Reims-Gueux · 2 July 1961
Giancarlo Baghetti won the 1961 French Grand Prix for Ferrari from 12th on the grid, 0.1s ahead of Dan Gurney. Henry Taylor gained the most places, from 25th on the grid to 10th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Baghetti 9 + Hill 0 + Ginther 0 + von Trips 0 | Baghetti 9 + Hill 0 + Ginther 0 + von Trips 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Lotus-Climax Clark 4 + Ireland 3 + Taylor 0 + May 0 + Burgess 0 + Moss 0 + Mairesse 0 + Bianchi 0 + Seidel 0 + Bordeu 0 | Clark 4 + Ireland 3 + Taylor 0 + May 0 + Burgess 0 + Moss 0 + Mairesse 0 + Bianchi 0 + Seidel 0 + Bordeu 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Porsche Gurney 6 + Bonnier 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 + Herrmann 0 | Gurney 6 + Bonnier 0 + Godin de Beaufort 0 + Herrmann 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax McLaren 2 + Salvadori 0 + Gregory 0 + Brabham 0 + Collomb 0 + Surtees 0 + Lewis 0 | McLaren 2 + Salvadori 0 + Gregory 0 + Brabham 0 + Collomb 0 + Surtees 0 + Lewis 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | BRM Hill 1 + Brooks 0 | Hill 1 + Brooks 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Cooper-Maserati Trintignant 0 | Trintignant 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | De Tomaso-Osca Scarlatti 0 | Scarlatti 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Emeryson Gendebien 0 | Gendebien 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | JBW Naylor 0 | Naylor 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari | Ferrari | 2:14:17.500 | 52 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney Porsche | Porsche | +0.100s | 52 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +1:01.000 | 52 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Innes Ireland Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +1:10.300 | 52 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1:41.800 | 52 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | +1:41.900 | 52 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier Porsche | Porsche | +3:15.400 | 52 | — | — | |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 51 | — | — | |
| 9 | Phil Hill Ferrari | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 50 | — | — | |
| 10 | Henry Taylor Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +3 Laps | 49 | — | — | |
| 11 | Michael May Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +4 Laps | 48 | — | — | |
| 12 | Masten Gregory Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +9 Laps | 43 | — | — | |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant Cooper-Maserati | Cooper-Maserati | +10 Laps | 42 | — | — | |
| 14 | Ian Burgess Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +10 Laps | 42 | — | — | |
| 15 | Richie Ginther Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Oil pressure | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Brakes | 31 | — | — | |
| DNF | Willy Mairesse Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Engine | 27 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche | Porsche | DNF Overheating | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Lucien Bianchi Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Overheating | 21 | — | — | |
| DNF | Wolfgang von Trips Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 18 | — | — | |
| DNF | Giorgio Scarlatti De Tomaso-Osca | De Tomaso-Osca | DNF Engine | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Oil pressure | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bernard Collomb Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Engine | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Surtees Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Accident | 4 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tony Brooks BRM | BRM | DNF Overheating | 4 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Lewis Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Overheating | 4 | — | — | |
| DNS | Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Juan Manuel Bordeu Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Hans Herrmann Porsche | Porsche | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Olivier Gendebien Emeryson | Emeryson | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Brian Naylor JBW | JBW | DNS Withdrew | 0 | — | — |