The 1961 French Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1961 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Reims-Gueux, France on Sunday, 2 July 1961. Phil Hill started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Giancarlo Baghetti was the race winner.
1961 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Italy | Ferrari | Dunlop | 52 | 2:14:17.500 | 2:14:17.500 | - | - | 2:31.000 | 51 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 | Dan Gurney | United States | Porsche | Dunlop | 52 | +0.100 | 2:14:17.600 | +0.100 | +0.100 | 2:30.800 | 50 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 52 | +61.100 | 2:15:18.500 | +1:01.000 | +1:00.900 | 2:30.100 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Innes Ireland | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 52 | +70.300 | 2:15:27.800 | +1:10.300 | +9.300 | 2:34.000 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 52 | +101.800 | 2:15:59.300 | +1:41.800 | +31.500 | 2:34.500 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 52 | +101.900 | 2:15:59.400 | +1:41.900 | +0.100 | 2:32.300 | 37 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | Porsche | Dunlop | 52 | +195.400 | 2:17:32.900 | +3:15.400 | +1:33.500 | 2:31.800 | 26 | |
| 8 | 42 | Roy Salvadori | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 51 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 2:33.700 | 35 | ||
| 9 | 16 | Phil Hill | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 50 | +2 laps | 2 laps | 1 lap | 2:27.100 | |||
| 10 | 30 | Henry Taylor | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 49 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1 lap | 2:37.200 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 46 | Michael May | Switzerland | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 48 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 2:40.700 | 47 | ||
| 12 | 36 | Masten Gregory | United States | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 43 | +9 laps | 9 laps | 5 laps | 2:33.100 | 24 | ||
| 13 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | France | Cooper Maserati | Dunlop | 42 | +10 laps | 10 laps | 1 lap | 2:45.000 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 38 | Ian Burgess | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 42 | +10 laps | 10 laps | 2:44.900 | 41 | |||
| 15 | 18 | Richie Ginther | United States | Ferrari | Dunlop | 40 | DNF | 12 laps | 2 laps | 2:31.200 | 34 | ||
| DNF | 26 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 31 | DNF | 21 laps | 9 laps | 2:30.400 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 48 | Willy Mairesse | Belgium | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 27 | DNF | 25 laps | 4 laps | 2:38.200 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Netherlands | Porsche | Dunlop | 23 | DNF | 29 laps | 4 laps | 2:39.100 | 9 | ||
| DNF | 28 | Lucien Bianchi | Belgium | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 21 | DNF | 31 laps | 2 laps | 2:42.800 | 7 | ||
| DNF | 20 | Wolfgang von Trips | Germany | Ferrari | Dunlop | 18 | DNF | 34 laps | 3 laps | 2:31.000 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 34 | Giorgio Scarlatti | Italy | De Tomaso Osca | Dunlop | 15 | DNF | 37 laps | 3 laps | 2:48.000 | 5 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 14 | DNF | 38 laps | 1 lap | 2:38.800 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 52 | Bernard Collomb | France | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 6 | DNF | 46 laps | 8 laps | 2:54.600 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 40 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 4 | DNF | 48 laps | 2 laps | 2:32.100 | 2 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Tony Brooks | Great Britain | BRM Climax | Dunlop | 4 | DNF | 48 laps | 2:35.600 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 44 | Jackie Lewis | Great Britain | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 4 | DNF | 48 laps | 2:44.300 | 2 |