1961 - Grand Prix of France

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1961 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 7/2/1961
Race Track - Circuit de Reims
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 52
Pole Winner Phil Hill
Average Race Speed - 192.892 kph
Lead Changes - 6 Leader(s) with 12 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Phil Hill
Race Number - 4

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	12	Giancarlo Baghetti	FISA	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
2	5	Dan Gurney	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
3	9	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
4	10	Innes Ireland	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
5	8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
6	6	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
7	13	Jo Bonnier	Porsche System Engineering	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
8	15	Roy Salvadori	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
9	1	Phil Hill	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
10	25	Henry Taylor	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
11	22	Michael May	Scuderia Colonia	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
12	16	Masten Gregory	Camoradi International	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
13	23	Maurice Trintignant	Scuderia Serenissima	Cooper T51	Maserati 1.5 L4
14	24	Ian Burgess	Camoradi International	Lotus Mk18	Climax 1.5 L4
15	3	Richie Ginther	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
16	4	Stirling Moss	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
17	20	Willy Mairesse	Team Lotus	Lotus 21	Climax 1.5 L4
18	17	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche 718	Porsche 1.5 B4
19	19	Lucien Bianchi	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4
20	2	Wolfgang von Trips	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156	Ferrari 178
21	26	Giorgio Scarlatti	Scuderia Serenissima	De Tomaso F1	Osca
22	14	Jack Brabham	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T55	Climax 1.5 L4
23	21	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
24	7	John Surtees	Yeoman Credit Racing Team	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
25	11	Tony Brooks	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P48/57	Climax 1.5 L4
26	18	Jackie Lewis	HL Motors	Cooper T53	Climax 1.5 L4
27	27	Juan Manuel Bordeu	UDTLaystall Racing Team	Lotus Mk18/21	Climax 1.5 L4