1961 French Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = France
Grand Prix = French
date=June 18
Year = 1961
Race_No = 4
Season_No = 8

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Official name = XLVIIe Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location = Reims-Gueux
Reims
France
Course = Street circuit/Racing facility
Course_mi = 5.158
Course_km = 8.302
Distance_laps = 52
Distance_mi = 268.248
Distance_km = 431.704
Weather = Sunny
Pole_Driver = Phil Hill
Pole_Country = USA
Pole_Team = Ferrari
Pole_Time = 2.24.9
Fast_Driver = Phil Hill
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 2.27.1
Fast_L

Fast_Country = US
First_Driver = Giancarlo Baghetti
First_Country = Italy
First_Team = Ferrari
Second_Driver = Dan Gurney
Second_Country = US
Second_Team = Porsche
Third_Driver = Jim Clark
Third_Country = UK
Third_Team = Lotus-Climax

The 1961 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 2 July 1961 at Reims-Gueux.

By winning the race, Giancarlo Baghetti became only the third driver to win his first World Championship race, the other two being Nino Farina, who won the first World Championship race (the 1950 British Grand Prix) and Johnnie Parsons, who won the 1950 Indianapolis 500 (the Indianapolis 500 was part of the World Championship from 1950 to 1960). This was Baghetti's only World Championship race win.

Classification

Notes

* Lap Leaders: Phil Hill 32 laps (1-12, 18-37); Wolfgang von Trips 5 laps (13-17); Richie Ginther 3 laps (38-40); Giancarlo Baghetti 7 laps (41-43, 45, 47, 50, 52); Jo Bonnier 1 lap (44); Dan Gurney 4 laps (46, 48-49, 51).

F1 race report
Name_of_race = French Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1961
Previous_race_in_season = 1961 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1961 British Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1960 French Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1962 French Grand Prix