| «1961-04» | France Grand Prix - XLVII Grand Prix de l'ACF |
| 1961-07-02 | Reims - Circuit de Reims-Gueux - 52 laps × 8.302 km : 431.704 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 50 | Giancarlo Baghetti | Ferrari | 52 | 2:14:17.500 | 192.880 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | 12 | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 52 | +00.100 | +00.100 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus • Climax | 52 | +01:01.100 | +01:01.000 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | Innes Ireland | Lotus • Climax | 52 | +01:10.300 | +09.200 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper • Climax | 52 | +01:41.800 | +31.500 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | 22 | Graham Hill | BRM • Climax | 52 | +01:41.900 | +00.100 | 1 |
| 7 | 13 | 10 | Jo Bonnier | Porsche | 52 | +03:15.400 | +01:33.500 | |
| 8 | 15 | 42 | Roy Salvadori | Cooper • Climax | 51 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 1 | 16 | Phil Hill | Ferrari | 50 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 25 | 30 | Henry Taylor | Lotus • Climax | 49 | +3 laps | ||
| 11 | 22 | 46 | Michael May | Lotus • Climax | 48 | +4 laps | ||
| 12 | 16 | 36 | Masten Gregory | Cooper • Climax | 43 | +9 laps | ||
| 13 | 23 | 32 | Maurice Trintignant | Cooper • Maserati | 42 | +10 laps | ||
| 14 | 24 | 38 | Ian Burgess | Lotus • Climax | 42 | +10 laps | ||
| 15 | 3 | 18 | Richie Ginther | Ferrari | 40 | oil pressure | ||
| 4 | 26 | Stirling Moss | Lotus • Climax | 31 | water pipe | |||
| 20 | 48 | Willy Mairesse | Lotus • Climax | 27 | fuel injection | |||
| 17 | 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 23 | engine | |||
| 19 | 28 | Lucien Bianchi | Lotus • Climax | 21 | clutch | |||
| 2 | 20 | Wolfgang von Trips | Ferrari | 18 | engine | |||
| 26 | 34 | Giorgio Scarlatti | De Tomaso • OSCA | 15 | engine | |||
| 14 | 2 | Jack Brabham | Cooper • Climax | 14 | oil pressure | |||
| 21 | 52 | Bernard Collomb | Cooper • Climax | 6 | valve | |||
| 7 | 40 | John Surtees | Cooper • Climax | 4 | accident | |||
| 11 | 24 | Tony Brooks | BRM • Climax | 4 | overheating | |||
| 18 | 44 | Jackie Lewis | Cooper • Climax | 4 | overheating | |||
| DNS | 28 | Juan-Manuel Bordeu | Lotus • Climax | car raced by team mate | ||||
| WDR | 54 | Brian Naylor | JBW • Maserati | car unavailable |
Fastest lap - 02:27.100 - 203.176 km/h - Phil Hill