1961 24 Hours of Le Mans

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 10 and 11 June 1961. It was also the 4th round of the World Sportscar Championship.

Official results

Le Mans in 1961

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 3.0 L V12	309
7	S 2.0	32	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Hans Herrmann	Porsche 718/4 RS Coupe	Porsche 1.6 L Flat-4	306
8	S 2.0	24	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham William Kimberley	Maserati Tipo 60	Maserati 2.0 L I4	303
9	S 2.0	26	Standard Triumph	Peter Bolton Keith Ballisat	Triumph TR4S	Triumph 2.0 L I4	284
10	S 1.6	36	Porsche System Engineering	Herbert Linge Ben Pon	Porsche 356B Abarth GTL	Porsche 1.6 L 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 1.2 L I4	268
13	GT 1.3	40	Ecurie Edger	Bernard Kosselek Pierre Messenez	Lotus Elite Mk14	Coventry Climax 1.2 L I4	267
14	S 850	60	Abarth & Cie	Denis Hulme Angus Hyslop	Fiat-Abarth 850S	Fiat 0.85 L 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 0.75 L Flat-2	257
19	S 850	45	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	André Moynet Jean-Claude Vidilles	DB HBR 5 Coupé	Panhard 0.85 L Flat-2	243
20	S 850	48	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	André Guilhaudin Jean-François Jaeger	DB HBR 4 "Le Monstre"	Panhard 0.85 L Flat-2	243
21	S 850	47	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Edgar Rollin René Bartholoni	DB "Vitrine" Coupé	Panhard 0.85 L Flat-2	239
22	S 850	52	Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet	Jean-Claude Caillaud Robert Mougin	DB HBR 5	Panhard 0.85 L Flat-2	237

Did Not Finish

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	Giancarlo Sala 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 Elite Mk14	Coventry Climax FWMC 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

Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #17 North American Racing Team (NART) - 3:59.09
• Distance - 4476.58 km
• Average Speed - 186.527 km/h

Trophy Winners

• Index of Performance - #53 Autombiles Deutsch et Bonnet
• Index of Thermal Efficiency - #34 Sunbeam Talbot