1961 Le Mans 24 Hrs

10-11 June 1961 - Le Mans (F): Round 4, World Sports Car Championship. Round 4, FIA GT Cup (Divisions IV-VI)
24 Hour duration on a 8.364 mile/13.461 km circuit - 332 laps - 2781.623 miles/4476.580 kms
Weather: warm, dry

 
Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Practice Time Group Group Pos Notes
1 10 Olivier Gendebien/Phil Hill Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0794] SEFAC Ferrari 333   4:09,000 Sports 3000 1  
2 11 Mike Parkes/Willy Mairesse/Wolfgang von Trips^/Phil Hill^/Richie Ginther^ Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0780] SEFAC Ferrari 330   4:06,400 Sports 3000 2 #6 at test
3 14 Pierre Noblet/Jean Guichet Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2689] Pierre Noblet 317   4:15,900 Grand Touring 3000 1 #9 at test
4 7 Dick Thompson/Augie Pabst/Walt Hansgen^/Carlo Maria Abate^/John Fitch* Maserati Tipo 63 [002] Briggs Cunningham 311   4:27,900 Sports 3000 3 #19 at test
5 33 Bob Holbert/Masten Gregory/Huschke von Hanstein*/Edgar Barth* Porsche 718 RS61 [047] Porsche System Engineering 309   4:33,100 Sports 2000 1  
6 20 Bob Grossman/André Pilette/Lucien Bianchi*/Jacques von de Velde* Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2731] Equipe Nationale Belge 309   4:27,900 Grand Touring 3000 2  
7 32 Hans Herrmann/Edgar Barth/Carel Godin de Beaufort*/Dan Gurney* Porsche 718 RS61 [045] Porsche System Engineering 306   4:32,700 Sports 2000 2 #30 at test
NRF 17 Pedro Rodriguez/Ricardo Rodriguez Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0792] North American Racing Team 305 Engine 4:03,000 Sports 3000    
8 24 Briggs Cunningham/William Kimberly Maserati Tipo 60 [2468] Briggs Cunningham 303   4:35,200 Sports 2000 3  
NRF 1 Jacques Dewez/Jean Kerguen/Jean-Paul Colas* Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato [0180/L] Jean Kerguen 286 Electrics 4:25,500 Grand Touring 4000    
9 27 Peter Bolton/Keith Ballisat/Jean-Jacques Thuner* Triumph TR4S [X654] Standard Triumph 284   4:32,600 Sports 2000 4 #24 at test
10 36 Herbert Linge/Ben Pon/Huschke von Hanstein*/Heini Walter* Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1013] Porsche System Engineering 284   4:52,100 Grand Touring 1600 1  
11 26 Les Leston/Rob Slotemaker/Jean-Jacques Thuner* Triumph TR4S [X655] Standard Triumph 279   4:52,500 Sports 2000 5  
12 38 William E. J. Allen/Trevor Taylor/David Piper*/Alan T.Foster*/David Buxton* Lotus Elite [1610] Lotus Engineering 268   5:03,000 Grand Touring 1300 1  
13 40 Bernard Kosellek/Pierre Massenez/Grandoihe*/Bernard Boyer* Lotus Elite [1440] Ecurie Edger 267   5:19,200 Grand Touring 1300 2  
14 60 Denny Hulme/Angus Hyslop/Giancarlo Sato*/Paul Condriller* Fiat Abarth 850S Abarth & Cie 263   5:11,600 Sports 850 1 #62 at test
NRF 30 Jo Bonnier/Dan Gurney/Huschke von Hanstein*/Graham Hill*/Edgar Barth* Porsche 718 RS61 [046] Porsche System Engineering 262 Engine 4:28,200 Sports 2000    
15 25 Marcel Becquart/Mike Rothschild/Keith Ballisat^/Peter Bolton^/Jean-Jacques Thuner* Triumph TR4S [X657] Standard Triumph 262   4:53,500 Sports 2000 6  
NRF 37 Robert Buchet/Pierre Monneret/Auguste Veuillet* Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1002] Auguste Veuillet 261 Engine 4:55,900 Grand Touring 1600    
16 34 Peter Harper/Peter Procter/Mike Parkes^/Jack Lewis* Sunbeam Alpine Harrington Sunbeam-Talbot 261   5:20,600 Grand Touring 1600 2  
17 28 Georges Alexandrovitch/Jean-Claude Magne A.C. Ace Bristol [BEX1110] Equipe Chardonnet 261   5:00,800 Grand Touring 2000 1 #27 at test
18 53 Gérard Laureau/Robert Bouharde/Andre Moynet*/Jean Vinatier* D.B. HBR4 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet 257   5:40,400 Sports 850 2 #51 at test
NRF 55 Paul Condrillier/Karl Foitek/Giorgio Bassi*/Jose Rosinski*/Manfred Hoenig* Fiat-Abarth 700S Abarth & Cie 255 Oil leak 5:24,000 Sports 850   #46 at test
NRF 21 Richard Stoop/John Bekaert/John Dalton*/Michael E.S.Bond* Austin-Healey 3000 [HBN10339] Ecurie Chiltern 254 Engine 4:56,400 Grand Touring 3000    
NRF 4 Roy Salvadori/Tony Maggs/John Whitmore*/Innes Ireland* Aston Martin DBR1 [4] Essex Racing Team 243 Fuel leak 4:25,600 Sports 3000    
19 45 André Moynet/Jean-Claude Vidilles/Andre Guilhaudin*/Robert Mougin* D.B. HBR5 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet 243   5:35,100 Sports 850 3  
20 48 André Guilhaudin/Jacques Grelley/Rene Bartholoni*/Edgar Rollin* D.B. HBR5 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet 243   5:39,500 Sports 850 4  
21 47 Edgar Rollin/René Bartholoni/Jean-Claude Caillaud*/Maurice van den Bruwaene* D.B. HBR5 Panhard Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet 239   5:36,600 Sports 850 5  
22 52 Jean-Claude Caillaud/Robert Mougin/Maurice van den Bruwaene^/Jacques Grelley*/Gerard Laureau*/Paul Armagnac*/Francis Jaeger* D.B. HBR5 Super Rallye Panhard Automobiles Deutsch & Bonnet 237   5:58,000 Sports 850 6 #50 at test
DNF 23 Richie Ginther/Wolfgang von Trips/Phil Hill^/Willy Mairesse^ Ferrari Dino 246SP [0796] SEFAC Ferrari 231 Out of fuel 4:02,800 Sports 2500   #22 at test
DNF 54 Roger Masson/Paul Armagnac/Henri Balas^/Rene Richard* D.B. HBR4 Panhard [988] Roger Masson 208 Engine 5:35,700 Sports 850    
DNF 39 M. R. J. Wyllie/David Buxton/David Piper*/William McCowen*/John Dalton*/John Glyde Walker*/John Wagstaff* Lotus Elite Climax Lotus Engineering 193 Overheating 5:16,700 Grand Touring 1300    
DNF 12 Fernand Tavano/Giancarlo Baghetti Ferrari 250 GT SWB EXP [2643] SEFAC Ferrari 163 Engine 4:23,200 Sports 3000    
DNF 16 Maurice Trintignant/Carlo Maria Abate/Colin Davis* Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2733] Scuderia Serenissima 162 Gearbox 4:22,500 Grand Touring 3000   #11 at test
DNF 5 Jim Clark/Ron Flockhart Aston Martin DBR1 [3] Border Reivers 132 Clutch 4:19,000 Sports 3000    
DNF 35 Paddy Hopkirk/Peter Jopp/Peter Harper^/Mike Parkes^/Peter S.Wilson* Sunbeam Alpine Sunbeam-Talbot 130 DSQ - oil replenishment 5:21,600 Grand Touring 1600   #33 at test
DNF 43 David Cunningham/Ed Hugus OSCA S1000 North American Racing Team 125 Clutch 5:01,100 Sports 1000    
DNF 8 Piero Frescobaldi/Raffaele Cammarota Fiat-Abarth 700S Scuderia Serenissima 124 Suspension 5:40,000 Sports 850    
DNF 18 Stirling Moss/Graham Hill Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2735] North American Racing Team 121 Water leak 4:16,100 Grand Touring 3000    
DNF 29 André Wicky/Edgar Berney/Oreste Cortesi*/Pierre de Siebenthal* A.C. Ace Bristol [BEX399] Ecurie Lausannoise 115 Overheating 5:09,800 Grand Touring 2000    
DNF 56 Giorgio Bassi/Giancarlo Rigamonti/Giorgio Bassi*/Jean Vinatier* Fiat-Abarth 700S Abarth & Cie 111 Dynamo 5:29,500 Sports 850   #52 at test
DNF 51 Cliff Allison/Mike McKee Lotus Elite Climax UDT/Laystall Racing Team 102 Engine 5:17,700 Sports 850    
DNF 41 Jean-François Malle/Robin Carnegie/Jean Lucas*/Jo Schlesser* 3 [1448] Equipe Los Amigos 86 Split fuel tank 5:07,900 Grand Touring 1300   #42 at test
DNF 50 Jean Laroche/Colin Davis/Pierre Morin*/Andre Simon* OSCA S750 Automobiles OSCA 85 Cooling system 5:28,600 Sports 850    
DNF 19 George Reed/George Arents Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2725] North American Racing Team 76 Short-circuit 4:32,700 Grand Touring 3000    
DNF 42 Paul Hawkins/John K. Colgate, Jr Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite [AN547399] Donald Healey Motor Co. Ltd. 64 Valve 5:23,900 Sports 1000    
DNF 15 Lucien Bianchi/Georges Berger/Andre Pilette*/Jacques Swaters*/Jean Blaton*/Leon Dernier* Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2129] Ecurie Francorchamps 60 Clutch 4:30,400 Grand Touring 3000    
DNF 9 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Nino Vaccarella/Giorgio Scarlatti^/Carlo Mario Abate^/Gino Munaron^/Walt Hansgen^/Maurice Trintignant* Maserati Tipo 63 [008] Scuderia Serenissima 53 Head gasket 4:22,500 Sports 3000   #20 at test
DNF 46 Ninian Sanderson/Alan MacKay/Wober* Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite [AN547402] Ecurie Ecosse 40 Accident 5:37,900 Sports 1000   #49 at test
DNF 22 Tom Dickson/Bruce Halford/Jack Lewis^ Cooper T57 Monaco Climax Ecurie Ecosse 32 Accident 4:36,500 Sports 2500   #21 at test
DNF 6 Walt Hansgen/Bruce McLaren^/John Fitch* Maserati Tipo 63 [010] Briggs Cunningham 31 Accident 4:03,800 Sports 3000   #17 at test
DNF 3 Lex Davison/Bib Stilwell/Claude Le Guezec*/Innes Ireland* Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato [0183/R] Essex Racing Stable 25 Head gasket 4:25,400 Grand Touring 4000    
DNF 2 Jack Fairman/Bernard Consten^/Claude Le Guezec*/Tony Maggs* Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato [0182/R] Essex Racing Stable 22 Head gasket 4:27,300 Grand Touring 4000    
DNF 49 Jean Vinatier/Teodoro Zeccoli^/Giancarlo Rigamonti*/Augus*/Bernard Consten* Fiat Abarth 700S Spider Abarth & Cie 15 Accident 5:23,200 Sports 850   #45 at test
DNF 58 Ted Lund/Bob Olthoff^ MG A [YD3627F] Ted Lund 14 Engine 4:55,500 Sports 2000    
RES 62 Maurice Porthault/Jean Devos Lotus Elite [1367] Maurice Porthault     no time Grand Touring 1300    
RES 63 Christian Faucher/J. J. Petit/Henri Nicolleau* BMW 700S Christian Faucher     no time Sports 850   #69 at test
RES 61 Jim Clark/Trevor Taylor Austin-Healey 3000 [RN422881] Cambridge Racing     no time Grand Touring 3000    
DNS 57 Roger Delageneste/Pierre Dumay Ferrari 250 GT SWB [2729] Roger Delageneste     no time Grand Touring 3000    
DNS 44 Claude Dubois/Gerard Langlois von Ophem/Jacques Swaters* Fiat-Abarth 1000S Equipe Nationale Belge   Engine no time Sports 1000    
REJ     Morgan 4/4 Morgan       Grand Touring 2000    
DNA 18 Giorgio Scarlatti/Carlo Mario Abate/Gianni Balzarini/Nino Vaccarella/Walt Hansgen Maserati Tipo 63 [004] Scuderia Serenissima       Sports 3000    
DNA 31 Trevor Taylor/Peter Arundell Lotus 19 Climax Lotus Engineering       Grand Touring 2000    
DNA 59 Maurice Martin D.B. HBR Panhard Martin       Sports 1000    
NAC   William McCowen/Peter Riley A.C. Ace Bristol [BE1104] Light Blue       Grand Touring 2000    

 
Winning Time: 115.901 mph/186.524 kph
Fastest Lap: Ricardo Rodriguez #17 (Ferrari Testa Rossa 61), 3m59.9, 125.517 mph/201.999 kph

 
 
 
* Driver listed for car, but did not participate in race meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted

Last Updated on 19/05/01
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net