20   Willy Mairesse 48 2:35.800   191.831   21   Bernard Collomb 52 2:36.800   190.607   22   Michael May 46 2:37.900   189.279   23   Maurice Trintignant 32 2:38.800   188.207   24   Ian Burgess 38 2:39.700   187.146   25   Henry Taylor 30 2:40.800   185.866   26   Giorgio Scarlatti 34 2:47.100   178.858   27   Juan Manuel Bordeu 28 -----   -----   Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available