| 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
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The 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 29th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 10 and 11 1961. It was also the 4th round of the World Sportscar Championship.
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| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 3.0 |
10 | Scuderia Ferrari | Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill |
Ferrari 250 TRI/61 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 333 |
| 2 | S 3.0 |
11 | Scuderia Ferrari | Willy Mairesse Mike Parkes |
Ferrari 250 TRI/61 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 330 |
| 3 | GT 3.0 |
14 | Pierre Noblet | Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet |
Ferrari 250GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 317 |
| 4 | S 3.0 |
7 | Briggs Cunningham | Augie Pabst Richard Thompson |
Maserati Tipo 63 | Maserati 3.0L V12 | 311 |
| 5 | S 2.0 |
33 | Porsche System Engineering | Masten Gregory Bob Holbert |
Porsche 718/4 RS Spyder | Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 | 309 |
| 6 | GT 3.0 |
20 | North American Racing Team (NART) Equipe Nationale Belge |
Bob Grossman André Pilette |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 309 |
| 7 | S 2.0 |
32 | Porsche System Engineering | Edgar Barth Hans Herrmann |
Porsche 718/4 RS Coupe | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 306 |
| 8 | S 2.0 |
24 | Briggs Cunningham | Briggs Cunningham William Kimberley |
Maserati Tipo 60 | Maserati 2.0L I4 | 303 |
| 9 | S 2.0 |
26 | Standard Triumph | Peter Bolton Keith Ballisat |
Triumph TR4S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 284 |
| 10 | S 1.6 |
36 | Porsche System Engineering | Herbert Linge Ben Pon |
Porsche 356B Abarth GTL | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 284 |
| 11 | S 2.0 |
27 | Standard Triumph | Les Leston Rob Slotemaker |
Triumph TR4S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 279 |
| 12 | GT 1.3 |
38 | Lotus Engineering | William E.J. Allen Trevor Taylor |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 268 |
| 13 | GT 1.3 |
40 | Ecurie Edger | Bernard Kosselek Pierre Messenez |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 267 |
| 14 | S 850 |
60 | Abarth & Cie | Denis Hulme Angus Hyslop |
Fiat-Abarth 850S | Fiat 0.8L I4 | 263 |
| 15 | S 2.0 |
25 | Standard Triumph | Marcel Becquart Michael Rotschild |
Triumph TR4S | Triumph 2.0L I4 | 262 |
| 16 | GT 1.6 |
34 | Sunbeam Talbot | Peter Harper Peter Procter |
Sunbeam Alpine Harrington | Sunbeam 1.6L I4 | 261 |
| 17 | GT 2.0 |
28 | Equipe Chardonnet | Jean-Claude Magne Georges Alexandrovitch |
AC Ace | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 261 |
| 18 | S 850 |
53 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Gérard Laureau Robert Bouharde |
DB HBR 4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 257 |
| 19 | S 850 |
45 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | André Moynet Jean-Claude Vidilles |
DB HBR 5 Coupe | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 243 |
| 20 | S 850 |
48 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | André Guilhaudin Jean-François Jaeger |
DB HBR 5 | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 243 |
| 21 | S 850 |
47 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Edgar Rollin René Bartholoni |
DB HBR 5 | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 239 |
| 22 | S 850 |
52 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Jean-Claude Caillaud Robert Mougin |
DB HBR 5 | Panhard 0.8L Flat-2 | 237 |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | GT 4.0 |
1 | Jean Kerguen | Jean Kerguen Jacques Dewes |
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7L I6 | 286 |
| 24 | S 850 |
55 | Abarth & Cie | Paul Condriller Carl Foitek |
Fiat-Abarth 700S | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 255 |
| 25 | S 3.0 |
17 | North American Racing Team (NART) | Pedro Rodríguez Ricardo Rodríguez |
Ferrari 250 TRI/61 | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 305 |
| 26 | S 2.0 |
30 | Porsche System Engineering | Jo Bonnier Dan Gurney |
Porsche 718/4 RS Coupe | Porsche 1.7L Flat-4 | 262 |
| 27 | S 1.6 |
37 | Auguste Veuillet | Pierre Monneret Robert Buchet |
Porsche 356B Abarth GTL | Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | 261 |
| 28 | GT 3.0 |
21 | Ecurie Chiltern | John Bekaert Richard Stoop |
Austin-Healey 3000 | BMC 2.9L I6 | 254 |
| 29 | S 850 |
54 | Roger Masson | Roger Masson Paul Armagnac |
DB HBR 4 | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 208 |
| 30 | GT 1.3 |
39 | Lotus Engineering | John Wyllie David Buxton |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 193 |
| 31 | S 3.0 |
4 | Essex Racing Stable | Roy Salvadori Tony Maggs |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 243 |
| 32 | S 2.5 |
23 | Scuderia Ferrari | Wolfgang von Trips Richie Ginther |
Ferrari Dino 246SP | Ferrari 2.4L V6 | 231 |
| 33 | S 3.0 |
12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Fernand Tavano Giancarlo Baghetti |
Ferrari 250 GT/TR SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 163 |
| 34 | GT 3.0 |
16 | Scuderia Serenissima | Maurice Trintignant Carlo Maria Abate |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 162 |
| 35 | S 1.0 |
43 | North American Racing Team (NART) | David Cunningham Ed Hugus |
O.S.C.A. Sport 1000 | O.S.C.A. 1.0L I4 | 125 |
| 36 | S 850 |
56 | Abarth & Cie | Giorgio Bassi Giancarlo Rigamonti |
Fiat-Abarth 700S | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 111 |
| 37 | GT 1.3 |
35 | Sunbeam Talbot | Peter Jopp Paddy Hopkirk |
Sunbeam Alpine | Sunbeam 1.6L I4 | 130 |
| 38 | S 850 |
8 | Scuderia Serenissima | Piero Frescobaldi Raffaele Cammarota |
Fiat-Abarth 700S | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 124 |
| 39 | S 3.0 |
5 | Border Reivers | Jim Clark Ron Flockhart |
Aston Martin DBR1/300 | Aston Martin 3.0L I6 | 132 |
| 40 | GT 2.0 |
29 | Ecurie Lausannoise | André Wicky Edgar Berney |
AC Ace | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 115 |
| 41 | S 850 |
51 | UDT / Laystall Racing Team | Cliff Allison Mike McKee |
Lotus Elise Mk14 | Coventry Climax 0.7L I4 | 102 |
| 42 | GT 3.0 |
18 | North American Racing Team R.R.C. Walker Racing Team |
Stirling Moss Graham Hill |
Ferrari 250GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 121 |
| 43 | GT 1.3 |
41 | Ecurie Los Amigos | Jean-François Malle Robin Carnegie |
Lotus Elite Mk14 | Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 | 86 |
| 44 | S 850 |
50 | Automobiles O.S.C.A. | Jean Laroche Colin Davis |
O.S.C.A. Sport 750 | O.S.C.A. 0.7L I4 | 85 |
| 45 | S 1.0 |
42 | Donald Healey Motor Company | John K. Colgate Jr. Paul Hawkins |
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring | BMC 1.0L I4 | 64 |
| 46 | GT 3.0 |
19 | North American Racing Team (NART) | George Arents George Reed |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 76 |
| 47 | GT 3.0 |
15 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Lucien Bianchi Georges Berger |
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 60 |
| 48 | S 3.0 |
9 | Scuderia Serenissima | Ludovico Scarfiotti Nino Vaccarella |
Maserati Tipo 63 | Maserati 3.0L V12 | 53 |
| 49 | S 1.0 |
46 | Ecurie Ecosse | Ninian Sanderson Alan McKay |
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring | BMC 1.0L I4 | 40 |
| 50 | S 3.0 |
6 | Briggs Cunningham | Walt Hansgen Bruce McLaren |
Maserati Tipo 63 | Maserati 3.0L V12 | 31 |
| 51 | S 2.5 |
22 | Ecurie Ecosse | Tom Dickson Bruce Halford |
Cooper T57 Monaco Mk.II | Coventry Climax 3.0L I4 | 32 |
| 52 | GT 4.0 |
3 | Essex Racing Stable | Lex Davison Bib Stillwell |
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7L I6 | 25 |
| 53 | GT 4.0 |
2 | Essex Racing Stable | Jack Fairman Bernard Consten |
Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3.7L I6 | 22 |
| 54 | S 2.0 |
58 | Ted Lund | Ted Lund Bob Olthoff |
MG MGA Coupé | MG 1.8L I4 | 14 |
| 55 | S 850 |
49 | Abarth & Cie | Teodoro Zeccoli Jean Vinatier |
Fiat-Abarth 700S Spyder | Fiat 0.7L I4 | 15 |
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