1961 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 4 of 1961
- Circuit
- Reims-Gueux
- Location
- Gueux, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Giancarlo Baghetti
- Constructor
- Ferrari
- Entrant
- Ferrari
- Pole position
- Phil Hill
- Fastest lap
- Phil Hill
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 12 | 52 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 9 | 52 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | 5 | 52 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Innes Ireland | Team Lotus | 10 | 52 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 8 | 52 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | 52 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 13 | 52 | — | — |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper | 15 | 51 | — | — |
| 9 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 1 | 50 | — | — · fastest lap |
| 10 | Henry Taylor | Team Lotus | 25 | 49 | — | — |
| 11 | Michael May | Team Lotus | 22 | 48 | — | — |
| 12 | Masten Gregory | Cooper | 16 | 43 | — | — |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper | 23 | 42 | — | — |
| 14 | Ian Burgess | Team Lotus | 24 | 42 | — | — |
| 15 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 3 | 40 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNS | Wolfgang Seidel | Team Lotus | — | — | — | Practice only |
| DNS | Juan Manuel Bordeu | Team Lotus | — | — | — | Practice only |
| DNF | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 2 | 18 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Sir Stirling Moss | Team Lotus | 4 | 31 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | John Surtees | Cooper | 7 | 4 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Tony Brooks | BRM | 11 | 4 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Sir Jack Brabham | Cooper | 14 | 14 | — | Oil pressure |
| DNF | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | 23 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Jackie Lewis | Cooper | 18 | 4 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Lucien Bianchi | Team Lotus | 19 | 21 | — | Overheating |
| DNF | Willy Mairesse | Team Lotus | 20 | 27 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Bernard Collomb | Cooper | 21 | 6 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso | 26 | 15 | — | Engine |